Term dates
Academic year 2017/18
Undergraduate terms
Applicable for:
- Undergraduate modular scheme
- Undergraduate Art and Design
| Term | From |
|---|---|
| Autumn | 25 Sep - 15 Dec 2017 (Year 1) 27 Sep - 15 Dec 2017 (Years 2 and 3) |
| Spring | 8 Jan - 23 Mar 2018 |
| Summer | 16 Apr - 22 Jun 2018* |
*Year three Art and Design summer term ends 15 June 2018.
Taught postgraduate programmes
| Trimester | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Trimester one | 25 September 2017 | 26 January 2018 |
| Inter-trimester break | 27 January 2018 | 4 February 2018 |
| Trimester two | 5 February 2018 | 8 June 2018 |
| Trimester three | 11 June 2018 | 21 September 2018 |
PGCE Primary and Early Years, and PGCE Secondary
| Term | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn | 4 September 2017 | 15 December 2017 |
| Spring | 2 January 2018 | 23 March 2018 |
| Summer | 16 April 2018 | 22 June 2018 |
Please note, placements are allocated across a range of local authority areas whose term dates may differ from those outlined above. PGCE students will need to be available for placements based on the term dates of the school in which they are placed.
PGCE Primary and Early Years, and PGCE Secondary School Direct
| Term | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn | 4 September 2017 | 15 December 2017 |
| Spring | 2 January 2018 | 23 March 2018 |
| Summer | 16 April 2018 | 22 June 2018 |
Please note, placements are allocated across a range of local authority areas whose term dates may differ from those outlined above. PGCE students will need to be available for placements based on the term dates of the school in which they are placed.
Holidays
| From | To | |
| Winter | 18 December 2017 | 1 January 2018 (All PGCE) 7 January 2018 (All other courses) |
| Spring | 26 March 2018 | 14 April 2018 |
Public (Bank) holidays
- 29 August 2017 (August Bank Holiday)
- 25 December 2017 (Christmas Day)
- 26 December 2017 (Boxing Day)
- 1 January 2018 (New Year's Day)
- 30 March 2018 (Good Friday)
- 2 April 2018 (Easter Monday)
- 7 May 2018 (Early May Bank Holiday)
- 28 May 2018 (Spring Bank Holiday)
See www.gov.uk/bank-holidays for further information and holiday dates beyond those listed above.
Academic year 2018/19
Undergraduate calendar (year one and two only)
Activity dates:
- Semester one starts: 24 September 2018 (year one only)
- Semester one starts: 26 September 2018 (year two only)
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 5-9 November 2018
- Winter vacation: 17 December 2018 - 6 January 2019
- Teaching resumes: 7 January 2019
- Semester one teaching ends: 25 January 2019
- Semester one assessment and examination period: 28 January - 8 February 2019
- Inter-semester break: 11-17 February 2019
- Semester two teaching starts: 18 February 2019
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 18-22 March 2019
- Teaching resumes: 25 March 2019
- Spring vacation: 22 April - 5 May 2019
- Teaching resumes: 6 May 2019
- Semester two teaching ends: 31 May 2019
- Semester two assessment and examination period: 3-14 June 2019
Reassessment activities:
- Semester one reassessment period: 29 April - 3 May 2019
- Semester two reassessment period: 19-23 August 2019
Undergraduate calendar (year three only)
Activity dates:
- Term one starts: 26 September 2018
- Teaching starts: 1 October 2018
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 5-9 November 2018
- Winter vacation: 17 December 2018 - 6 January 2019
- Teaching resumes: 7 January 2019
- Reading week: 4-8 February 2019
- Teaching resumes: 11 February 2019
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 18-22 March 2019
- Spring vacation: 22 April - 5 May 2019
- Teaching resumes: 6 May 2019
- Teaching ends: 24 May 2019
- Examination period: 3-14 June 2019
Reassessment activities:
- Reassessment period: 19-23 August 2019
Taught postgraduate programmes - Art and Design only
| Trimester | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| One | 17 September 2018 | 18 January 2019 |
