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Introduction
Cornwall Council is responsible for setting the term dates for maintained Community and Voluntary Controlled schools in Cornwall. Other types of school, including Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Trust and Academy schools, are able to set their own term dates but are encouraged to use the same dates in order to promote consistency across the county.
Draft term dates
The proposed term dates for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 academic years are shown opposite. The proposed term dates are set in accordance with a three-term-year model, with the main breaks taking place at Christmas, Easter and summer. This is a long-established and accepted model in Cornwall and used in the vast majority of schools across the country. Maintained schools are required to offer 190 days (380 half-day sessions) of education to pupils. The academic year includes 195 days, with the additional five days being allotted by the individual schools for in-service training (INSET). Academies do not have to follow this requirement but most will follow a very similar pattern.
The proposed dates are produced in consultation with Plymouth and Devon local authorities in order to prevent inconvenience to families or school staff living or working close to or across local authority boundaries. The proposed dates for 2026/27 and 2027/28 offer good consistency with those already proposed by both Devon and Plymouth.
If you have any comments or feedback on the proposed term dates please let us know by 28 February 2025 by completing the short survey below.
Following the close of the consultation period all feedback received will be reviewed and a final decision on term dates will be made by the Cabinet Member for Children and Families.
Cornwall Council is responsible for setting the term dates for maintained Community and Voluntary Controlled schools in Cornwall. Other types of school, including Voluntary Aided, Foundation, Trust and Academy schools, are able to set their own term dates but are encouraged to use the same dates in order to promote consistency across the county.
Draft term dates
The proposed term dates for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 academic years are shown opposite. The proposed term dates are set in accordance with a three-term-year model, with the main breaks taking place at Christmas, Easter and summer. This is a long-established and accepted model in Cornwall and used in the vast majority of schools across the country. Maintained schools are required to offer 190 days (380 half-day sessions) of education to pupils. The academic year includes 195 days, with the additional five days being allotted by the individual schools for in-service training (INSET). Academies do not have to follow this requirement but most will follow a very similar pattern.
The proposed dates are produced in consultation with Plymouth and Devon local authorities in order to prevent inconvenience to families or school staff living or working close to or across local authority boundaries. The proposed dates for 2026/27 and 2027/28 offer good consistency with those already proposed by both Devon and Plymouth.
If you have any comments or feedback on the proposed term dates please let us know by 28 February 2025 by completing the short survey below.
Following the close of the consultation period all feedback received will be reviewed and a final decision on term dates will be made by the Cabinet Member for Children and Families.
Your data will be stored securely and will only be accessible by members of Together for Families. Your consent for your data to be used in the evaluation will be assumed from you starting the survey.
Survey responses will be collected using the Let’s Talk Cornwall survey software. By completing this survey, you consent to this transfer of your information. This includes any information which may represent your personal data. All the information you share with Together for Families will be stored safely for the duration of the evaluation. It will be destroyed one year after it has finished.
Let’s Talk Cornwall is the system used to collate the data and create reports from it. You can view the privacy statement on the Let’s Talk Cornwall website.
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