Issue - decisions

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)           Approve the pattern of school terms and holidays for 2009/10 as proposed in Annex 2 of the report;

(ii)   Provisionally agree the pattern of school terms and holidays for 2010/11 as proposed in Annex 2 of the report (Option 1);

(iii)       To set provisional dates for 2011/12 as proposed in Annex 2 of the report and officers be asked to bring a further report in 2010 confirming or amending those dates as part of a paper which sets dates to 2014.

(iv)    That Officers contact the Local Government Association at both national and regional levels requesting that consideration be given to the setting of regular term dates to provide a more consistency.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:To provide clarity for parents, schools and pupils on terms dates for City of York.