half-terms
Mid-semester short vacations
Half-terms are the short breaks that occur midway through each academic term in British schools, typically lasting a week.
The school year divides into three terms—autumn, spring, and summer—each with its own half-term holiday: The kids are off for half-term next week.
The word also refers to these periods themselves: We're planning a trip for October half-term.
Half academic year
examinations · recess · calendar · autumn · spring · schedule · parents · reports
British sovereign state
- EnglandLargest British country
- WalesCeltic British principality
- independentFree from external control
- OctoberYear's tenth month
February · May · week-long · headteacher · primary · secondary · academy · comprehensive
semester
Half academic year
vacation · examinations · recess · calendar · autumn · spring · schedule · parents · reports · assessments
UK
British sovereign state
- EnglandLargest British country
- WalesCeltic British principality
- independentFree from external control
October · February · May · week-long · headteacher · primary · secondary · academy · comprehensive · public-school
half-termssummer holidays
Extended warm-weather school recess
summer vacation · long vacation · summer break · winter break · spring break
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