PEOPLE will be invited to have their say on school term dates in Leicester, with two proposed options both retaining the usual mid-July start to the summer holidays.
An online consultation is set to open on Tuesday 5 May and will run for six weeks, giving people the chance to comment on proposed dates for the academic years from 2027/28 to 2031/32.
Two proposed models are being set out, both of which retain a mid-July end to the academic year but differ in the structure of the autumn term.
Model one proposes that the academic year starts just before the August bank holiday. It includes a two-week autumn half-term break, intended to break up the longer autumn term. As a result, the summer holiday would be slightly shorter, at around five and a half weeks.
Model two would see pupils returning to school after the August bank holiday and a one-week autumn half-term break. The academic year would still end in the second week of July.
Both options would mean the summer holidays start in Leicester at roughly the same time as they do currently.
The consultation will present full calendar details for each model, including term dates and holiday periods across the five-year period.
Assistant city mayor for children and young people, Cllr Elaine Pantling, said: “Both of the options we are consulting on would see no change to our usual mid-July end to the academic year. We’re asking people to give us their views on starting the autumn term a little earlier and having a two-week half-term in the autumn, or whether to retain the current pattern.
“Feedback on the proposals will be used to inform a future decision on which model to adopt.”
The consultation will be available to fill in at consultations.leicester.gov.uk from 5 May until 15 June.
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