| Inter-trimester break | 19 January 2019 | 27 January 2019 |
| Two | 28 January 2019 | 10 May 2019 |
| Three | 13 May 2019 | 16 August 2019 |
Holiday dates
| Vacations | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | 15 December 2018 | 6 January 2019 |
| Spring | 20 April 2019 | 28 April 2019 |
Taught postgraduate programmes - other subjects
| Trimester | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| One | 24 September 2018 | 1 February 2019 |
| Inter-trimester break | 2 February 2019 | 10 February 2019 |
| Two | 11 February 2019 | 7 June 2019 |
| Three | 10 June 2019 | 13 September 2019 |
Holiday dates
| Vacations | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | 15 December 2018 | 6 January 2019 |
| Spring | 20 April 2019 | 5 May 2019 |
PGCE
| Term | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn | 3 September 2018 | 21 December 2018 |
| Spring | 7 January 2019 | 5 April 2019 |
| Summer | 22 April 2019 | 21 June 2019 |
Holiday dates
| Vacations | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | 22 December 2018 | 6 January 2019 |
| Spring | 6 April 2019 | 21 April 2019 |
Public (Bank) holidays
Public (Bank) holidays
- 27 August 2018 (August Bank Holiday)
- 25 December 2018 (Christmas Day)
- 26 December 2018 (Boxing Day)
- 1 January 2019 (New Year's Day)
- 19 April 2019 (Good Friday)
- 22 April 2019 (Easter Monday)
- 6 May 2019 (Early May Bank Holiday)
- 27 May 2019 (Spring Bank Holiday)
See the UK Government website for further information and holiday dates beyond those listed above.
See also: 2018/19 comprehensive term dates
Academic year 2019/20
Undergraduate calendar (year one, two and three)
Activity dates:
- Semester one starts (year one only): 23 September 2019
- Semester one starts (year two and three only): 25 September 2019
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 4-8 November 2019
- Winter vacation: 16 December 2019 - 5 January 2020
- Teaching resumes: 6 January 2020
- Semester one teaching ends: 24 January 2020
- Semester one assessment and examination period: 27 January - 7 February 2020
- Inter-semester break: 10-16 February 2020
- Semester two teaching starts: 17 February 2020
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 16-20 March 2020
- Teaching resumes: 23 March 2020
- Spring vacation: 20 April - 3 May 2020
- Teaching resumes: 4 May 2020
- Semester two teaching ends: 5 June 2020
- Semester two assessment and examination period: 8-19 June 2020
Reassessment activities:
- Semester one reassessment period: 27 April - 1 May2020
- Semester two reassessment period: 17-21 August 2020
Public (Bank) holidays
Public (Bank) holidays
- 26 August 2019 (August bank holiday)
- 25 December 2019 (Christmas Day)
- 26 December 2019 (Boxing Day)
- 1 January 2020 (New Year's Day)
See the UK Government website for further information and holiday dates beyond those listed above.
Academic year 2020/21
Undergraduate calendar (year one, two and three)
Activity dates:
- Semester one starts (year one only): 21 September 2020
- Semester one starts (year two and three only): 23 September 2020
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 2-6 November 2020
- Winter vacation: 14 December 2020 - 3 January 2021
- Teaching resumes: 4 January 2021
- Semester one teaching ends: 22 January 2021
- Semester one assessment and examination period: 25 January - 5 February 2021
- Inter-semester break: 8-14 February 2021
- Semester two teaching starts: 15 February 2021
- Special Projects and Activities (SPA) week: 15-19 March 2021
- Teaching resumes: 22 March 2021
- Spring vacation: 19-30 April 2021
- Teaching resumes: 3 May 2021
- Semester two teaching ends: 4 June 2021
- Semester two assessment and examination period: 7-18 June 2021
Reassessment activities:
- Semester one reassessment period: 26-30 April 2021
- Semester two reassessment period: 16-20 August 2021
Public (Bank) holidays
Public (Bank) holidays
See the UK Government website for information and Public Holiday dates.