Decision - The Alignment of INSET Days and the Pattern of School Holidays

56.1    RESOLVED: That the Committee agreed:

(1)   That schools and governing bodies are consulted on the proposal to co-ordinate a proportion of INSET days in an academic year.

(2)  To consult schools and governing bodies on the possibility to align the INSET days to straddle a weekend outside of term dates to provide a potential week’s holiday for families when holidays are less expensive.

(3)  To consult with all relevant stakeholders on a proposal to set annual term dates for 2017-18, which would create an additional week of holiday during the academic year.

(4)  To include one proposal of changing the pattern of existing school holidays as a way of creating an additional week of holiday whilst maintaining 190 days of statutory education.

(5)  To consult with stakeholders on the establishment of an additional ‘stand-alone’ holiday of a week’s length outside of term dates to provide a potential week’s holiday for families when holidays are less expensive.