Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 59269
Schools: Academic Year
Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 17 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Labour — Suffolk Coastal
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to grant local authorities greater flexibility in setting school term dates.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellLocal authorities already have responsibility for setting term dates for schools where they are the employer, including community schools, community special schools, voluntary controlled schools, pupil referral units and maintained nursery schools. These ...
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