Term Dates

The Governors have agreed the following term dates for 2020/2021 Academic Year

2020
Wednesday 2 September	Inset Day
Thursday 3 September	Children return
Thursday 22 October	Break up from school
Friday 23 October	Inset Day
Monday 02 November	Children return
Friday 18 December	Break up from school
2021
Monday 4 January	Children return
Friday 12 February	Break up from school
Monday 22 February	Children return
Thursday 25 March	Break up from school
Friday 26 March	Inset Day
Monday 12  April	Children return
Monday 3 May	Bank Holiday
Thursday 27 May	Break up from school
Friday 28 May	Inset Day
Monday 7 June	Inset Day
Tuesday 8 June	Children return
Wednesday 21 July	Break up from school

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The current law does not give any entitlement to parents to take their child out of school during term time. The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 prohibits Headteachers granting leave of absence to a pupil except where an application has been made in advance and the Headteacher considers that there are exceptional circumstances relating to the application.

If you do take your child out of school for this time after applying for a leave of absence and it not being granted, the absences will not be authorised and the Education Welfare Service may issue a penalty notice to each parent of £60 for each child to be paid within 21 days. If the penalty is not paid within the time scale the penalty will increase to £120. If the higher penalty is not paid within 28 days, the Education Welfare Service will then institute legal proceedings against you in the magistrate’s court under Section 444 of the Education Act 1996 for failing to ensure your child attends school regularly.