Inset days

• What are inset days for?
• Who attends inset days?
• When do inset days take place?

What are inset days for?

Inset or In-Service Training (INSET) days allow head teachers to bring all their staff together for training purposes.

They allow head teachers to help staff maintain and develop their professional skills and knowledge for whole school development planning.

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Who attends inset days?

On inset days, the school is only open to staff and the head teacher. Pupils do not attend.

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When do inset days take place?

The timing of inset days are decided by each school, taking into account local circumstances when making arrangements.

Days are timed usually timed for beginning or end of the school holidays to keep disruption to a minimum.

In certain circumstances, schools can close earlier than usual rather than take full days for in-service training.

Inset and early closures take place on the following dates:

 

Inset Days 2010

1 April

• Eastfield Primary

19 April

• Ashmore Park Nursery
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

28 May

• Northwood Park Primary

7 June

• Spring Vale Primary

25 June

• Bantock Primary

5 July

• Springdale Infant
• Springdale Junior

23 July

• Spring Vale Primary

25 July

• Woodthorne Primary

1 September

• Spring Vale Primary

2 September

• Spring Vale Primary

3 September

• Spring Vale Primary

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