School Holiday Arrangements School Session 2025 2026 ECSPB
Renfrewshire Council · 31 October 2024
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To: Education and Children’s Services Policy Board On: 31 October 2024 ___________________________________________________________________ Report by: Director of Children’s Services ___________________________________________________________________ Heading: School Holiday Arrangements School Session 2025/2026 ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Summary 1.1. The Education and Children’s Services Policy Board is asked to determine the pattern of school holiday arrangements for the school session beginning August 2025. 1.2. Attached as Appendix 1 to this report, is the proposal shared with trade union representatives and agreed with in principle. __________________________________________________________________ 2. Recommendations 2.1. Members of the Education and Children’s Services Policy Board are asked to authorise the Director of Children’s Services to set school holiday arrangements for academic year 2025/2026 in line with appendix 1 to this report. ___________________________________________________________________ 3. Background 3.1. Each year the Education and Children’s Services Policy Board is asked to determine a framework for school holiday arrangements for the session beginning in August of the following year. 3.2. Consultation has taken place with staff, parent councils, pupil councils, teaching and other trade unions for consideration on the proposal for 2025/2026 on the key dates contained within the preferred option. 3.3. The recommended arrangements attached are the best match possible to those being considered by neighbouring councils given the varying fair holiday arrangements. 3.4. The proposed patterns meet, where possible, the majority of the desirable features which are:
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• aligning the dates of major holidays with those of neighbouring councils; • providing a two week break at Christmas, including Christmas eve; • providing a mid-term break in February; and • providing a two week school holiday in spring. ___________________________________________________________________ Implications of this report 1. Financial Implications None. 2. HR and Organisational Development Implications None. 3. Community Plan/Council Plan Implications None. 4. Legal Implications None. 5. Property/Assets Implications None. 6. Information Technology Implications None. 7. Equality and Human Rights Implications The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report because for example it is for noting only. If required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website. 8. Health and Safety Implications None. 9. Procurement Implications None. 10. Risk Implications None. 11. Privacy Impact None. 12. Climate Risk None.
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13. COSLA Policy Position None. 14. Children’s Rights This report relates to the scheduling of school holidays. The pattern of holidays or number of school holidays doesn’t change, so the rights of children are not affected by the discussions. List of Background Papers (a) Background Paper 1: Proposed School Holiday Arrangements – 2024/2025 The foregoing background papers will be retained within children’s services for inspection by the public for the prescribed period of four years from the date of the meeting. The contact officer within the service is (Laura Baillie, Resources Support Manager, 07970876292 laura.baillie@renfrewshire.gov.uk) ___________________________________________________________________ Children’s Services GL/LB 1 October 2024 Author: Laura Baillie, Resources Support Manager, 07970876292 laura.baillie@renfrewshire.gov.uk
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