Term dates

The school governance unit produces the term dates. If you require further information or advice on term and holiday dates, please contact the school governance unit, tel: (020) 8825 5444 or email: governors@ealing.gov.uk. Occasional and training days for 2008/9 (word) are set by individual schools.

Academic year 2008/2009

Autumn term

Monday 1 September 2008 to Friday 19 December 2008
Half term: Monday 27 October 2008 to Friday 31 October 2008
Christmas holidays: Monday 22 December to Friday 2 January 2009

Spring term

Monday 5 January 2009 to Friday 3 April 2009
Half term: Monday 16 February 2009 to Friday 20 February 2009
Easter holiday: Monday 6 April 2009 to Friday 17 April 2009
Good Friday: 10 April 2009
Easter Monday: 13 April 2009

Summer term

Monday 20 April 2009 to Thursday 23 July 2009
May day: Monday 4 May 2009
Half term: Monday 25 May to Friday 29 May 2009

Academic year 2009/2010

Autumn term

Thursday 3 September 2009 to Friday 18 December 2009
Half term: Monday 26 October 2009 to Friday 30 October 2009
Christmas holidays: Monday 21 December 2009 to Friday 1 January 2010

Spring term

Monday 4 January 2010 to Thursday 1 April 2010
Half term: Monday 15 February 2010 to Friday 19 February 2010
Easter holidays: Friday 2 April 2010 to Friday 16 April 2010

Summer term

Monday 19 April 2010 to Wednesday 28 July 2010
May day: Monday 3 May 2010
Half term: Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2010

Training Days

The above schedule sets out 198 days in total, providing a framework for schools from which five days should be selected as training days for teachers, set by headteachers in consultation with their staff.

Occasional Days

The schedule also allows for the usual 3 occasional days’ holiday for pupils and staff to be set in consultation with each school’s governing body. In considering the dates of these 3 days, governing bodies should take account of the need to observe non-Christian religious festivals. These should also be taken from within the 198 days specified in the schedule. Should the occasional days not be required for religious festivals it is recommended that they be added to the end of the summer term 2009.

Please note that the total number of working days for teachers is 195 and for pupils is 190.