Waste service strike

A number of Tower Hamlets Council frontline waste service workers and street cleansers will be going on strike from 18 September to 1 October due to a national pay dispute.  

Despite the council working to maintain services for residents, the strike will impact collections and cleansing across the borough. We apologise in advance for the disruption this will cause. 

Find out more about the strike.

School term and holiday dates

School term dates 2023/24

Autumn term 2023
PeriodDates 

Term 1

Friday 1 September 2023 - Friday 20 October 2023

Half term

Monday 23 October 2023 - Friday 27 October 2023 

Term 2

Monday 30 October 2023 - Friday 22 December 2023

Christmas break

Monday 25 December 2023 - Friday 5 January 2024

Spring term 2024
Period Dates 

Term 3

Monday 8 January 2024 - Friday 9 February 2024 

Half term 

Monday 12 February 2024 - Friday 16 February 2024

Term 4 

Monday 19 February 2023 - Thursday 28 March 2024

Easter break

Friday 29 March 2024 - Friday 12 April 2024 

Summer term 2024
Period Dates 

Term 5

Monday 15 April 2024 - Friday 24 May 2024 

Half term 

Monday 27 May 2024 – Friday 31 May 2024 

Term 6

Monday 3 June 2024 – Tuesday 23 July 2024 

Inset and flexible days

These dates provide 196 days. The statutory requirement is for pupils to attend for 190 days. This allows five days for inset and one extra day holiday for Eid Al Adha. This not specified as it is a moveable holiday (see suggested inset, provisional Eid dates and bank holidays list). Eid Al Fitr will fall within Easter break.

Suggested inset days
Inset days 2023/24 

Autumn

21-22 December

Spring

28 March

Summer

22-23 July

 

Pupils are required to be in school 190 days. Five inset days each year will be determined by each individual school.

Eid dates (approximate)
Event Date

Start of Ramadan

10 March 2024

Eid Al-Fitr

9-10 April 

Eid Al-Adha

16-17 June

 

Bank holidays 2022/23

  • Christmas Day - 25 December 2023
  • Boxing Day - 26 December 2023
  • New Year's Day** - 1 January 2024
  • Good Friday - 29 March 2024
  • Easter Monday - 1 April 2024
  • May Bank Holiday - 6 May 2024
  • Spring Bank Holiday - 27 May 2024
  • Summer Bank Holiday - 26 August 2024