Durham Gilesgate Primary School

Kepier Crescent, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 1PH

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Home / Parents / School Holidays

School Holidays

Please complete and submit a Leave of Absence form located in the School Office section of our website under Downloadable Forms, should you wish to take your child on holiday during term time.

Please visit the Durham County Council website to view or download the school holidays dates for this academic year and next year for all community schools, special schools and voluntary controlled schools.

Please note that voluntary aided (church) schools, foundation schools and academies may have set different dates and you should check with the school or academy to confirm their arrangements or view the PDF for schools not following the standard term and holiday dates.

Please visit the Durham County Council website to view or download the school holidays dates for this academic year and next year for all community schools, special schools and voluntary controlled schools. Please note that voluntary aided (church) schools, foundation schools and academies may have set different dates and you should check with the school or academy to confirm their arrangements or view the PDF for schools not following the standard term and holiday dates.

Please see below Our Term Dates for 2020-2021 Academic Year and 2021-2022 Academic Year

Term Dates 20-21 & 21-22

School Holidays During Term Time

The Government has amended regulations for taking holidays in term time and these new regulations come into effect from September 2013.

Head teachers have the discretion to grant leave, but they should only do so in exceptional circumstances. If a head teacher grants a leave request, it will be for them to determine the length of time that the child can be away from school. This leave is unlikely, however, to be granted for the purposes of a family holiday.

Parents can be fined for taking their child on holiday during term time without consent from the school.

Letter from the Headteacher Regarding Holidays Taken During Term Time

Please contact the school if you wish to discuss this with the Headteacher.

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Gilesgate

Durham

DH1 1PH

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