Schools are likely to be advised to adopt a six-term year in 2005-06 in line with the recommendations of an independent committee which reported to the Local Government Association (LGA) last month. In response to consultation by the LGA's Independent Commission on the Organisation of the School Year, many schools and local education authorities said they would welcome the fixing of a definite two-week holiday at Easter. The standard school year would also consist of a two-week holiday at Christmas, a long summer break and three holidays of at least one week in October, February and May or June. Schools would be able to decide whether to have a summer holiday of six weeks or an October holiday of two weeks. An LGA committee will meet this summer and in early autumn to discuss draft holiday dates and will then present a recommendation to schools in December.
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