Term Dates
Term Dates 2023-2024
Below are the dates your child should attend school during the academic year 2023/24.
Research shows that children and young people who attend school at least 95% of the time are more likely to achieve good results. Good attendance develops the essential life skills necessary for young people to be responsible and successful citizens and is important for personal, social and emotional development and self-esteem.
INSET Days – these are “in-service training” days for academy staff. On these days’ children remain at home whilst staff attend the academy for dedicated training time so that we can improve our practice and keep up to date with changes in education.
Term 1 | |
First day of term for students | Tuesday 5th September 2023 – Year 7 only Wednesday 6th September 2023 – All years groups |
Last day of term for students | Wednesday 18th October 2023 |
INSET Dates | Friday 1st September 2023 Monday 4th September 2023 Thursday 19th October 2023 (conf.) Friday 20th October 2023 |
Term 2 | |
First day of term for students | Monday 30th October 2023 |
Last day of term for students | Friday 15th December 2023 |
Term 3 | |
First day of term for students | Wednesday 3rd January 2024 |
Last day of term for students | Friday 9th February 2024 |
INSET Dates | Monday 1st January 2024 (Bank Holiday) Tuesday 2nd January 2024 |
Term 4 | |
First day of term for students | Monday 19 February 2024 |
Last day of term for students | Thursday 28th March 2024 |
INSET Dates | Friday 29th March 2024 (Bank Holiday) |
Term 5 | |
First day of term for students | Tuesday 16 April 2024 |
Last day of term for students | Friday 24th May 2024 |
INSET Dates | Monday 15th April 2024 Monday 6th May 2024 (Bank Holiday) |
Term 6 | |
First day of term for students | Monday 3rd June 2024 |
Last day of term for students | Tuesday 23rd July 2024 |
INSET Dates | Friday 5th July 2024 (Conf.) |
Term dates 2024-2025
Term 1 | |
First day of term for students | Wednesday 4th September 2024 – Year 7 only Thursday 5th September 2024 – All year groups |
Last day of term for students | Wednesday 23rd October 2024 |
INSET Dates | Monday 2nd September 2024 Tuesday 3rd September 2024 Thursday 24th October 2024 Friday 25th October 2024 |
Term 2 | |
First day of term for students | Monday 4th November 2024 |
Last day of term for students | Friday 20th December 2024 |
Term 3 | |
First day of term for students | Tuesday 7th January 2025 |
Last day of term for students | Friday 14th February 2025 |
INSET Dates | Monday 6th January 2025 |
Term 4 | |
First day of term for students | Tuesday 25th February 2025 |
Last day of term for students | Friday 4th April 2025 |
INSET Dates | Monday 24th February 2025 |
Term 5 | |
First day of term for students | Tuesday 22nd April 2025 |
Last day of term for students | Friday 23rd May 2025 |
Bank Holiday | Monday 21st April Monday 5th May |
Term 6 | |
First day of term for students | Monday 2nd June 2025 |
Last day of term for students | Tuesday 22nd July 2025 |
INSET Dates | Friday 4th July 2025 Monday 7th July 2025 |
Severe Weather Information
Safety First
Closing a school is a complicated decision that affects students, staff and families. We want our school to provide students with a safe and stable place to learn. We are also aware that by closing the school we may be stopping parents/carers from going to work and difficulties with childcare. Closing school is an exception and we will always do everything possible to stay open, even if we can only open the school to a limited number of year groups.
The primary criteria we consider when making a decision will include:
- The safety and well-being of students and staff
- Severity of the weather (extreme cold, flooding, etc.)
- The ability for buses and cars to travel safely
- Our ability to keep our site safe.
In the event of a risk of closure in the week ahead, we will monitor the forecast from the Met Office and other trusted local providers. In the event of overnight snowfall, staff members will endeavor to be on the school premises from early in the day, to ensure that the site is safe. We will liaise closely with bus companies and the local authority also at this time.
Notifying Families
In the event that school is closed due to severe weather, we will make every attempt to notify families as soon as possible.
Full-day school closure decisions will be made as early as possible in the morning following severe weather overnight .
We notify families via:
- Email messaging
- Our website
- Our Twitter account @johncabotnews
- We will also communicate via other forms of media, including TV, radio and local newspapers/
- Our Facebook page
Parents can help by making sure that we hold up-to-date contact information, as well as emergency contact information.
Notifying Staff
Staff will be informed of any closure (partial or full) by email and/or our school website and twitter feed.
Making the Decision to close or partially close
The Principal or other nominated member of SLT will make a decision after consulting with our Building Services team and other stakeholders as needed.
Scenarios
Cancel after-school activities – When conditions become severe during the day, we may cancel after-school activities. Every effort will be made to notify parents/carers before midday.
Late start or early dismissal – These options are only used during emergencies because they have significant impact on transportation and child care. We will notify families as early as possible if this is required.
Closing the school – This option will be taken if conditions render our site unsafe or if we do not have sufficient staff to supervise students for all or the majority of the day.