First term – August to December 2021
| Description | Date |
|---|---|
| In service day | Thursday 12 August 2021 |
| In service day | Friday 13 August 2021 |
| Schools reopen (pupils return) | Monday 16 August 2021 |
| September weekend (schools closed) | Friday 24 September 2021 and Monday 27 September 2021 |
| Schools reopen | Tuesday 28 September 2021 |
| October holiday (schools closed) | Monday 11 October 2021 to Friday 15 October 2021 (inclusive) |
| In service day | Monday 18 October 2021 |
| Schools reopen | Tuesday 19 October 2021 |
| St Andrew’s Day (schools closed) | Tuesday 30 November 2021 |
| Schools reopen | Wednesday 1 December 2021 |
| Last day of the session | Wednesday 22 December 2021 |
| Christmas and New Year break (schools closed) | Thursday 23 December 2021 to Wednesday 5 January 2022 (inclusive) |
Second term – January to April 2022
| Description | Date |
|---|---|
| Schools reopen | Thursday 6 January 2022 |
| February mid-term break (schools closed) | Monday 14 February 2022 to Tuesday 15 February 2022 (inclusive) |
| In service day | Wednesday 16 February 2022 |
| Schools reopen | Thursday 17 February 2022 |
| Spring holiday (schools closed) | Monday 4 April 2022 to Monday 18 April 2022 (inclusive) |
Third term – April to June 2022
The Queen will celebrate her 70th anniversary, also known as her Platinum Jubilee, in the first weekend of June 2022.
To create a four-day weekend for the jubilee, the UK government has proposed that one of the public holidays in May is moved to Thursday 2 June and an additional public holiday given on Friday 3 June 2022. As our school holiday calendar for session 2021/2022 has already been agreed, if this change is approved by the council then we would look to align our school holiday arrangements by moving the agreed holidays from Friday 27 May and Monday 30 May 2022 to Wednesday 1 June, Thursday 2 June and Friday 3 June 2022.
As you will be aware, all school calendar dates must be approved by elected members. The proposed changes to the school holiday calendar for session 2021-2022 would need to be presented to the Education and Children’s Services policy board. It is likely to be after the summer break (August 2021) before any change is formally agreed. Once the dates have been approved, we will update this webpage to confirm the dates. In the meantime, we have updated the table of dates below to show what is being proposed.
| Description | Date |
|---|---|
| Schools reopen | Tuesday 19 April 2022 |
| May Day (schools closed) | Monday 2 May 2022 |
| In service day | Thursday 5 May 2022 |
| Schools reopen | Friday 6 May 2022 |
| Local holiday (schools closed) | Friday 27 May 2022 and Monday 30 May 2022 (will move to first week in June if approved by elected members) |
| Schools reopen | Tuesday 31 May 2022 (will be removed if change to public holiday dates approved by elected members) |
| Queen’s jubilee (schools closed) | Wednesday 1 to Friday 3 June 2022 (subject to approval by elected members) |
| Schools reopen | Monday 6 June 2022 (subject to approval by elected members) |
| Last day of session | Wednesday 29 June 2022 |
Teachers return for school year 2022-23 on Friday 12 August 2022
Teacher in service days
In service days are when schools are open to teachers and school staff only. Pupils are not allowed within the school on those days.
- Thursday 12 August 2021
- Friday 13 August 2021
- Monday 18 October 2021
- Wednesday 16 February 2022
- Thursday 5 May 2022
