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A Quick Guide To UK School Holidays.
In England and Wales, the school year traditionally runs from the first week of September to mid July of the following academic year. The Scottish school year begins in mid August.
Most schools operate a three term school year system. Each term is divided in half by a holiday commonly known in the UK as the
Half Term Break.
The Autumn school term runs from early September to late December.
Half Term falls in late October.
The Spring Term runs from early January to Easter (half term falls in mid February).
The summer school term runs from: Easter to mid July (late June for Scottish schools).
Half term falls in late May and occasionally into early June.
British school terms are separated by two holidays, each consisting of approximately two weeks duration.
The Christmas holidays separate the autumn term from the spring term and the Easter holidays separate the spring term from the summer term.
Though some education authorities are now setting a fixed spring break in place of a moveable Easter break.
The UK school summer holidays which begin in mid July (late June for Scottish Schools), usually consisting of six weeks and mark the end and beginning of the academic year.
How Our School Half Term Holidays Work
Some similar websites to ours list the UK school holiday dates using PDF files or online calendars only.
We know the most accurate source of school holiday information comes direct from the local education authorities.
The school authorities do change holiday details quite often (such as for teacher training / closure due to adverse weather etc).
This is why we have chosen to provide you with a direct link to every education authority in the UK, France, Ireland and even Australia.
Half Term Dates and UK School Holidays 2013, 2014 and 2015
Information About UK School Holidays and Half Term Breaks
UK School Half Term Dates 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Click here for the latest school holidays and term dates for England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. When is the next half term break in the UK?
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UK Public Bank Holiday Dates - Easter Holidays 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Click here for a list of Bank Holiday Dates and special occasions in the United Kingdom. Plan your next school holidays. Official Easter holidays for 2013, 2014 and 2015.
UK Bank Holiday Dates
- Easter Holidays Ireland Bank Holiday Dates
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School Holidays in Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.
Click here for school holiday dates for popular Australian cities and destinations. Plan a vacation around the school holidays when travelling to Australia, Tasmania or spectacular New Zealand.
School Holidays in Australia - Half Term Holidays in New Zealand
School Holidays in France.
The French school holidays and half term breaks are set using 3 zones. The following page will help you understand when the schools in France are closed.
France School Holidays
Irish School Holidays and Mid Term Dates.
Research the official half term breaks and school holidays in Ireland. The Irish authorities do not enforce the same holidays as the UK. Noticeable differences being the lack of early June half term and a 9 week long summer holiday. Commencing
end of June for most Irish schools. School Holidays in Ireland
Half Term Breaks - Children Friendly Holidays.
Welcome to our directory of family friendly half term break holiday properties in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. We only list holiday properties that are genuinely children friendly. Search for self catering cottages, cosy French gites, log cabins, all offering
a truly family friendly service.
Find your family half term breaks here.
Explore museums and attractions in London at great prices.
Take all the kids and have fun without breaking the budget during the half term school holidays.
Save money on family days out
in London this half term.
Choose from a range of exciting places to visit with all the family!
We've launched a great new family friendly website - Half Term Events.
Which as the name suggests, lists some great UK family events and activities during the holidays. It's also free to list an event.
So why don't you
Banish Holiday Boredom at Half Term Events!
Who Uses Our School Holidays Information?
Many different users can benefit from our school holiday information.
The travel industry use our school term links as a guide when setting their prices, working parents use it to pre-book child-minders and the casual traveller uses our holiday data to get great last minute offers on travel to Great Britain during (or out of) the UK school term times.
We aim to provide you with accurate information about UK holidays and half term dates. Our holiday dates and links are checked on a regular basis for accuracy, as often as once per week.
We also list school holidays for other countries that are popular travel destinations with English speaking tourists, such as France, Ireland and Australia.
If you do find any problems using our website, or you find a broken link to a school holiday calendar please let us know so we can fix the problem. Our contact details can be found on the 'About and Privacy' page.
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