Letter: Out of school

Sir: Instead of the Government pursuing its ludicrous attempt to persuade the travel industry to abandon its promotion of cheap holidays during school terms, why does no one suggest the staggering of school holidays by county or region? In Germany, for example, the six weeks of summer holiday are allocated regionally from the beginning of June to mid September, and main examinations are sat in the spring.

Such a change would both alleviate our diabolical traffic congestion and remove exam fever to a time of year with fewer distractions and less likelihood of a heat wave to torture examinees and invigilators.

Mrs JANE VALENTINE

Maldon, Essex