Teacher training days

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SnugglyBedSocks · 21/02/2017 07:16

Hi. My ds1 school is an academy. During the next academic year (September 17 onwards, there will be 9 inset days.

I thought the maximum was 5 per academic year.

Can anyone shed light on this?

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rollonthesummer · 21/02/2017 07:20

Are the children still getting 195 teaching days per year?

SayNoToCarrots · 21/02/2017 07:20

Your son should still have 195 days of teaching. The extra days might be coming out of the teacher's holiday.

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SnugglyBedSocks · 21/02/2017 07:22

I will have a count up!

I know that academics can set their own rules on some things so I was thinking was this one of them

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Phantommagic · 21/02/2017 07:24

Children should have 190 teaching days. Inset days are fewer days teacher holiday so just check for 190.

rollonthesummer · 21/02/2017 07:25

Sorry, yes 190 teaching days, not 195.

SayNoToCarrots · 21/02/2017 07:27

Sorry, I meant 190! It's also possible that if their days are longer, they can fit the required teaching hours in fewer days.

PatriciaHolm · 21/02/2017 08:07

The law relating to the school day and the school year don't apply to Academies, so the 190 session regulation doesn't apply. An academy can set its own school day, term and year.

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SnugglyBedSocks · 21/02/2017 08:22

PatriciaHolm - many thanks. That's what I was thinking.

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