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CS-05-20 - School Term and Holidays 2021/22

The purpose of this report is to ask the cabinet member to agree the school term and holiday dates for 2021/22 for Wiltshire’s Community, Voluntary Controlled and Community Special Schools.

Decision type: Non-key

Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/07/2020

Decision due: 14 Jul 2020 by Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education and Skills

Lead member: Cllr Laura Mayes, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education, and Skills laura.mayes@wiltshire.gov.uk

Department: Education & Skills

Contact: Nicola McCann, Business Manager Email: Nicola.McCann@wiltshire.gov.uk, Tel 01225 713 757 Email: nicola.mccann@wiltshire.gov.uk Tel: 01225 713757.

Consultation process

A protocol for the setting of school term and holiday dates has been endorsed by the Teachers Joint Consultative Committee and County Secretaries (see Appendix A). In line with the recommendations set out in this protocol, two 195 term day calendars were proposed for consultation.

 

Consultations with schools, neighbouring authorities, members, public and other interested parties on the two options were completed (see Appendix B).

 

The responses to the consultation are summarised in Appendix C. The Teachers Joint Consultative Committee and County Secretaries confirm their support for the recommended school term and holiday dates for Wiltshire’s Community, Voluntary Controlled and Community Special Schools detailed in Option 2.

 

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