INSET/ Non-contact days for teachers: Over a school year, pupils are required to attend for 190 days/380 sessions. In total, teachers may be required to be available for work for up to 195 days, with the additional days specified by individual schools as non-contact days. Schools may also require teachers to work additional hours before or after school sessions, as an alternative to full non-contact days, provided that any teacher is not required to work in aggregate more than 1,265 hours during a school year. Schools may therefore choose to require teachers to make up the full equivalent of the 5 non-contact days wholly through additional hours or use a mixture of additional hours and non-contact days.

Bank Holidays

25 August 2025 - August Bank Holiday

25 December 2025 - Christmas Day

26 December 2025 - Boxing Day

1 January 2026 - New Year's Day

3 April 2026 - Good Friday

6 April 2026 - Easter Monday

4 May 2026 - May Day

25 May 2026 - Late May Bank Holiday

31 August 2026 - August Bank Holiday