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104 Other Information 105 Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday ENDS ENDS TERM TERM Monday Monday 22 July 2019 20 July 2020 21 Dec 2018 20 Dec 2019 12 April 2019 03 April 2020 Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday ENDS ENDS 1 Mar 2019 2 Nov 2018 1 Nov 2019 21 Feb 2020 21 Feb HALF TERM HALF TERM 31 May 2019 29 May 2020 Mon Monday Monday Monday Monday Monday BEGINS BEGINS 6 Jan 2020 2 Sep 2019 29 Oct 2018 25 Feb 2019 25 Feb HALF TERM HALF TERM 27 May 2019 20 April 2020 Mon Mon TERM TERM Monday Monday Monday Monday BEGINS BEGINS 6 Jan 2020 7 Jan 2019 2 Sep 2019 3 Sept 2018 20 April 2020 29 April 2019 all Community all Community INSET day for will be a designated 2018 3 September Monday for the May Day Bank Holiday. 2020 for 4 May All schools will be closed on Monday all Community Schools. all Community INSET day for 2020 will be a designated 2 September Monday (ii) INSET days during the year. further Schools. There will be four the May Day Bank Holiday. for 2019 6 May All schools will be closed on Monday AUTUMN TERM SPRING TERM SUMMER TERM TERM AUTUMN TERM SPRING TERM SUMMER TERM TERM (v) (iv) days during the year. INSET further There will be four NB: EASTER SUNDAY 12 APRIL 2020; SPRING BANK HOLIDAY 25 MAY 2020 25 MAY 12 APRIL 2020; SPRING BANK HOLIDAY NB: EASTER SUNDAY 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020 ACADEMIC (ii) NB: EASTER SUNDAY 21 APRIL 2019; SPRING BANK HOLIDAY 27 MAY 2019 27 MAY 21 APRIL 2019; SPRING BANK HOLIDAY NB: EASTER SUNDAY (iii) 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR ACADEMIC 2018/2019 SCHOOL TERM DATES TERM SCHOOL SECONDARY OPEN EVENING DATES

2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

Parents are encouraged to attend open evenings for any school they are interested in applying for a place. These dates are set by schools and for further details or enquiries please contact each individual school.

School Day 1 Day 2

Bishop Of Llandaff C.W. High School 11 October, 5:30pm 2 October, 4:00pm High School 25 October, 4.00pm Cardiff West Community High 11 October, 5:00pm Cathays High School 18 Oct, 5:00pm Corpus Christi R.C. High School 16 October, 4:15pm Eastern High School 27 September, 4:00pm 28 September, 9:00am Fitzalan High School 27 September, 4:00pm 3 October, 6:00pm Mary immaculate 3 October, 5:00pm Radyr Comprehensive 26 September, 6:00pm St Illtyd’s R.C. High School 11October, 5:00pm St Teilo’s C.W. High School 4 October, 6:00pm 20 September, 4:00pm 20 October, 11:00am Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern 9 October, 4:00pm Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf 14 November 6:00pm 22 November, 6:00pm (parents only) Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr 9 November, 6:00pm

106 Other Information 107 All children under five. who would Children under the age of seven meals. normally be entitled to free 1 Stage All pupils in Key FREE SCHOOL MEALS school meals is confined to The provision of free Support, Income in receipt of Income families Credit with Allowance, Child Tax Based Job Seekers an income less than Tax receipt of Working in £16,190 (Any Families Credit Do Not Qualify). child or children might qualify think that your If you Must Apply. school meals, You free for the following: from is available information Further Phone: 029 20537250 By Post: By Benefits Section, FREEPOST CF429, PO Box 6000, CF11 0WZ Cardiff, 029 20877034 Fax: By Email: [email protected] By In person at: Hub, Library Central Second Floor, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1FL. POLICY ON FREE SCHOOL MEALS ON FREE SCHOOL POLICY AND MILK Meals Free to providing in addition The Council them operates to receive to pupils legally entitled all to all pupils in service available a catering price of the meal is constant primary schools. The but the type of service throughout the County accordance with the individual in varies offered school. requirements of each system cafeteria a cashless In secondary schools at of food a wide choice offering operates in investing is currently prices. Cardiff affordable the benefit for facilities the catering upgrading school meal of pupils. Children entitled to a free an entitlement enabling them to purchase receive milk is only supplied to Free value. to a certain food pupils:- the following a) b) c)

