School term dates in West Lothian for the 2023/24 session have been agreed.
The council’s Education Executive agreed to a new calendar to ensure all pupils receive the statutory 190 teaching days per year.
The timetable for the 23/24 session also maintains the week-long February break , from 9 February to 20 February. In recent years was cut down to a long weekend.
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It will also allow parents and carers to plan for future childcare and holidays.
Vice-chair of the Education Executive, Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick said: “We have consulted widely over the holiday dates for the 2023/24, with parent councils, headteachers and the Local Negotiating Committee for Teacher (LNCT) all asked for their views.
“Whilst it is not possible to suit everyone and accommodate every suggestion, we believe this represents the best possible option for as many teachers, schools and West Lothian families as possible.”
Pupils will return to school on Tuesday, 15 August, 2023, before breaking on Thursday, 14 September, for a long weekend. School resumes for pupils on Wednesday, 20 September, stopping for the October holidays on Friday, 6 October.
Schools will welcome pupils back in from Tuesday, 17 October, until the break for the Christmas holidays on Friday, 22 December.
Pupils are back in school on Monday, 8 January, 2024, until Friday, 9 February. They return to school on Tuesday, 20 February, until the Easter break starts on Thursday, 28 March.
Schools resume on Monday, 15 April, until Friday, 3 May. Pupils resume on Wednesday, 8 May, with one further day closure, which is Monday, 20 May for most of West Lothian, except Bathgate Academy cluster schools, which are closed on Monday, 3 June, and Linlithgow Academy cluster schools, which are closed on Tuesday, 18 June.
Schools then break for the summer holidays on Friday, 28 June 2024.
In-service days for staff will take place on Monday, 14 August, Tuesday, 19 September and Monday, 16 October in 2023, and Monday, 19 February and Tuesday, 7 May in 2024.
For more details, please visit www.westlothian.gov.uk/schoolholidays
