The school summer holidays need to be 2 weeks shorter

I think that kids having six weeks off school is so unnecessary (Picture: Getty Images)

Once a year, my husband and I sit down with a laptop, our calendar, his work laptop, note pads and phones to plan how to manage the summer holidays with two kids.

There’s always a stressful couple of weeks before the kids are off, when my only thought is: ‘What are we going to do about the six-week break?’

It’s never a fun activity, and it has so many moving parts that it gives me a headac...