{"id":54,"date":"2020-04-21T11:26:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T11:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/howfordps\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:41:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:41:56","slug":"school-holidays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/howfordps\/news\/school-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"School Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>2025\/2026<\/h3>\n<p><strong>August<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday, 12 August 2025 (Return date for Teachers &amp; In-Service Day<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, 13 August 2025 (In-Service Day)<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, 14 August 2025 (Return date for Pupils)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>September<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, 26 September and Monday, 29 September 2025 (September weekend holiday)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>October<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, 10 October 2025 (In-Service Day)<\/li>\n<li>Monday, 13 to Friday, 17 October 2025 (October Week)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>December &#8211; Christmas and New Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schools close at 2.30 pm on Friday, 19 December 2025<\/li>\n<li>Monday, 22 December 2025 &#8211; Friday, 2\u00a0January 2026 (Christmas holidays)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schools return on Monday, 5 January 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>February mid term break<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, 16 February 2026<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, 17 February 2026<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, 18 February 2026 (In-service day)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>April &#8211; Spring Holiday (Easter)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schools close at 2.30 pm on Thursday, 2 April 2026<\/li>\n<li>Monday, 6 April &#8211; Friday, 17 April 2026 (Spring Break)<\/li>\n<li>Schools return on Monday, 20 April 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>May<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, 4 May 2026 (May Holiday)<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, 7 May 2026 (In-service day to coincide with Scottish Parliamentary election, but may be subject to change)<\/li>\n<li>Friday, 22 May 2026 and Monday, 25 May 2026 (May Weekend)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>June<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schools Close at 1.00 pm on Thursday, 25 June 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"gi-disclosure__heading\"><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>2026\/2027<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"disclosure-3_content\" class=\"gi-disclosure__content gi-disclosure__content--open gi-disclosure__content--outside-left\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"disclosure-3_toggle\">\n<h3>August<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, 10 August 2026 (Return date for Teachers &amp; In-Service Day)<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday ,11 August 2026 (In-Service Day)<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, 12 August 2026 (Return date for Pupils)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>September<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, 25 September and Monday, 28 September 2026 (September weekend holiday)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>October<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, 9 October 2026 (In-Service Day)<\/li>\n<li>Monday, 12 to Friday, 16 October 2026 (October Week)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>December &#8211; Christmas and New Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Schools close at 2.30 pm on Friday, 18 December 2026<\/li>\n<li>Monday, 21 December 2026 &#8211; Monday, 4 January 2027 (Christmas holidays)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>January<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Schools return on Tuesday, 5 January 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>February mid term break<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, 15 February 2027<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, 16 February 2027<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, 17 February 2027 (In-service day)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>March<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, 26 March 2027 (Good Friday)<\/li>\n<li>Monday, 29 March 2027 (Easter Monday)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>April &#8211; 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