Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Children’s Services outlining the recent consultation on the Leeds school Easter break; including a recommended Easter holiday pattern to be adopted from 2014/15 onwards.

The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report outlining the recent consultation on the Leeds school Easter break, and setting out the proposed  Easter holiday pattern to be adopted from 2014-15 onwards for approval

In response to a query in respect of the consultation undertaken with faith schools the Board received assurance that no contentious issues had been raised. Officers undertook to provide the detail of the responses directly to the Member in question.

RESOLVED –

a)  That the outcome of the school Easter holiday consultation carried out from January to April 2013 be noted

b)  That, having regard to the preferred option of the Children’s Services Leadership Team in making a decision regarding the Leeds Easter break for schools, approval be given for the Easter break to continue to be fixed as the first two weeks of April regardless of when the Easter bank holidays fall.

c)  That approval be given to the proposed school calendar for the 2014-15 academic year as set out in appendix 1 of the submitted report