School term and holiday dates are set by the Council following consultation with teachers. Dates for up to 3 years in advance are published once agreed. The Council also aims to publicise any changes to the scheduled dates or unexpected closures as soon as possible.

The term dates for the academic year 2010/2011 are as follows:

Term 1 (Thursday 26 August 2010 to Friday 8 October 2010)
Autumn Holiday - Monday 11 October 2010 to Friday 22 October 2010

Term 2 (Monday 25 October 2010 to Wednesday 22 December 2010)
St Andrew's Day Holiday - Monday 29 November 2010
Inset - Tuesday 30 November 2010
Inset - Wednesday 1 December 2010
Christmas Holiday - Thursday 23 December 2010 to Tuesday 4 January 2011

Term 3 (Wednesday 5 January 2011 to Friday 1 April 2011)
Mid-Term Holiday - Monday 21 February 2011
Inset - Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 February 2011
Spring Holiday - Monday 4 April to Friday 15 April 2011

Term 4 (Monday 18 April to Friday 8 July 2011)
Easter Break - Friday 22 April and Monday 25 April 2011
May Day Holiday - Monday 2 May 2011
Inset - Friday 10 June 2011
Summer Holiday - Monday 11 July 2011 to Wednesday 24 August 2011

You can also download copies of the current or future term and holiday dates:

•  School Holiday and Session Dates 2010-2011 [78kb]
•  School Holiday and Session Dates 2011-2012 [56kb]

Unauthorised Absence

Family holidays during term times will be marked as an unauthorised absence. This will be done even if you have told the school you intend to take your child on holiday. No school work will be given, although some schools may consider giving you information about what will be covered during the absence.

Extended visits (a period over four weeks) overseas to relatives or the extended absence of children of travelling people will be marked as an authorised absence. If you wish to discuss the matter further, please contact the school.

Emergency School Closures

The homepage of this website always features a news headline whenever one or more schools are closed at short notice. The headline provides a link to further information including reasons for closures, the expected duration of closures and contact details for the relevant schools. Please note that you can view the Emergency School Closure list at any time. It may be useful to add this page to your favourites.

An email is sent to the local media as soon as the list of schools is updated too. Local newspapers and radio can then choose to publicise this information.

Parents/carers are also notified of any emergency school closures by text message wherever possible.