Decision details
School Term and Holiday Dates 2017-18
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Children services
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To agree the school term and holiday dates for the 2017-18 academic year.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member agrees that:
1) To note that Academies, Foundation, Free Schools and Voluntary Aided Schools have the power to determine their own term and holiday dates.
2) To note that the Government intention to give the same power to Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools under the 2015 Deregulation Bill will not be commenced
3) In order to maximise consistency of dates for the benefit of children and their parents, to recommend to all schools the Council’s preferred calendar of School Term and Holiday dates for the academic year 2016-18 based on a 195 day calendar.
Reasons for the decision:
The dates recommended in this report should be adopted by the majority of schools and similar to those adopted by neighbouring authorities
Alternative options considered:
None.
Publication date: 11/05/2016
Date of decision: 25/04/2016
Effective from: 19/05/2016
Accompanying Documents:
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