The purpose of this report is to ask the cabinet member to agree the school term and holiday dates for 2015/2016 for Wiltshire’s Community, Voluntary Controlled and Community Special Schools.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/04/2014
Decision due: 9 May 2014 by Cabinet Member for Children's Services
Lead member: Cllr Laura Mayes, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education, and Skills laura.mayes@wiltshire.gov.uk
Department: Families and Children
Contact: Nicola McCann Tel: 01225 713 757 email: Nicola.McCann@wiltshire.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Aprotocol forthe settingof schoolterm &holiday dateshas beenendorsed bythe Teachers Joint ConsultativeCommittee andCounty Secretaries(see AppendixA). Inline withthe recommendationsset outin thisprotocol, four195 termday calendarswere proposedfor consultation.
Consultationswith schools,neighbouring authorities,members, publicand otherinterested partieshave beencompleted (seeAppendix B).
TheTeachers JointConsultative Committeeand CountySecretaries consideredand notedthe consultation responses atits meetingon 28thMarch (seeAppendix C)and isrecommending the consultation datesproposed inOption 4of AppendixC.