The academic calendar overlaps with a number of religious holidays. The College understands that you may need to balance your religious observations with your class attendance, studies and work. We are committed to supporting you as much as possible.
Term Dates
TERM DATES STUDENTS 2023/24
- Term starts – Thursday 4 January 2024
- Term ends – Wednesday 27 March 2024
- Half term – Monday 12 February – Friday 16 February
- Term starts – Monday 15 April 2024
- Term ends –Â Friday 28 June 2024
- Half term – Tuesday 28 May – Friday 31 May
Please note that there are no classes on these days:
- Wednesday 3 January 2024
- Tuesday 5 March 2024
- Thursday 28 March 2024 (Wellbeing Day)
- Friday 29 March 2024
- Monday 1 April 2024
- Monday 6 May 2024
- Monday 27 May 2024
- Monday 26 August 2024
TERM DATES STUDENTS 2024/25
Enrolment Week – Tuesday 27 August – Friday 30 August 2024 (New, full-time students will be required to attend an enrolment appointment during this week.)
Induction Week – Monday 2 September – Friday 6 September 2024 (All full-time students will be required to attend induction sessions in this week.)
- Term starts – Monday 2 September 2024
- Term ends – Friday 20 December 2024
- Half term – Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November 2024
Progress Day – Thursday 7 November 2024
College opens on Monday 6 January 2025
- Term starts – Tuesday 7 January 2025
- Term ends – Friday 4 April 2025
- Half term – Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February 2025
Wellbeing Day – Friday 14 February 2025
- Term starts – Tuesday 22 April 2025
- Term ends – Friday 20 June 2025
- Half term – Tuesday 27 May – Friday 30 May 2025
Please note that there are no classes on these days:
- Monday 30 September 2024
- Thursday 7 November 2024 (Progress Day)
- Monday 6 January 2025
- Friday 14 February 2025 (Wellbeing Day)
- Wednesday 5 March 2025
- Monday 30 June 2025
- Monday 23 December 2024
- Tuesday 24 December 2024
- Friday 27 December 2024
- Monday 30 December 2024
- Tuesday 31 December 2024
- Thursday 2 January 2025
- Friday 3 January 2025
- Monday 26 August 2024
- Wednesday 1 January 2025
- Friday 18 April 2025
- Monday 21 April 2025
- Monday 5 May 2025
- Monday 26 May 2025
TERM DATES UNIVERSITY-LEVEL STUDENTS 2024/25
- Term starts – Monday 16 September 2024
- Term ends – Friday 13 December 2024
- Half term reading week – Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November 2024
Progress Day – Thursday 7 November 2024
College opens on Monday 6 January 2025
- Term starts – Tuesday 7 January 2025
- Term ends – Friday 4 April 2025
- Reading week – Monday 10 February – Friday 14 February 2025
- Half term – Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February 2025
Wellbeing Day – Friday 14 February 2025
- Term starts – Tuesday 22 April 2025
- Term ends – Friday 6 June 2025
- Half term reading week– Tuesday 27 May – Friday 30 May 2025
TERM DATES ADULT AND COMMUNITY LEARNING 2024/25
- Term starts – Monday 23 September 2024
- Term ends – Friday 06 December 2024
- Half term reading week – Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November 2024
College opens on Monday 6 January 2025
- Term starts – Monday 20 January 2025
- Term ends – Friday 4 April 2025
- Half term – Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February 2025
- Term starts – Tuesday 22 April 2025
- Term ends – Friday 04 July 2025
- Half term – Monday 26 May – Friday 30 May 2025
- Monday 30 September 2024 (training day)
- Friday 14 February 2025 (Wellbeing day)
- Wednesday 5 March 2025 (training day)
- Monday 5 May 2025 (May Day)
- Monday 30 June 2025 (training day)
Make up days
- Monday 9 December 2024
- Friday 17 January 2025
- Wednesday 15 January 2025
- Monday 7 July 2025
- Monday 21 July 2025
TERM DATES STUDENTS 2025/26
Enrolment Week – Tuesday, 26 August – Friday, 29 August 2025 (New, full-time students will be required to attend an enrolment appointment during this week.)
Induction Week – Monday, 1 September – Friday, 5 September 2025 (All full-time students will be required to attend induction sessions in this week.)
- Term starts – Monday, 1 September 2025
- Term ends – Friday, 19 December 2025
- Half Term – Monday, 27 October – Friday, 31 October 2025
All Staff Development Day – Monday, 29 September 2025
Progress Day – Thursday, 6 November 2025
College opens on Monday, 5 January 2026
- Term starts – Tuesday, 6 January 2026
- Term ends – Friday, 27 March 2026
- Half Term – Monday, 16 February – Friday, 20 February 2026
Easter Bank Holidays
- Good Friday, 3 April 2026
- Easter Monday, 6 April 2026
All Staff Development Days
- Monday, 5 January 2026
- Wednesday, 4 March 2026
- Term starts – Monday, 13 April 2026
- Term ends – Friday, 19 June 2026
- Half Term – Tuesday, 26 May to Friday, 29 May 2026
May Day Bank Holiday – Monday, 4 May 2026
Late May Bank Holiday – Monday, 25 May 2026
Admin Week – Monday, 22 June – Friday, 26 June 2026
All Staff Development Day – Monday, 29 June 2026
Development/Taster Days – Tuesday, 30 June – Friday, 3 July 2026
August Admin Week 2026 – Tuesday, 1 September to Friday, 4 September 2026
Please note that there are no classes on these days:
Half term:
- Monday, 27 October – Friday, 31 October 2025 (Half Term)
- Monday, 16 February – Friday, 20 February 2026 (Half Term)
- Tuesday, 26 May – Friday, 29 May 2026 (Half Term)
Admin Week:
- Tuesday, 26 August – Friday, 29 August 2025 (Admin Week)
- Monday, 22 June – Friday, 26 June 2026 (Admin Week)
- Tuesday, 1 September – Friday, 4 September 2026 (Admin Week)
All Staff Development Days:
- Monday, 29 September 2025 (All Staff Development Day)
- Monday, 5 January 2026 (All Staff Development Day)
- Wednesday, 4 March 2026 (All Staff Development Day)
- Monday, 29 June 2026 (All Staff Development Day)
Progress Day:
- Thursday, 6 November 2025 (Progress Day)
- Wednesday, 24 December 2025
- Monday, 29 December 2025
- Tuesday, 30 December 2025
- Wednesday, 31 December 2025
- Friday, 2 January 2026
New Year Bank Holiday – Thursday, 1 January 2026
- Wednesday 1 January 2025
- Friday 18 April 2025
- Monday 21 April 2025
- Monday 5 May 2025
- Monday 26 May 2025
- Monday, 25 August 2025
- Good Friday, 3 April 2026
- Easter Monday, 6 April 2026
- Monday, 4 May 2026 (May Day)
- Monday, 25 May 2026