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Key Dates

Autumn Term 2025

Inset day: Monday 1st September
Inset day: Tuesday 2nd September
Term Starts: Wednesday 3rd September
Holiday: Monday 27th October – Friday 31st October 
Term Ends: Friday 19th December
Holiday: Monday 22nd December – Friday 2nd January

Spring Term 2026

Term Starts: Monday 5th January
Holiday: Monday 16th February – Friday 20th February
Term Ends: Friday 27th March
Holiday: Monday 30th March – Friday 10th April

Summer Term 2026

Term Starts: Monday 13th April
May Day: Monday 4th May
Holiday: Monday 25th May – Friday 29th May
Term Ends: Friday 17th July
Inset day: Monday 20th July
Holiday: Tuesday 21st July  – Monday 31st August

Two additional inset days to be confirmed during the academic year.

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Secondary Parent Info

This section of our website contains key information for parents of secondary phase students at Rugeley John Taylor School, but it may also be of interest to prospective students and parents.

Attendance is a key factor in supporting students to maximise their full potential and be ready to live lives full of choice and opportunity on completion of their studies with us.

All students are expected to arrive to school 'ready' to learn, with all the equipment necessary to engage in purposeful learning.

In partnership with Entrust Music Service Staffordshire, your child could take lessons in a range of instrumental or vocal lessons, including woodwind, brass, percussion and strings.

We are delighted to be working with Mellors Catering to provide a healthy range of meals throughout the day for our students.

My Child at School allows families to access their children’s educational, attendance and behaviour information, and is also used to make payments online for items such as dinner money, music tuition and school trips.

We take our responsibilities regarding welfare concerns seriously and encourage our children to talk openly about any worries they may have. In addition, we encourage families to reach out to us should they have concerns.

Our inclusion team have a wealth of experience and knowledge across all areas of SEND. We also work together with a much wider team of administrative, pastoral and teaching staff to provide the best possible experience for our students.

Rugeley John Taylor School is a ‘uniformed’ school, and there is a clear expectation that our students will wear the full uniform appropriately and that this expectation will be supported by parents.

We operate a two-week timetable, of twenty-five periods per week, which includes ﬁve one-hour lessons each day. The timings of the day are shown on this page.