Decision details
School Term Dates for the 2020/21 School Year
Decision Maker: Decision Session - Executive Member for Children Young People and Education, Executive Member for Education, Children and Young People
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The Executive Member of Children and Young People is asked to approve the school term dates for whom the Local Authority (LA) is the employer, for the school year beginning in September 2020. The report also updates the Executive Member on previously agreed strategy for setting future term dates alongside our neighbouring Local Authorities for future school years.
Decision:
Resolved: (i) That the draft term dates set out in Annex A to the report be approved.
Reason: To meet the statutory requirements of the Education Act 2002 (Section 32) and other related legislation.
(ii) That the continued use of a regional approach and adherence to the principles of setting future term dates that were previously agreed between 25 local authorities, as set out in Annex C, be approved.
Reason: To provide clarity for residents and employees in relation to school holidays and minimise the negative effects of differing school terms across the region.
Report author: Tom Chamberlain
Publication date: 19/02/2019
Date of decision: 19/02/2019
Decided at meeting: 19/02/2019 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Children Young People and Education
Effective from: 22/02/2019
Accompanying Documents:
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