Academic Year 2008/09

Autumn Term 2008

Monday 1 September – Friday 19 December 2008 (75 days)

Holidays

• Half Term: Monday 27-Friday 31 October 2008
  Eid-UI-Fitr:  Wednesday 1 October 2008 (provisional)
  Diwali: Tuesday 28 October 2008 (falls within half term)
• Guru Nanak: Thursday 13 November 2008
• Christmas: Monday 22 December 2008-Friday 2 January 2009

Spring Term 2009

Monday 5 January-Friday 3 April 2009 (60 days)

Holidays

• Half term: Monday 16-Friday 20 February 2009
• Spring holiday: Monday 6-Friday 17 April 2009
  Good Friday 10 April 2009 and Easter Monday 13 April 2009 fall within the Spring holiday

Summer Term 2009

Monday 20 April-Wednesday 22 July 2009 (62 days)

Holidays

• May Day: Monday 4 May 2009
• Half term: Monday 25-Friday 29 May 2009

This calendar gives a total of 197 days with the requirement to celebrate 3 religious festival dates for Eid ul Fitr, Guru Nanak and Diwali (with one of these days falling during an existing school holiday) giving a total of 195 days with 190 pupil days and the provision of 5 INSET days. Schools allocate these INSET days as appropriate to their needs.
Schools may continue to vary the date for Eid Ul Fitr in consultation with their local community and with the agreement of the LA.