Proposed School Term and Holiday Dates for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools 2024/25
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Consultation status ArchivedActivity closed. Results published.
Background
The proposed school term dates for community and voluntary controlled schools for 2024/25 have been through our internal consultation process.
At the start of the Autumn Term, our set dates traditionally include a common In-Service Training Day (INSET) used by schools for staff training or administration. Pupils are not required to attend school on these dates. Therefore, 191 days are set with recommendations for the remaining 4 INSET days. For 2023/24 the proposed common INSET day is Tuesday 3 September 2024, with the other suggested inset days being on Monday 2 September 2024, Friday 25 October 2024, Friday 20 December 2024 and Tuesday 22 April 2025.
We've aligned our term dates with neighbouring authorities to try to alleviate any cross border difficulties.
We recommend that schools consider aligning their terms with other schools in the area; for example, secondary schools with primary schools, in recognition that families may have children in different year groups.
Once agreed, these dates are only a guide and we recommend that you check with the school if a specific date is key to your plans, e.g. before making a holiday booking, as a school may adjust the dates slightly due to other plans.
Proposed term dates for 2024/25 | ||
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Term 1 | ||
Wednesday 4 September 2024 - Thursday 24 October 2024 | 37 days | |
Holiday | 25/10/2024 - 01/11/2024 | |
Term 2 | ||
Monday 4 November 2024 - Thursday 19 December 2024 | 34 days | |
Holiday | 20/12/2024 - 3/01/2025 | |
Term 3 | ||
Monday 6 January 2025 - Friday 14 February 2025 | 30 days | |
Holiday | 17/02/2025 - 22/02/2025 | |
Term 4 | ||
Monday 24 February 2025 - Friday 4 April 2025 | 30 days | |
Holiday | 07/04/2025 - 22/04/2025 | |
Term 5 | ||
Wednesday 23 April 2025 - Friday 23 May 2025 | 22 days | |
Holiday | 27/05/2025 to 30/05/2025 | |
Term 6 | ||
Monday 2 June 2025 - Tuesday 22 July 2025 | 37 days | |
Total: 190 days |
Public Holidays | |
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25 December 2024 | Christmas Day |
26 December 2024 | Boxing Day |
1 January 2025 | New Year's Day |
18 April 2025 | Good Friday |
21 April 2025 | Easter Monday |
5 May 2025 | May Day Bank Holiday |
26 May 2025 | Spring Bank Holiday |
How to take part
If you'd like to comment on our proposed term dates, please complete our survey by 5pm on Friday, 17 February 2023. The survey should take about 5 minutes.
If you have any questions, please contact the Trading, Pupil Transport & Planning team on educationconsultation@westberks.gov.uk
What happens next
Your feedback will be taken into consideration, and a final decision made by an Individual Executive Member.
What you told us
Our neighbouring authorities all set 195 school days which includes the training days which is why there are some variances but all other term dates are broadly in line (given that the number of days set varies by LA).
You can read more details as part of the report submitted for Delegated Officer Decision on Tuesday, 21 February 2023.
What we did
The terms dates were approved by Delegated Officer Decision on Tuesday, 21 February 2023.