Passenger Transport Team Team Transport Passenger City Operations Council Cardiff Hall County CF10 4UW Cardiff No 029 20872808 Tel www.cardiff.gov.uk/schooltransport E-mail: [email protected] If you have any enquiries regarding free school free enquiries regarding any have If you please contact transport, Full details of School Transport Policy Policy School Transport Council of Cardiff details Full website: on the Council’s be found can www.cardiff.gov.uk/schooltransport For information on Public Bus Services and Public Public Bus Services and on Public information For pupils and to students for available Transport number telephone Cymru Traveline please contact www.traveline- site 08712002233 or visit their web cymru.org.uk If you wish to apply or check if you are entitled to wish to apply or check if you If you the Passenger please contact School Transport, Free email or telephone. letter, either by Team Transport are below. details The contact How to apply for Free Home to School Free to apply for How Transport What transport is available? What transport free home to school for child qualifies If your will Team Transport the Passenger transport, on a special permission to travel normally give area. In your if there is one serving vehicle contract on a bus pass will be provided to travel other cases public transport. Who is entitled to Free School Transport? School Transport? Free to Who is entitled an English-medium, are able to choose Parents school for or a denominational Welsh-medium home to for may qualify their child. The child within school to an appropriate school transport as long as the home boundary Council the Cardiff walking distance the statutory address is more than pupil a primary school (2 miles for the school; from secondary school pupil). No a and 3 miles for aged to pupils/students is provided transport 12 and above. 16+ in Year ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FOR ARRANGEMENTS TO FREE TRANSPORT OF PROVISION SCHOOL Open: Mon-Wed 9-6pm; Thurs 10-7pm; Fri 9-6pm, The Special Educational Casework Team is based at: Sat 9-5.30pm. County Hall Cardiff CF10 4UW Telephone Number: 029 20033 0711 EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE (EMA) CHARGING FOR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES The has introduced an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) which is an income Information regarding a school’s policy for charges assessed weekly allowance of £30 to help students for school activities can be obtained from the with the cost of further education. Headteacher of the School concerned.

It provides young people, who wish to continue in education after school leaving age, with an incentive SCHOOL LEAVING DATE to earn awards through good attendance and achieving agreed objectives. Pupils may leave school on the last Friday in June in the school year in which a pupil reaches age 16 (Year Further information can be obtained by contacting 11). the EMA Wales Customer Services on 0300 2004050 THE EDUCATIONAL WELFARE SERVICE PUPILS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION The Education Welfare Service (EWS) works in NEEDS partnership with schools, school based Attendance Officers, pupils, parents/carers and other appropriate General Arrangements agencies to promote and enforce regular school Most pupils with special needs go to their local school. attendance and ensure children and young people Children with more complex needs may be offered gain access to the educational opportunities available a place in a Specialist Resource Base in an ordinary to them. school or one of the Special Schools. Each secondary school has a School Attendance Places in a specialist resource base or a special school Officer who is also responsible for working with are arranged by the Special Educational needs pupils from their cluster primaries. They undertake casework team and all pupils will have a statement work with children and families in the early stages of of special educational needs. The decision to offer absence. If no improvement is made, pupils will be children with special educational needs a place in a referred to the Education Welfare Service for further special school or specialist resource base is made by specialist support and intervention. If appropriate, the Council following full consultation with parents, the Education Welfare Service will instigate legal teachers, medical and other support services. proceedings against parents who fail to meet their legal obligations. Fuller information on the Council’s special educational provision is available from:- If you are worried, concerned or feel there is a Jennie Hughes, problem with your child’s attendance it is always best Senior Achievement Leader (Inclusion) to speak to the School Attendance Officer in the first County Hall, instance. If you feel unable to do this or you would like Cardiff further help please contact: CF10 4UW Education Welfare Service County Hall If your child has a statement and you believe they Cardiff might need a place in a Specialist Resource Base or CF10 4UW Special School, please talk to the teacher in charge Tel: 029 20873619 of special needs at your child’s school (SENCO) or Email us at [email protected]. contact the casework team.

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