Music Service term and holiday dates

Suffolk County Music Service (SCMS) uses school term dates as determined and published by Suffolk County Council, however in order to take account of SCMS Non-Pupil Days, SCMS Examination Days and the requirements of schools, the SCMS Calendar differs slightly from those operated by schools.

Some dates are SCMS non-teaching days on which the Music Service is not in session, even though schools are in session.

Although we have tried to avoid it, these may occur on days that are normal pupil days for some schools, and schools should note that on these occasions Suffolk County Music Service Tutors, whether full- or part-time, are not available to teach.

Suffolk Youth Music (SYM) County Music Schools meet on 30 occasions during the year.

The dates referred to on our calendar are for the:

• Saturday Music Schools at Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich;
• Lowestoft County Music School, takes place on Fridays.

Visit the Suffolk Youth Music pages for more information.

Suffolk Youth Music Area Activities, such as Youth Orchestras and Bands, meet on 30 occasions during the year.

This includes District activities, such as Sudbury and Great Cornard Bands. There are different activities from Tuesdays through to Fridays.

Visit the Suffolk Youth Music pages for more information.

Midweek dates are generally only used if the Saturday exam date is over-subscribed.

Visit our examinations page for more information.

WCET Festival events for KS2 will take place in June. NOTE: normal timetabled tuition will be suspended during this week.

Visit our Whole Class Ensemble Teaching page for more information.

Suffolk Youth Orchestra, Suffolk Youth Wind Orchestra, Suffolk Young Strings and Suffolk Youth Choir.

Visit the County Music Groups page for the calendar dates for Suffolk Youth Music County Music Groups.