26 June 2017
Dear Parent / Carer
Term dates for Community Schools in Gateshead starting in September 2017
| Autumn Term | ||
| Start of term | Half term | Last day of term |
| Monday 4 September 2017 | 23 – 27 October 2017 | Friday 22 December 2017 |
| ** Staff Training Day 1 | Monday 4 September 2017 (no children in school)** | |
| * Staff Training Day 2 | Monday 30 October 2017 (no children in school * | |
| Spring Term | ||
| Start of term | Half term | Last day of term |
| Monday 8 January 2018 | 12 – 16 February 2018 | Thursday 29 March 2018 |
| Summer Term | ||
| Start of term | Half term | Last day of term |
| Monday 16 April 2018 | 28 May – 1 June 2018 (bank hol 28th May) | Friday 20 July 2018 |
| * Closure Day
(if not required for an election) |
Friday 20 July 2018 (no children in school) * | |
All dates are inclusive.
** Please note that children return to school on Tuesday 5 September 2017 **
In addition to the above dates, schools will be closed to pupils on Monday 7 May 2018 (Bank Holiday).
‘One occasional day within the Summer Term 2018 is to be utilised for the purpose of closure for possible election purposes, this day to be used near the end of the summer term and agreed by individual school governing bodies’.