Term Dates | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

School Term Holiday Dates 2018/2019
Autumn Term 2018 – Monday 3^rd September – Friday 21^st December
Monday 3^rd September	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Tuesday 4^th September	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Wednesday 5^th September	Pupils Return to School
Monday 29^th October – Friday 2^nd November	Half – Term Holiday
Friday 21^st December	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm
Spring Term 2019 – Monday 7^th January – Friday 5^th April
Monday 7^th January	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Tuesday 8^th January	Pupils Return to School
Monday 18^th February – Friday 22^nd February	Half – Term Holiday
Friday 5^th April	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm
Summer Term 2019 – Tuesday 23^rd April – Tuesday 23rd July
Tuesday 23^rd April	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Wednesday 24^th April	Pupils Return to School
Monday 27^th May – Friday 31^st May	Half – Term Holiday
Monday 24^th June	School Closed to Pupils – INSET
Tuesday 23^rd July	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm
Wednesday 24^th July	School Closed to Pupils - Occasional Day

Request for Absence - Please remember that the school cannot authorise any absence for holidays.

We have published these term dates so you can plan your holidays during holiday time and not during school time. The Local Authority takes the view that taking children on holiday during term time can be damaging to a child's educational progress for two reasons. Firstly, children find it very difficult to catch up on the learning that they have missed and in the longer term this can have a negative impact on their progress. Secondly and as importantly, children can be given a very unhelpful message about the value and importance of going to school. As parents and carers you will want the best education for your child. By taking holidays during the designated holiday periods, you will be supporting your child's full school attendance, learning and development.

School Term Holiday Dates 2019/2020
Autumn Term 2019 – Monday 2nd September – Friday 20^th December
Monday 2^nd September	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Tuesday 3^rd September	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Wednesday 4^th September	Pupils Return to School
Friday 25^th October	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Monday 28^th October – Friday 1^st November	Half – Term Holiday
Friday 20^th December	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm

Spring Term 2020 – Monday 6^th January – Friday 3rd April
Monday 6^th January	School Closed to Pupils - INSET
Tuesday 7^th January	Pupils Return to School
Monday 17^th February – Friday 21^st February	Half – Term Holiday
Friday 3^rd April	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm

Summer Term 2020 – Monday 20^th April – Tuesday 21^st July
Monday 20^th April	Pupils Return to School
Monday 25^th May – Friday 29^th May	Half – Term Holiday
Friday 17^th July	End of Term – School Closes 1:15pm
Monday 20^th July	School Closed to Pupils – INSET
Tuesday 21^st July	School Closed to Pupils - Occasional Day