Autumn half term:
29 October to 2 November
Some schools may differ, you should contact your child’s school to check.
2018 to 2019 term dates
Autumn term 2018
- Term starts – Monday 3 September 2018 *
- Half term – Monday 29 October 2018 to Friday 2 November 2018 *
- Term ends – Friday 21 December 2018 *
Spring term 2019
- Term starts – Tuesday 8 January 2019 *
- Half term – Monday 18 February 2019 to Friday 22 February 2019 *
- Term ends – Friday 12 April 2019 *
Summer term 2019
- Term starts – Monday 29 April 2019 *
- Half term – Monday 27 May 2019 to Friday 31 May 2019 *
- Term ends – Friday 19 July 2019 *
* The governing bodies of academies and schools are responsible for setting their own term dates. Please contact the school directly for the most up to date information on term dates.
Download in other formats
- September 2018 – August 2019 School Term Dates (PDF, 103.42 KB)
- September 2019 – August 2020 School Term Dates (PDF, 53.47 KB)
School induction dates 2019/2020
From 2019 there will be a single induction date for all areas – Thursday 27th June 2019.
Teacher training days
Teacher training days for the Academic Year 2017/18 took place on Friday 1st September 2017.
Schools can set three more days for teacher training and you will need to contact the school for these dates.
Academies are responsible for setting their own teaching training dates throughout the year. Please contact these schools directly for the most up to date information.
Taking holiday during term time
It is important to talk to the head teacher or class teacher before a decision to take leave is made.
- The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006 as amended by Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2013 no longer permit head teachers to authorise leave for holidays;
- Head teachers may grant leave of absence in exceptional circumstances;
- If the exceptional circumstances are agreed, the head teacher will determine the length of the absence authorised;
- Parents may be breaking the law if their children take leave without permission;
- School can only consider applications for leave of absence which are made by the resident parent ie the parent with whom the child normally resides;
Taking time off for religious reasons
Talk to the teacher when you join a school about your family’s beliefs and how they could affect your child’s attendance.
- Give as much notice as possible of any likely absence and the reasons for it.
- Schools must treat absence as authorised when it is due to religious observance. The day must be exclusively set apart for religious observance by the religious body to which the parents belong. Where necessary, schools should seek advice from parents’ religious body about whether it has set the day apart for religious observance.