School of Education: UG and ITE Session Dates 2023-24

Masters of Education with Teaching Qualification (Primary) - Year 1
2023 September Monday 11 Start of academic year / Orientation  
    Monday 18 Start of Semester 1 teaching period  
  November Monday 27 Start of Graduation period Subject to confirmation
  December Friday 1 End of Semester 1 teaching period  
    Monday 4 Start of revision and examination period  
    Friday 15 End of examination period / End of Semester 1  
    Monday 18   Christmas Vacation starts
2024 January Friday 5   Christmas Vacation ends
    Monday 8 Start of Semester 2 teaching period  
    Monday 25   Spring Vacation starts
  April Friday 12   Spring Vacation ends
    Monday 15 Start of school placement  
    Friday 19 End of school placement  
    Monday 22 Start of examination period  
  May Monday 6   May Day Holiday
    Friday 17 End of examination period  
    Monday 20 Start of school placement  
    Friday 31 End of school placement / End of Semester 2  
  July Monday 15   Fair Holiday Monday
    Monday 29 Start of examination period  
  August Friday 16 End of examination period  

Master of Design & Technological Education - Year 1 and 3
2023 September Monday 11 Start of academic year / Orientation  
    Monday 18 Start of Semester 1 teaching period  
  December Friday 1 End of Semester 1 teaching period  
    Monday 4 Start of revision and examination period  
    Friday 15 End of examination period / End of Semester 1  
    Monday 18   Christmas Vacation starts
2024 January Friday 5   Christmas Vacation ends
    Monday 8 Start of Semester 2 teaching period  
  March Friday 22 End of Semester 2 teaching  
    Monday 25   Spring Vacation starts
  April  Friday 12   Spring Vacation ends
    Monday 15 Start of school placement  
  May Monday 6   May Day Holiday
    Friday 17 End of school placement / End of Semester 2  
  July Monday 15   Fair Holiday Monday
    Monday 29 Start of examination period  
  August Friday 16 End of examination period  

BA Childhood Practice

      
2023 August Monday 14 Orientation / Start of Semester 1 teaching  
  December Friday 15 End of Semester 1  
    Monday 18   Christmas Vacation starts
2024 January Friday 5   Christmas Vacation ends
    Monday 8 Start of Semester 2 teaching period  
  March Friday 22 End of Semester 2 teaching period  
    Monday 25   Spring Vacation starts
  April Friday 12   Spring Vacation ends
    Monday 15 Start of revision period  
    Monday 22 Start of examination period  
  May Monday 6   May Day Holiday
    Friday 10 End of Semester 2  
    Friday 17 End of examination period  
  July Monday 29 Start of examination period  
  August Friday 16 End of examination period  

BA Community Development - Year 3
2023 September Monday 4 Start of Semester 1 teaching  
    Monday 4 Start of revision and examination period  
    Friday 15 End of examination period / End of Semester 1  
    Monday 18   Christmas Vacation starts
2024
January Friday 5   Christmas Vacation ends
    Monday 8 Start of Semester 2 teaching period  
  March Monday 25   Spring Vacation starts
  April Friday 12   Spring Vacation ends
    Monday 15 Start of revision period  
    Monday 22 Start of examination period  
  May Monday 6   May Day Holiday
    Friday 10 End of Semester 2 teaching period / End of Semester 2  
    Friday 17 End of examination period  
  July Monday 29 Start of examination period  
  August Friday 16 End of examination period  

PGDE

        
2023 August Thursday 10 Orientation  
    Friday 11 Orientation  
    Monday 14 Start of Semester 1 teaching period  
  December Friday 15 End of Semester 1 teaching period  
    Monday 18   Christmas Vacation starts
2024 January Friday 5   Christmas Vacation ends
    Monday 8 Start of Semester 2 teaching period  
  March Monday 25   Spring Vacation starts
  April Friday 12   Spring Vacation ends
    Monday 15 Start of school placement  
  May Monday 6   May Day Holiday
    Friday 24 End of school placement  
    Monday 27 Teaching continues  
  June Friday 7 End of Semester 2 teaching period