Claim: Research finds short term breaks from school are harmful to pupil attainment.
Fact-check: Research doesn't prove short breaks from school cause poorer pupil attainment - Full Fact
Verdict: the research doesn't prove that holidays cause poorer attainment, only that pupils with higher rates of absence overall perform less well.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Amy Sippitt
Date published: 2015-02-23T00:00:00