Shropshire and Telford term dates 2017/18: When are the kids at school?
To the kids' dismay and a parents' excitement, the end of the summer holidays is dawning ever-closer.
Find out when your children are back to school, as well as the half term dates and holidays for the next academic year in Shropshire and Telford.
Here are the Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council school term and holiday dates:
Autumn
Pupils return back as autumn term begins on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Term ends ends Friday, October 20, 2017.
Autumn half term holiday runs from Saturday, October 21, 2017 to Sunday, October 29, 2016.
Autumn term begins continues on Monday, October 30, 2017 and ends Friday, December 15, 2017.
Public holidays - Monday, December 25, Tuesday, December 26 and Monday, January 1.
Spring
After all the nativities the Christmas holidays run from Saturday, December 16, 2017, to Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
Happy new year! Spring term begins on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 and ends Friday, February 16, 2018.
Spring half term holiday runs from Saturday, February 17, 2018, to Sunday, February 25, 2018.
Spring term continues on Monday, February 26, 2018 and ends Thursday, March 29, 2018.
Happy Easter! The Easter holidays run from Friday, March 30, 2018, to Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Public holidays - Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2.
Summer
The summer term begins on Monday, April 16, 2018 and ends Friday, May 25, 2018.
Summer half term holiday runs from Saturday, May 26, 2018 to Sunday, June 3, 2018.
It's exam season. The summer term continues on Monday, June 4, 2018 and ends Tuesday, July 24, 2018.
Schools out for the summer. The big one is back and the summer holidays will run from Wednesday, July 25, 2018 to Tuesday, September 4, 2018.
Public holidays - Monday, May 7 and 28 and Monday, August 27.
See the full Shropshire school calendar here and the full Telford school calendar here.