Term dates
Find the full schedule of First Steps Together term dates for 2026 and 2027 below, including start dates, INSET Days and those important breaks.
Confused by the below? We have a poster here that you can download, which shows the dates in a different layout.
Members of staff can access the dates with INSET Days not reflected within school holidays, as well as directive days, by logging in here.
If you need extra clarity or spot an inaccuracy, please get in touch via admin@firststepstogether.uk or n.ransom@fstmanagement.uk.
2026 summer term
Tuesday 14 April - Friday 17 July
Half term | Saturday 23 May - Monday 1 June
Note: Monday 1 June was an INSET Day
2026 summer break | Saturday 18 July - Wednesday 2 September
Note: Tuesday 1 September and Wednesday 2 September are INSET Days
2026 INSET Days and bank holidays
Friday 3 April | bank holiday
Monday 6 April | bank holiday
Monday 13 April | INSET Day
Monday 4 May | bank holiday *
Monday 25 May | bank holiday
Monday 1 June | INSET Day
Monday 31 August | bank holiday
Tuesday 1 September | INSET Day
Wednesday 2 September | INSET Day
Monday 2 November | INSET Day
Friday 25 December | bank holiday
Monday 28 December | bank holiday
* A non-school day that is not built into, or at the start or end, of a school holiday
2026 autumn term
Thursday 3 September - Friday 18 December
Note: Tuesday 1 September and Wednesday 2 September are INSET Days
Half term | Saturday 24 October - Monday 2 November
Note: Monday 2 November is an INSET Day
2026 Christmas break | Saturday 19 December - Monday 4 January
Note: Monday 4 January 2027 is an INSET Day
2027 spring term
Tuesday 5 January - Thursday 25 March
Note: Monday 4 January is an INSET Day
Half term | Saturday 13 February - Sunday 21 February
2027 Easter break | Friday 26 March - Monday 12 April
Note: Friday 26 March is a bank holiday, as is Monday 29 March. Monday 12 April is an INSET Day
2027 summer term
Tuesday 13 April - Monday 19 July
Note: Monday 12 April is an INSET Day. There are also May bank holidays (listed below).
Half term | Saturday 29 May - Sunday 6 June
Note: Monday 31 May is a bank holiday
2027 summer break | Tuesday 20 July - Wednesday 1 September
Note: Monday 30 August is a bank holiday, with Tuesday 31 August remaining part of the summer break. Wednesday 1 September 2027 will be an INSET Day with students currently returning on Thursday 2 September. September 2027 dates will be confirmed when 2027/28 dates are announced.
2027 INSET Days and bank holidays
Friday 1 January | bank holiday
Monday 4 January | INSET Day
Friday 26 March | bank holiday
Monday 29 March | bank holiday
Monday 12 April | INSET Day
Monday 3 May | bank holiday *
Monday 31 May | bank holiday
Monday 30 August | bank holiday
Wednesday 1 September | INSET Day
* A non-school day that is not built into, or at the start or end, of a school holiday
