Education Act 1996 (c. 56)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 19 E+W Conduct and staffing of new county, voluntary and maintained special schools

Part IV E+W Other matters relating to conduct etc. of new schools

School terms, holidays and sessions E+W

26 (1) Pending the coming into force of the articles of government for a new school which will be a county or controlled school— E+W

(a) the dates when the school terms and holidays are to begin and end shall be determined by the local education authority, and

(b) the times of the school sessions shall be determined by the temporary governing body after consultation with the authority.

(2) Pending the coming into force of the articles of government for a new school which will be an aided school—

(a) the dates and times when the school terms and holidays are to begin and end, and

(b) the times of the school sessions,

shall be determined by the temporary governing body.

(3) In this paragraph “the times of the school sessions” means the times at which each of the school sessions (or, if there is only one, the school session) is to begin and end on any day.