half term

noun

1. education

   1. a short holiday midway through an academic term

   2. ( as modifier )

      a half-term holiday

Example Sentences

"I don't think I could consider working somewhere that didn't have the two-week half term now, just because it has such an impact on my wellbeing," he says.

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The money, from the government's Household Support Fund, will be distributed to families before the October half term.

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Some schools now have five-week breaks in the summer, but a two-week October half term.

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Part of the reason that SCC is making the change is because several schools already have a two week half term and the aim is to have more consistency.

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Many schools have already said that they will follow the SCC dates and have a two week half term.

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