![]() ![]() Schools will already be closed for two other May bank holiday dates – May 1 and 29. The government’s announcement on Sunday said the date would be “an opportunity for families and communities across the country to come together to celebrate”. Year 6 pupils are expected to sit tests between May 8 and May 11, with a test on English grammar, punctuation and spelling currently scheduled on the same day as the bank holiday. It added that the Standards and Testing Agency would update schools and stakeholders as to “what this means” for SATs tests “as soon as possible this month”. In an update to education leaders, it said: “Settings that are normally closed on a bank holiday should close on this day. The Department for Education (DfE) confirmed on Tuesday that schools would close for the bank holiday. It comes after election officials warned that a Friday bank holiday could disrupt the vote count for local elections in England on May 4.īut the new date is likely to cause disruption to primary schools, some of which could also be closed while being used as polling stations during the elections. The national day off will fall on Monday 8 May, two days after His Majesty’s coronation in a televised ceremony at Westminster Abbey. An extra bank holiday to mark the coronation of King Charles III next year will clash with the first day of key stage 2 SATs tests. ![]()
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