School Term and Holiday Dates 2024-2025
Autumn Term
Tuesday 3rd September: All year groups return to school
Monday 2nd September 2024 – Friday 20th December 2024
Half Term: Monday 28th October 2024-Friday 1st November 2024
Non-Pupil Days: Monday 2nd September 2024 and Friday 29th November 2024
Bank Holidays: Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th December 2024
Spring Term
Monday 6th January 2025 to Friday 4th April 2025
Half Term: Monday 17th February 2025 – Friday 21st February 2025
Non-Pupil Days: Monday 24th February 2025
Bank Holidays: Wednesday 1st January 2025, Friday 18th April 2025, Monday 21st April 2025
Summer Term
Tuesday 22nd April 2025 to Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Half Term: Monday 26th – Friday 30th May 2025
Non-Pupil Days: Monday 21st July 2025 and Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Bank Holidays: Monday 5th May 2025 and Monday 26th May 2025
Please note: The above dates may vary for individual schools, especially Foundation and Voluntary Aided schools and Academies. You are strongly advised to check with your child’s school before making any holiday or other commitments.
Requests for Pupil Leave of Absence
Leave of absence may only be granted by a person authorised in that behalf by the proprietor of the school. As of 1st September 2013, the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 amended Regulation 7 to prohibit the proprietor of a maintained school from granting leave of absence to a pupil, except where an advance application has been made by the parent with whom the pupil normally resides, and the proprietor considers that there are exceptional circumstances relating to the application.
Taking your child out of school during term time could be detrimental to your child’s educational progress.
10 days absence = 94.7% attendance in the year.
10 days absence = 50 hours education missed.
There is no entitlement to parents to take their child out of school during term time, however, you may apply to the school for leave of absence if you believe there are exceptional circumstances. A term-time holiday will only be authorised by the school if they believe there are special circumstances which warrant it (The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2013).
If the absence is not authorised and the holiday is taken, the case will be referred to the Missing Education and Child Employment Service who may issue a Penalty Notice for £120 (or £60 if paid within 21 days) to each parent for each child taken out of school.
Persistent Absenteeism – Changes from September 2015
Please note that the Missing Education and Child Employment Service (formerly Education Welfare Service) now have the power to issue fines to any parent/carer whose child’s attendance falls below 90%. For more information visit here.
Application for Leave of Absence for Term Time Holiday
To apply for Leave of Absence during term time, you will need to download and complete a form.
APPLICATION FOR TERM TIME HOLIDAYS
Returning the form
You have three options to return the form:
a) Print, complete, sign and post to:
The Attendance Officer
Alton Park Junior School,
Alton Park Road, Clacton-on-Sea,
Essex CO15 1DL
b) Print, complete, sign and hand in at the School Office , marked ‘FAO The Attendance Officer’
c) Download, edit in Word, Save and email back to The Attendance Officer