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Standard School Calendar 2008/09
Autumn Term 2008:
Start: Monday 1st September 2008
End: Friday 19th December 2008 [75 days]
Holidays: Half Term: Monday 27th to Friday 31st October 2008
Eid-Ul-Fitr: Wednesday October 1st 2008 (provisional)
Diwali: Tuesday 28th October 2008 (falls within half term)
Guru Nanak:Thursday 13th November 2008
Christmas: Monday 22nd December to Friday 2nd January 2009
Spring Term 2009:
Start: Monday 5th January 2009
End: Friday 3rd April 2009 [60 days]
Holidays: Half Term: Monday 16th to Friday 20th February 2009
Spring: Monday 6th to Friday 17th April 2009
(Good Friday 10th April 2009 and Easter Monday 13th April 2009 fall within the Spring Holiday)
Summer Term 2009:
Start: Monday 20th April 2009
End: Wednesday July 22nd 2009 [62 days]
Holidays: May Day: Monday May 4th 2009
Half Term: Monday 25th to Friday May 29th 2009
This calendar gives a total of 197 days with the requirement to celebrate 3 religious festival dates for Eid ul Fitr, Guru Nanak and Diwali (with one of these days falling during an existing school holiday) giving a total of 195 days with 190 pupil days and the provision of 5 INSET days. Schools allocate these INSET days as appropriate to their needs.
Schools may continue to vary the date for Eid Ul Fitr in consultation with their local community and with the agreement of the LA.
