Holidays
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING HOLIDAYS IN TERM TIME.
The law gives no entitlement to parents to take their child on holiday in term time. Head Teachers may not grant any holidays or other absences during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Holidays in term time cannot be considered to be authorised absences, so they will always be unauthorised absences (There is, however, a discretionary power held by Head Teachers to authorise absence in exceptional circumstances).
Section 444(A) of the Education Act 1996 empowers the local authority to issue Penalty Notices in cases of unauthorised absence from school. This means that when a pupil has unauthorised absence of 10 sessions (5 days) or more, in any term (where no acceptable reason has been given for the absence) or if their child persistently arrives late for school after the close of registration, their parents or carers may receive a Penalty Notice of £60 per parent per pupil if paid within 21 days rising to £120 if paid within 28 days. The penalty notice will need to be paid in full before 28 days of the notice being served. Failure to pay a penalty notice may result in prosecution.
Our school works with parents to provide the best education for each child and believes that regular attendance throughout the year is essential to every child’s success and fulfilment.
We expect you to consult the school before booking holidays that mean your child will be absent, or before making any plans that will involve your child’s absence from lessons or other commitments.
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Autumn 2022 Christmas 2022 Spring Half Term 2023 Easter 2023 May Bank Holiday 2023 Summer Half Term 2023 Summer 2023 |
Friday 20th May 2022 Friday 22nd July 2022
Friday 21st October 2022 Wednesday 21st December 2022 Thursday 9th February 2023 Thursday 6th April 2023 Friday 28th April 2023 Friday 19th May 2023 Friday 21st July 2023 |
Monday 6th June 2022 Monday 5th September 2022
Monday 31st October 2022 Monday 9th January 2023 Monday 20th February 2023 Monday 17th April 2023 Tuesday 2nd May 2023 Monday 5th June 2023 TBA |