School Term Dates

• School Term Dates for the Academic Year 2007-08
• School Term Dates for the Academic Year 2008-09
• School Term Dates for the Academic Year 2009-10
• School Term Dates for the Academic Year 2010-11 

School Term Dates for the Academic Year 2007-08

Autumn 2007

Term 1 (35 days)

Term Starts: Monday 3 September 2007*
Term Ends: Friday 19 October 2007 
October Holiday: Monday 22 October - Friday 26 October 2007 
 
Term 2 (38 days)

Term Starts: Monday 29 October 2007
Term Ends: Wednesday 19 December 2007
Christmas Holiday: Thursday 20 December 2007 - Wednesday 2 January 2008

Spring 2008

Term 3 (32 days)

Term Starts: Thursday 3 January 2008
Term Ends: Friday 15 February 2008
February Holiday: Monday 18 February - Friday 22 February 2008

Term 4 (28 days)

Term Starts: Monday 25 February 2008 **
Term Ends: Friday 4 April 2008
Spring Holiday: Monday 7 April - Friday 18 April 2008

Summer 2008

Term 5 (24 days)

Term Starts: Monday 21 April 2008
Term Ends: Friday 23 May 2008
May Holiday: Monday 26 May - Friday 30 May 2008

Term 6 (38 days)

Term Starts: Monday 2 June 2008
Term Ends: Wednesday 23 July 2008

*The first day of Term 1 in the Autumn is a staff INSET day for all schools.  The remaining four INSET days training will be taken throughout the year, within the term dates indicated above.  These days are set by individual schools to suit their own requirements.  The Department for Children, Schools and Families passed legislation giving secondary, middle and upper schools the option of taking a further INSET day between January and July 2008 in order to prepare for the introduction of a new secondary curriculum in September 2008.  If a school takes up this option then it will reduce the number of days pupils are taught in school by 1 day.  Your school will have details of any additional INSET days they are planning to take.

**Good Friday is 21 March and Easter Monday 24 March 2008.

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Autumn 2008

Term 1 (38 days)

Term Starts: Wednesday 3 September 2008*
Term Ends: Friday 24 October 2008
October Holiday: Monday 27 October - Friday 31 October 2008

Term 2 (35 days)

Term Starts: Monday 3 November 2008
Term Ends: Friday 19 December 2008
Christmas Holiday: Monday 22 December 2008 - Friday 2 January 2009

Spring 2009

Term 3 (30 days)

Term Starts: Monday 5 January 2009
Term Ends: Friday 13 February 2009
February Holiday: Monday 16 February - Friday 20 February 2009

  
Term 4 (30 days)

Term Starts: Monday 23 February 2009
Term Ends: Friday 3 April 2009
Spring Holiday: Monday 6 April - Friday 17 April 2009 **

Summer 2009

Term 5 (24 days)

Term Starts: Monday 20 April 2009
Term Ends: Friday 22 May 2009
May Holiday: Monday 25 May - Friday 29 May 2009

Term 6 (38 days)

Term Starts: Monday 1 June 2009
Term Ends: Wednesday 22 July 2009

*The first day of Term 1 in the Autumn is a staff INSET day for all schools.  The remaining four INSET days training will be taken throughout the year, within the term dates indicated above.  These days are set by individual schools to suit their own requirements.

**Good Friday is 10 April and Easter Monday 13 April 2009.

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Autumn 2009

Term 1 (38 days)

Term Starts: Wednesday 2 September 2009*
Term Ends: Friday 23 October 2009
October Holiday: Monday 26 October - Friday 30 October 2009

Term 2 (35 days)

Term Starts: Monday 2 November 2009
Term Ends: Friday 18 December 2009
Christmas Holiday: Monday 21 December 2009 - Friday 1 January 2010

Spring 2010

Term 3 (30 days)

Term Starts: Monday 4 January 2010
Term Ends: Friday 12 February 2010
February Holiday: Monday 15 February - Friday 19 February 2010

Term 4 (28 days)

Term Starts: Monday 22 February 2010
Term Ends: Wednesday 31 March 2010
Spring Holiday: Thursday 1 April - Friday 16 April 2010 (Good Friday 2 April, Easter Monday 5 April 2010)

Summer 2010

Term 5 (29 days)

Term Starts: Monday 19 April 2010
Term Ends: Friday 28 May 2010
May Holiday: Monday 31 May - Friday 4 June 2010

Term 6 (35 days)

Term Starts: Monday 7 June 2010
Term Ends: Friday 23 July 2010

*There are five INSET (or Teacher Training) Days to be taken during the 2009-10 academic year.  One of these, set by the LA, will be the first day of Term 1 (Wednesday 2 September 2009).  The remaining four days must be taken within the 195 days given above.

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The school term dates for the academic year 2010-11 will be set during the first half of 2009 and we will make them available on this web page as soon as possible.