This consultation ended 12 February 2024.
Reviewing responses
The responses to this consultation are currently being reviewed. Details of the outcome will be published here in due course.
Original consultation
We want your views on proposals to amend school term dates. So that terms are more equal in length, with more evenly distributed breaks, for maintained schools in Wales.
Consultation description
We are consulting on 3 matters:
- The principle of modifying the school year
- Options for implementing changes to the school year including being made in the 2025 to 2026 school year
- Suggested term dates for 2025 to 2026 school year
Consultation documents
Consultation document: easy read version , file type: PDF, file size: 2 MB
Consultation document: Annex A , file type: PDF, file size: 117 KB
Additional information
Maintained schools are those schools which are mainly funded by a local authority. This includes maintained nursery schools, maintained primary, middle and secondary schools and pupil referral units.
Help and support
Further information and related documents
Large print, Braille and alternative language versions of this document are available on request.
Contact details
For more information:
School Time Branch
Education and Welsh Language Directorate
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