The plan to have a two-week autumn half term break for more than 70 schools in Surrey will not happen next year, after headteachers raised concerns.

Children being more tired and less likely to learn, problems with attendance in the last week before the summer holidays and staff and pupil wellbeing were among the concerns that were raised.

It was also felt that a two-week half term in the autumn would disrupt children in reception, as they would have just settled into a new school.

The half term in October 2026 is being extended by a week for community and voluntary controlled schools, after Surrey County Council (SCC) decided to make a change.

But in the 2027/28 academic year, it will go back to being a one-week holiday.

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