Earliest autumn term start dates in the UK?

[stressynessy]

Where I live (Greater London), the primary schools start back on 3 September. I know this varies across the country. What dates do other local authorities go back?

Warwickshire term starts Monday 2nd.

Staffs on Mon 2nd or Tues 3rd too.

Leicestershire - 29 August. We break up a week earlier than everyone else thoug

Think anyone in Scotland will easily beat that. Our schools go back on the 14th August. Last day of summer term is tomorrow though.

I thought Scotland was earlier. Leicestershire 29 August - that's bank holiday week.

Ours is 3rd September

We start back Wednesday 4th but have got two inset days that week.

In Leicestershire does that mean a child could be 3 when they started school?

Where are you CaptainSweatPants?

Yep after bank holiday and yes they could be 3 but most primaries start their reception classes the following Monday. We break up on 12th July

3rd September in the Vale of Glamorgan

Sep 4th here, break up 23rd July

choude, how does that work? Teachers' contracts don't stsrt until 1st September in England. some teachers will not be employed on Aug 29th.

Break up this Friday 28th, half day.
Back to school 29th August, although the week before that is made up of staff development days and year 8 and year 13 induction days.
Northern Ireland.

3rd September in Hampshire too.

We are in Scotland, break up on the 5 th and go back on the 20 th or 21 st as there are a couple of inservice days.

20 th of August.

One of our local secondaries bucks the trend of all the other local primaries and secondaries and does the one week early breaking up and going back thing (I guess the same as Leics). So I suppose they may have some 10 year olds starting secondary too?

Break up on Friday at lunch time. Staff back on the 12 th of August, kids on the 14th. That's Edinburgh where I teach. We live in Midlothian though and my daughter finishes on Friday and isn't back until the 21st. We live 7 miles away from where I work!

Don't know how it work. Leicestershire has always gone back early - traditionally July fortnight here was the first two weeks of July.

When I was at school we would go back before the bank holiday weekend

13th august here in ne scotland

2nd September for Gateshead

Crikey - a 29 August start date in England means that a few children will actually start Reception still aged 3!

Birmingham Mon 2nd - but obviously a lot of INSET days. IME schools taking 2 now on those first days back in Sept.

Monday 2nd Sept