INSET days
Six days are set aside each year for teacher training purposes.
These are days taken from school holidays and not teaching days. Parents are informed in advance of these dates.
One of the 6 days is an opportunity to work in partnership alongside other teachers from other schools at Ysgol Glantaf.
2025 – 2026 Academic Year
Inset Day 1 – Monday, September 8th 2025
Inset Day 2 – Wednesday, October 1st 2025
Inset Day 3 – Monday, January 5th 2026
Inset Day 4 – Monday, April 13th 2026
Inset Day 5 – Friday, May 22nd 2026
Inset Day 6 – Monday, July 20th 2026
School Term Dates
Autumn Term 2025
Half Term Monday 27/10/25 – Friday 31/10/25. Term ends Friday 19/12/25.
Spring Term 2026
Begins Tuesday 6/01/26 (Inset Day on 5/01/26). Half Term Monday 16/02/26 – Friday 20/02/26. Term ends Friday 27/03/26.
Summer Term 2026
Begins Tuesday 14/04/26 (Inset Day on 13/04/26). Bank Holiday Monday 04/05/26. Half Term Monday 25/05/26 – Friday 29/05/26. Term ends Friday 17/07/26.
| Dyddiad | Digwyddiad |
|---|---|
| 8/1/26 | Open Morning for prospective parents 9:35 |
| 12/1/26 | Closing Date for Reception Class Applications |
| 16/1/26 | Year 6 visit to Stormey Park |
| 19/1/26 | Community Cafe - Relational Approach to Understanding Children |
| 22/1/26 | Santes Dwynwen Disco |
| 4/2/26 | School Eisteddfod |
| 9-13/2/26 | Children's Mental Health Week |
| 10/2/26 | Safer Internet Day |
| 11/2/26 | Yoga Session with Kate Griffiths |
| 12/2/26 | Year 5 visit to Cardiff Castle |
| 12/2/26 | Sherman Theatre Show - Reception, Yr 1 and Yr 2 |
| 13/2/26 | Welsh Language Music Day |
| 16/2/26 - 20/2/26 | Half Term |
| 28/2/26 | Regional Eisteddfod |
| 2/3/26 | St. David's Day celebrations |
| 4/3/26 | Dance Eisteddfod - Fitzalan School |
| 4/3/26 | Holi Festival celebrations |
| 4/3/26 | Progress Snapshot sessions |
| 5/3/26 | World Book Day |
| 7/3/26 | Community Cafe - Celebrating our Heritage |
| 11/3/26 a 12/3/26 | Parent and Teacher Meetings |
| 19/3/26 | Theatre Eisteddfod - Memorial Hall, Barry |
| 20/3/26 | Red Nose Day |
| 21/3/26 | County Eisteddfod |
| 26/3/26 | Easter celebrations |
| 27/3/26 | School closes for Easter holidays |
| 13/4/25 | INSET Day |
| 14/4/25 | School reopens for children after Easter holidays |
