Secondary School Holidays

School Term Times and Holidays

2009/10 and 2010/11

2009/10

Autumn Term 2009

• Pupils in school from Tuesday 1st September 2009 to Friday 23rd October 2009
• [October half-term holiday = Monday 26th October 2009 to Friday 30th October 2009]
• Pupils in school from Monday 2nd November 2009 to Monday 21st December 2009
• [End of term holiday (Christmas) = Tuesday 22nd December 2009 to Friday 1st January 2010]

Spring Term 2010

• Pupils in school from Monday 4th January 2010 to Friday 12th February 2010
• [February half-term holiday = Monday 15th February 2010 to Friday 19th February 2010]
• Pupils in school from Monday 22nd February 2010 to Thursday 1st April 2010
• [Spring term holiday (Easter) = Friday 2nd April 2010 to Friday 16th April 2010]

Summer Term 2010

• Pupils in school from Monday 19th April 2010 to Friday 28th May 2010
• [Bank Holiday, Monday 3rd May 2010]
• [May half-term holiday = Monday 31st May 2010 to Friday 4th June 2010]
• Pupils in school from Monday 7th June 2010 to Friday 16th July 2010
• [Summer term holiday = Monday 19th July 2010 to Tuesday 31st August 2010]

It is anticipated that Autumn Term 2010/11 will commence on Wednesday 1st September 2010.

Pupil Closure Days

Subject to the conditions in the three paragraphs below, the three pupil closure days may be taken at any time within the school year. The council has delegated to governing bodies the responsibility for determining the dates, following advice from the Head teacher, who will consult staff. The dates of closures should be notified to Governor and Management Support by the end of the summer term 2009.

195 Teacher Days

The total number of teacher days in the Tameside scheme only totals 193. The remaining two days can be used either as full days taken from the designated holiday periods in the scheme, at the beginning or end of one of the longer holiday periods, or they can be disaggregated into the school sessions, with 5 hours of disaggregated sessions being the equivalent of one day. This is a historic agreement between the LA, teaching unions and Head teachers, in order to create the flexibility to have after school meetings and training during the school year.

Local Elections In 2010

Local elections in 2010 are scheduled for Thursday, 6th May. General elections are usually regarded as an unavoidable closure due to the late notice that is often given.

Whit Friday 2010 - Friday 28th May 2010

Mossley primary schools, where the majority of pupils take part in processions, must take this as a pupil closure day if it falls during term time. Parents of secondary pupils who wish their child to take part should obtain the consent of the governing body to their absence from school.

2010/11

Autumn Term 2010

• Pupils in school from Wednesday 1st September 2010 to Friday 22nd October 2010
• [October half-term holiday = Monday 25th October 2010 to Friday 29th October 2010]
• Pupils in school from Monday 1st November 2010 to Friday 17th December 2010
• [End of term holiday (Christmas) = Monday 20th December 2010 to Monday 3rd January 2011]

Spring Term 2011

• Pupils in school from Tuesday 4th January 2011 to Friday 18th February 2011
• [February half-term holiday = Monday 21st February 2011 to Friday 25th February 2011]
• Pupils in school from Monday 28th February 2011 to Friday 15th April 2011
• [Spring term holiday (Easter) = Monday 18th April 2011 to Monday 2nd May 2011]

Summer Term 2011

• Pupils in school from Tuesday 3rd May 2011 to Friday 27th May 2011
• [Bank Holiday, Monday 2nd May 2011]
• [May half-term holiday = Monday 30th May 2011 to Friday 3rd June 2011]
• Pupils in school from Monday 6th June 2011 to Tuesday 19th July 2011
• [Summer term holiday = Wednesday 20th July to Wednesday 31st August 2011]

It is anticipated that Autumn Term 2011/12 will commence on Thursday 1st September 2011.

Pupil Days for Special Schools

The Governing Body may determine to use either the Secondary or Primary scheme.

Pupil Closure Days

Subject to the conditions in the three paragraphs below, the three pupil closure days may be taken at any time within the school year. The Council has delegated to governing bodies the responsibility for determining the dates, following the advice of the Headteacher, who will have consulted staff. The dates of closures to be notified to Governor and Management Support by the end of the Summer Term 2010.

195 Teacher Days

The total number of Teacher Days in the Tameside scheme only totals 193. The remaining 2 days can be used either as full days taken from the designated holiday periods in the scheme, at the beginning or end of one of the longer holiday periods, or they can be disaggregated into after school sessions, with 5 hours of disaggregated sessions being the equivalent of one day. This is an historical agreement between the LEA, teaching associations and Head Teachers, in order to create the flexibility to have after school meetings and training during the school year.

Local Elections In 2011

Local Elections for 2011 are scheduled for Thursday 5th May 2011. General Elections are usually regarded as an unavoidable closure due to the late notice that is often given.

Whit Friday 2011 - Friday 17th June 2011

Mossley Primary Schools where the majority of pupils take part in processions must take this as a pupil closure day if it falls during term time. Parents of secondary pupils who wish their child to take part should obtain the consent of the governing body to their absence from school.