Attendance is a key component to your child’s success

School Day & Holidays

Remember, absence affects learning:
Research suggests that 17 missed school days a year equal to a drop in one grade.
One school year at 90% attendance =4 whole weeks of lessons MISSED!

Please refer to the guide below:

90% = 4 weeks
80% = 8 weeks
70% = 12 weeks
60% = 16 weeks
50% = 20 weeks
40% = 24 weeks
30% = 28 weeks

Taking Children on Holiday During Term Time
Cheshire East Guide for Parents and Carers

Monday – Friday
New Times From September 2023
Years 7 & 8 Years 9, 10 & 11
AM Form Tutor 8.40 – 9.00
L1 9.00 – 10.00
L2 10.00 – 11.00
Break 11.00 – 11.20
L3 (PM Reg12.20) 11.20 – 12.20
L4 12.20 – 1.20
Lunch 1.20 – 2.10
L5 2.10 – 3.10

Total hours per week: 32.5 hours

Compulsory School Opening Hours: 32.5 hours

Ruskin Community High School Holiday Dates 2023/24

Term Date of Closing Date of Opening
Autumn Term Begins **** Tuesday 5 September
Autumn Half-Term Friday 20 October Tuesday 31 October
Christmas 2023/2024 Friday 22 December Tuesday 9 January
Spring Half Term Friday 16 February Monday 26 February
Easter Thursday 28 March Monday 15 April
May Day Friday 3 May Tuesday 7 May
Summer Half-Term Friday 24 May Monday 3 June
Summer Friday 19 July ****
INSET: Designated staff training/preparation days:

Monday 4 September 2023

Monday 30 October 2023

Monday 8 January 2024 (note-change to date)

Monday 22 & Tuesday 23 July 2024