Consultation on draft School Session Dates - 2015/16

Comments were asked in relation to the draft school session dates for 2015/16.

Session dates should mirror both City of Edinburgh Council and Midlothian Council session dates.

The Department took cognisance of the responses received from the consulation and acknowledged the fact that Midlothian Council's and City of Edinburgh's October break is the same week, commencing 12 October 2015. As a result East Lothian's October break was moved to align with Midlothian and Edinburgh City. The session dates in East Lothian align with Midlothian Council’s session dates other than in-service days and in the main with City of Edinburgh Council session dates, the exceptions being a 2 day later start in August 2015 for East Lothian; a 2 day earlier finish/return at Christmas for East Lothian, an in-service day following the February week in East Lothian which is held in May in Edinburgh, a spring Monday holiday in Edinburgh but not in East Lothian, and a one day later finish in East Lothian at the end of session. The Education Committee, on 30 September 2014, approved the 2015/16 session dates and the dates have been published on the Council's website.