Decision details

Children and Young People’s Service - School term dates for the academic year 2027-2028

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Education, Learning & Skills

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The school term and holiday dates for the academic year 2027-2028 have been consulted on.
The Executive Member in consultation with the Corporate Director for Children and Young Peoples service will be required to determine the calendar for 2027-2028 for North Yorkshire community and voluntary controlled schools

Decision:

Approval of the reccomendations:

I. To approve the term and holiday dates for community, voluntary controlled, community special schools and maintained nursery schools in North Yorkshire as set out in the amended calendar at Appendix A (1); subject to the following recommendations

II. To amend the proposal for the first day of the spring term 2028 to 4 January 2028 and to amend the proposal for the last date of the summer term to 25 July 2028. as shown at Appendix A (1)

III. To amend the proposal for the professional development days, provisionally scheduled for 22 October 2027, 31 January 2028 and 26 July 2028 to be rescheduled to occur on 6 September 2027, 4 January 2028 and 25 July 2028 as shown at Appendix A (1)


Reasons for the decision:

The recommendation made in this report enables the Local Authority to fulfil its statutory responsibility arising from Section 32 of the Education Act, 2002.

Publication date: 23/06/2026

Date of decision: 23/06/2026

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