school term

Example Sentences

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Police data shows that since 2020 almost 700 young people aged between four and 18 years old have been killed or seriously injured on Northern Ireland's roads during school term time.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

She says bringing back a holiday hunger payments would provide "practical, dignified support for families and ensure that vulnerable children are not placed at a further disadvantage simply because the school term has ended".

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

A private school in South Lanarkshire has announced it will close at the end of the school term, days after the charity regulator raised concerns over "misconduct" in how it has been run.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The party has also called for an end to a "postcode lottery" in childcare caused by some councils applying entitlement from the start of a school term rather than from a child's third birthday.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

I told the woman for whom I was working, a Mrs. Bibbs, that I needed an allday job that would pay me enough money to buy clothes and books for the next school term.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright