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.
2024 – 2025 Academic Year
Inset Day 1 – Monday, September 2nd 2024
Inset Day 2 – Tuesday, September 3rd 2024
Inset Day 3 – Wednesday, September 25th 2024, Glantaf Cluster In set Day
Inset Day 4 – Wednesday, October 2nd 2024
Inset Day 5 – Wednesday, April 2nd 2025
Inset Day 6 – Monday, July 21st 2025 (please note that the last school day for the children will be Tuesday, the 15th of July)
School Term Dates
Autumn Term 2024
Term starts Mon 02/09/23. Half Term Mon 28/10 – Fri 01/11/24. Term finishes Fri 20/12/24
Spring Term 2025
Term starts Mon 06/01/25. Half Term Mon 24/02 – Fri 28/02/25. Term finishes Fri 11/04/25
Summer Term 2025
Term starts Mon 28/04/25. Bank holiday – Mon 05/05/25. Half Term Mon 26/05 – Fri 30/05/25. Term finishes Tue 15/07/25
| Dyddiad | Digwyddiad |
|---|---|
| Mon 06/01 | School repoens |
| Thu 23/01 | Disco Santes Dwynwen (PTA) - 18:30 - 20:00 |
| Sat 25/01 | Urdd Cross Country Running competition |
| Mon 27/01 | System for Nursery 2025 applications opens |
| Thu 06/02 | Girls Urdd Netball Tournament (Talybont) |
| Mon 10/02 | Cafe Drop-In Neurodevelopment - 9:15 - 11:00 |
| Tue 11/02 | E-safety day |
| Thu 13/02 | Instrumental Eisteddfod |
| Mon 17/02 | Community Cafe - E-Safety |
| Mon 17/02 - 21/02 | Cycling lessons Year 6 |
| Wed 19/02 | Yr 3 Trip to Caerleon |
| Fri 21/02 | Half Term |
| Mon 03/03 | School reopens St. David's Day celebrations |
| Tue 04/03 - 08/04 | Yrs 5 and 6 PE lessons (School) |
| Wed 05/03 | Progress Pit-Stop - 3:30 - 4:30 |
| Thu 06/03 | Yr 5 WW2 Trip to Cardiff Castle |
| Fri 07/03 | Community Cafe - Welsh culture |
| Sat 08/03 | Eisteddfod yr Urdd (Cylch) |
| Tue 11/3 Wed 12/3 Thu 13/3 | Parents Evenings (dates for specific classes TBC) |
| Thu 13/3 | Dance Eisteddfod |
| Thu 20/3 | Open Evening for new Nursery parents |
| Mon 24/03 - 04/04 | Swimming Lessons Yr 3, 1.30 - 2.15 |
| Tue 01/04 | Eisteddfod - Theatre |
| Wed 02/04 | Staff HMS - school closed for pupils |
| Tue 08/04 | Urdd Rugby Tournament - Yrs 5 and 6 |
| Wed 09/04 | Reception and Year 6 photos |
| Thu 10/04 | Urdd Tag Rugby Tournament - Yrs 5 and 6 Girls / Mixed Yrs 3 and 4 |
| Fri 11/04 | Easter holidays |
| Mon 28/04 | School reopens |
| Tue 29/04 - 08/07 | Yrs 3, 4, 5 and 6 PE lessons start at Maindy |
| Wed 30/04/2025 - Fri 02/05/2025 | Yr 5 Residential Visit, Ffermdy Maes y Fron, Abercraf, Cwm Nedd. |
| Thu 15/05/2025 - Fri 16/05/2025 | Yr 4 Residential Visit, Storey Arms, Bannau Brycheiniog |
| Fri 23/05 | Half-term |
| Mon 02/06 | School reopens |
| Wed 11/06 | Class Photos: Nursery (morning and afternoon, Yrs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 |
| Mon 26/05 - 31/05 | Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd , Parc Margam, Port Talbot |
| Wed 25/06 | Sports Day (Reception to Year 6) - NIAC Centre, Cyncoed - 12:45 - 3:30 |
| Wed 09/07 | Nursery Sports Day |
| Thu 10/07 | Year 6 Show - Ysgol Glantaf School Hall |
| Tue 15/07 | Last day for the children |
