A Bank Holiday declared for the Jubilee falls when schools are already on half term. Tuesday 19 July will replace that ‘lost’ Bank Holiday.
Monday 18 July will be used as a training day for staff in schools but students will not have to go in and instead will break up at the end of the previous week.
Pictured: Deputy Andrea Dudley Owen, President of the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture.
Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen, President of the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture, said that ending the summer term early was the most practical option.
“Our students and staff have both worked so hard in the last two years to meet the challenges surrounding the pandemic, so we wanted to ensure they also can enjoy the extra Bank Holiday which their counterparts in the UK will have this year,” said Deputy Dudley Owen.
“The most practical way to achieve this was to bring the start of the summer holidays forward.
“To avoid having an awkward one-day week, we decided, after taking advice from our senior educationalists, that it would be most appropriate to end term on 15 July, utilising 18 July as a replacement for the inset day lost at the beginning of January.”