Issue - decisions
School Term and Holiday Dates 2017-18
11/05/2016 - School Term and Holiday Dates 2017-18
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.