How many weeks is october half term?

[Rebecca899]

How many weeks is october half term at your kids school? We will only get 1 week

2 but independent school

Depends where you live...

The one at state school gets a week and the one at private gets 2.

We have a week and a half, break up on a Wednesday and then back the Monday after next.

State school, just 1 week. Half terms always are just one week here, although they sometimes have an Inset day tacked on too.

I know of one local state secondary which went back early in September (well, actually in August) and will have two weeks in October, but they are an anomaly comprised to the other local schools.

Thank you everyone because at my children old school we used to get 2 weeks ,we recently moved and new school im very suprised its only 1 week here . Thats why i asks on here

Where I live, the state schools typically get one week, and the private schools two..

One at the moment but I think we go to some strange holiday and term arrangement after this academic year where some of the half terms go up to two weeks and we lose a bit of summer. I've not looked that far ahead yet though really.

Normally 1 week, some school (state) have gone to shorter summer breaks and longer half term to make the year more equal.

Back in my school days I was at an RC school, we got days off for 'holy days of obligation' so our half terms were much shorter, 2-3 days.

One memorable year with had half term Monday and Tuesday, back at school Wednesday then a HDO Thursday, back to school Friday.

Why the hell they didn't move the 2 days half term to next to the HDO was beyond me than and still is now.

But then lots of things were and still are.

sashh same here. Completely daft.

It depends on the school, I know schools near me have 1,2 or 1 week and some days. There's no rules as far as I'm aware

2 but independent school.
It’s a trial - first year doing it. Before we have had a week and a day. They have added 4 days to the school year elsewhere.
Reason was it’s such a long term and children get tired and poorly.
DS is off poorly today though (break up Friday).

Never heard of anyone getting more than a week plus the odd teacher training day.

Are you in the U.K. OP?

I’m in Nottinghamshire and we currently get one week, but from the year starting Sept 2019 we’ll move to 2 weeks in October then lose one in the summer. We had a consultation on it last year - I’d have preferred 2 weeks in May but I’m happy with the new plans.

Some schools are moving towards a two week October half term and a shorter summer holiday. Our 'cluster' is doing it next year for the first time.

Schools can all set their own holidays now. Our cluster moved the Christmas holiday last year as the LEA had it as two part weeks, breaking up a few days before Christmas. They ended up breaking up at the end of the week instead and going back later which was nice as all the other schools had gone back.

Hi yes im in london and before i used to lived in nottingham it used to be 2 weeks and it still 2 weeks there .

Scotland - 1 week which we affectionately call 'the October week'

Two weeks, I'm in Scotland. It's the tattie holidays up here.

Two, private school.

State school, 1 week with an inset day at the start. Roll on Friday!

I'm surprised that when you had 2 weeks you didn't know that other places only had one? I have friends and family in different parts of the country and know that the October half term is the one where there's little consistency across areas.

Depends where you are.

We've got a sodding 16 week term, with 3 weekends with an extra day tagged on. Tis truly shit. British school, not in the UK. Praying the winter weather comes soon, and they are forced to shut the school for a few days.

A week and 2 days although we also have INSET days which will make it 2 weeks.

We get one here.

I have an extra question,
When is everyone on half term, next week or the week after?