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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I would say "no", and our local education authority has started prosecuting parents who do it. I think it sets a bad example to children, and whilst it probably won't set his education back this year, in my experience parents who take their children out one year, continue to do so in later years. I don't think it's about his education, it's about the fact that children need to know that going to school is a very high priority in their lives, and not one that should be put on one side to have a cheaper holiday. That's my opinion anyway, probably not a popular one!
I think the trend is not to permit children to miss school for any reason and, certainly locally to me, if a request is made to take a child out of school for a holiday, it is denied. If a child is taken out of school without the school's consent - whether it has been sought or not - this is classed as truancy, with all that that entails.
Will it affect his learning? Well it depends on how consciencious he is. He would certainly have some catching up to do when he got back, even if he was off for only a week - is he a good worker, would he be willing to work that bit harder to catch up, does he struggle with his work, etc etc? Even if he is a good worker, it's still going to set him back and put him at a disadvantage for a while I would think.