Dear Parents and Carers,
RE: update to Term Dates for 2025–26
I am writing to inform you of a change to the term dates for the 2025–26 academic year.
When the 2025–26 term dates were first published in May 2024, we used a Trust-wide calendar across all academies, as has been our standard practice in previous years. However, this year the local authority dates for Easter in Kent and Medway were different from those in other regions, creating a mismatch that would have seen our academies open while many others in the area were closed.
Following feedback from staff and parents, it became clear that keeping our original dates would have caused considerable difficulties for some families with children in different schools. We were also unable to obtain firm guarantees from local bus providers about maintaining full service during the period our schools would have remained open while others were on holiday.
To avoid disruption, we have made the decision to align our dates with those published by Kent and Medway local authorities. This means:
- The Spring Term (Module 4) will now end on Thursday 2nd April 2026.
- The Summer Term (Module 5) will now begin on Monday 20th April 2026.
Updated calendars will be published on our website later today. If you have any questions, please contact the academy office.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Jon Richardson | Principal
