In the United Kingdom, the school year is generally divided into three terms running from autumn to summer.
The school year consists of 195 days of which there are 190 teaching days and 5 INSET teacher training days. The structure of the school year varies between the constituent countries of the United Kingdom with school holiday dates varying between local education authorities.
England and Wales
In England and Wales the school year generally runs from early September to mid July of the following year. Most schools operate a three-term school year, each term divided in half by a week-long break known as ahalf terma, and are structured as:
* Autumn term: Early September to mid December (half term: late October)
* Spring Term: Early January to Easter (half term: mid February)
* Summer Term: Easter to mid July (half term: late May/early June) The terms are separated by two holidays each consisting of approximately two weeks: the Christmas holidays separating the autumn term and spring term, and the Easter holidays separating the spring term and the summer term. The period between the end of one school year and the start of the next is known as the summer holidays consisting of six weeks.
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