Issue - meetings

The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Children and Family Services regarding proposed consultation on two potential models for Leicestershire school term and holiday dates for the period from autumn 2027 to summer 2032 for schools maintained by the local authority. A copy of the report, marked “Agenda item 4”, is filed with these minutes.

Mr. Pugsley CC emphasised that it was not proposed to change the start of the summer holiday in early July, the traditional “Leicestershire fortnight”, and explained that the first option was to retain existing term dates, and the second was to have an earlier start of term in August to enable a two-week half-term holiday in the autumn.

RESOLVED:

a)    That  a consultation exercise be undertaken on the two proposed term date models for Leicestershire for the academic years 2027/28 to 2031/32, attached as Appendix A to the report;

b)    That the Cabinet receives a further report at its meeting on 8 September 2026 presenting the outcomes of the consultation and the recommended term date model.

(KEY DECISION)

REASONS FOR DECISION:

The Education Act 2002 places a statutory obligation on the County Council to determine the number of school days that schools under its control must open. The Council is required to determine a pattern that ensures at least 380 sessions (190 days) during each school year.

A public consultation process will seek feedback on two potential term date models to inform a recommended model for implementation.