From the amount of hostility generated by teaching unions, you might think that the six-term school year was a nefarious plan to erode their members' perks.
The scheme, mooted by the Local Government Association and backed by central Government, would break up the school year into six terms of roughly equal length - around seven or eight weeks each. The 190 teaching days and five training days will remain the same, with the main changes being the introduction of a fixed two-week spring break in April and a longer break in October. Slightly shorter Christmas and, in some cases, summer holidays will make up the shortfall, equalising the sessions.
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