Academic Year 2009/2010

AUTUMN TERM 2009
Training Day	Monday 7 September
School Opens Year 7,12 & 13	Tuesday 8 September
All Years	Wednesday 9 September
Half Term	Monday 26 October to
	Friday 30 October inclusive
School Closes (Christmas)	Friday 18 December at 11.00am
SPRING TERM 2010
Training Day	Monday 4 January
School Opens	Tuesday 5 January 2010
Half Term	Monday 15 February to
	Friday 19 February inclusive
School Closes (Easter)	Wednesday 31 March at 11.00am
SUMMER TERM 2010
Training Day	Monday 19 April
School Opens	Tuesday 20 April
May Day	Monday 3 May
Half Term	Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June
	Inclusive
School Closes (Summer)	Friday 23 July at 11.00

Academic Year 2010/2011

AUTUMN TERM 2010
Training Days	Wednesday 1 September to Friday 3 September
School Opens Year 7, 12 & 13	Monday 6 September
All Years	Tuesday 7 September
Half Term	Monday 25 October to
	Friday 29 October inclusive
School Closes (Christmas)	Friday 17 December at 11.00am
SPRING TERM 2011
Training Days	Tuesday 4 January
School Opens	Wednesday 5 January 2011
Half Term	Monday 21 February to
	Friday 25 February inclusive
School Closes (Easter)	Friday 8 April at 11.00am
SUMMER TERM 2011
Training Days	Tuesday 26 April
School Opens	Wednesday 27 April
May Day	Monday 2 May
Half Term	Monday 30 May to
	Friday 3 June inclusive
School Closes (Summer)	Friday 22 July at 11.00

The School will close at 11am at the close of term at Christmas, Easter and Summer
If your son travels to School by bus, please check collection times for these mornings. Five of the days when the School is closed will be training/professional development days for teachers and holidays for pupils.

It is both the Governors and the Head Master's expectation that as holiday dates are published well in advance, parents should plan holidays etc accordingly. An increase has been noted recently in the practice of removing boys from School near the beginning and end of terms in order that the family can make an early start to their holidays. A similar problem occurs when pupils return late from holidays. Leave of absence will only be granted in exceptional circumstances. Parents are asked to note that where a pupil is absent from School without the School's permission but with the parents' blessing such an absence is recorded as unauthorised, albeit parentally condoned.