Highland school holiday change in the pipeline

PARENTS and teachers have been asked to consult on a change to Easter Holiday dates that would move them to the first two weeks of April each year.

Highland Council’s care and learning service will run the engagement through head teachers, parent councils, local negotiating committees for teachers (LNCT) and other relevant parties in the region.

Committee chairman Councillor Andrew Baxter said: “Other local authorities are already following the model of a set school Easter holiday and officers understand from early discussions that some head teachers are keen to move to this proposal.”

Local authorities in Scotland must set their own school term dates and in-service days to ensure that schools are open for 190 pupil days and five in-service days each year while Easter Friday and Monday would remain days off.

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