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? 3 terms

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topsi · 06/03/2010 18:23

There are 3 terms in a school year aren't there??

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manyhands · 06/03/2010 18:25

yes term dates are available on your council wesite

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mrz · 06/03/2010 18:25

Some local authorities moved to six terms others stayed with the traditional 3

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primarymum · 06/03/2010 18:42

But even those of us with 6 terms just call them Autumn1, Autumn2, Spring1, Spring2 etc. There is very little difference between 3 terms with a weeks half term in between and c 2 weeks holiday at the end and 6 terms with either 1 or c2 weeks in between!

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mrz · 06/03/2010 18:50

My neighbouring authority refer to them as semesters

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primarymum · 06/03/2010 18:53

Very Posh

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mrz · 06/03/2010 18:55

perhaps they are trying to go upmarket

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topsi · 06/03/2010 19:07

trying to work out if we can afford private ed. fees are in termly rates

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