School of Education: UG and ITE Session Dates 2026-27 (Provisional)
| Masters of Education with Teaching Qualification (Primary) - Year 1 | |||||
| 2026 | September | Monday | 14 | Start of academic year / Orientation | |
| Monday | 21 | Start of Semester 1 teaching period | |||
| Monday | 30 | Start of Graduation period | |||
| December | Friday | 4 | End of Semester 1 teaching period | ||
| Monday | 7 | Start of revision and examination period | |||
| Friday | 18 | End of revision and examination period / End of Semester 1 | |||
| Monday | 21 | Winter Vacation starts | |||
| 2027 | January | Friday | 8 | Winter Vacation ends | |
| Monday | 11 | Start of Semester 2 teaching period | |||
| March | Monday | 22 | Start of School Placement (Early Years) | ||
| Friday | 27 | End of School Placement (Early Years) | Good Friday | ||
| Monday | 29 | Easter Monday / Spring Vacation starts | |||
| April | Friday | 16 | Spring Vacation ends | ||
| Monday | 26 | Start of examination period | |||
| May | Monday | 3 | May Day Holiday | ||
| Monday | 17 | Start of School Placement (Nursery) | |||
| Friday | 21 | End of examination period | |||
| Friday | 28 | End of Semester 2 / End of School Placement (Nursery) | |||
| Monday | 31 | Spring Bank Holiday | |||
| June | Wednesday | 23 | Start of Graduation Period | Subject to confirmation | |
| July | Monday | 19 | Fair Holiday Monday | ||
| Monday | 26 | Start of examination period | |||
| August | Friday | 13 | End of examination period | ||
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Master of Design & Technological Education - Year 1 and 3 |
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| 2026 | September | Monday | 14 | Start of academic year / Orientation | |
| Monday | 21 | Start of Semester 1 teaching period | |||
| November | Monday | 16 | Start of School Placement (Year 3) | ||
| Monday | 30 | Start of Graduation period | |||
| December | Friday | 4 | End of Semester 1 teaching period | ||
| Monday | 7 | Start of revision and examination period | |||
| Friday | 18 | End of revision and examination period / End of Semester 1 / End of School Placement (Year 3) | |||
| Monday | 21 | Winter Vacation starts | |||
| 2027 | January | Friday | 8 | Winter Vacation ends | |
| Monday | 11 | Start of Semester 2 teaching period | |||
| March | Monday | 29 | Start of School Placement (Year 1 and 3) | Spring Vacation starts | |
| April | Friday | 16 | Spring Vacation ends | ||
| Monday | 26 | Start of examination period | |||
| May | Monday | 3 | May Day Holiday | ||
| Friday | 14 | End of School Placement (Year 1 and 3) | |||
| Friday | 21 | End of examination period | |||
| Friday | 28 | End of Semester 2 | |||
| Monday | 31 | Spring Bank Holiday | |||
| June | Wednesday | 23 | Start of Graduation period | ||
| July | Monday | 19 | Fair Holiday Monday | ||
| Monday | 26 | Start of examination period | |||
| August | Friday | 13 | End of examination period | ||
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BA Childhood Practice |
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| 2026 | September | Monday | 10 | Start of academic year / Orientation | |
| Monday | 17 | Start of Semester 1 teaching period | |||
| December | Friday | 4 | End of Semester 1 teaching period | ||
| Monday | 21 | Winter Vacation starts | |||
| 2027 | January | Friday | 8 | Winter Vacation ends | |
| Monday | 11 | Start of Semester 2 teaching period | |||
| March | Friday | 26 | End of Semester 2 teaching period | ||
| Monday | 29 | Spring Vacation starts | |||
| April | Friday | 16 | Spring Vacation ends | ||
| Monday | 19 | Start of revision period | |||
| Monday | 26 | Start of examination period | |||
| May | Monday | 3 | May Day Holiday | ||
| Friday | 21 | End of examination period | |||
| Friday | 28 | End of Semester 2 | |||
| Monday | 31 | Spring Bank Holiday | |||
| July | Monday | 19 | Fair Holiday Monday | ||
| Monday | 26 | Start of examination period | |||
| August | Friday | 13 | End of examination period | ||
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BA Community Development - Year 3 |
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| 2026 | September | Monday | 14 | Start of Semester 1 teaching period | |
| December | Friday | 11 | End of Semester 1 teaching period | ||
| Monday | 21 | Winter Vacation starts | |||
| 2027 |
January | Friday | 8 | Winter Vacation ends | |
| Monday | 11 | Start of Semester 2 teaching period | |||
| March | Monday | 29 | Spring Vacation starts | ||
| April | Friday | 16 | Spring Vacation ends | ||
| Monday | 19 | Start of revision period | |||
| Monday | 26 | Start of examination period | |||
| May | Monday | 3 | May Day Holiday | ||
| Friday | 14 | End of Semester 2 teaching period | |||
| Friday | 21 | End of examination period | |||
| Friday | 28 | End of Semester 2 | |||
| Monday | 31 | Spring Bank Holiday | |||
| July | Monday | 19 | Fair Holiday Monday | ||
| Monday | 26 | Start of examination period | |||
| August | Friday | 13 | End of examination period | ||
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PGDE |
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| 2026 | August | Thursday | 13 | Orientation | |
| Friday | 14 | Orientation | |||
| Monday | 17 | Start of Semester 1 teaching period | |||
| October | Monday | 26 | Start of Serial Placement | ||
| Friday | 30 | End of Serial Placement | |||
| November | Monday | 2 | Start of School Placement 1 | ||
| December | Friday | 11 | End of School Placement 1 | ||
| Friday | 18 | End of Semester 1 teaching period | |||
| Monday | 21 | Winter Vacation starts | |||
| 2027 | January | Friday | 8 | Winter Vacation ends | |
| Monday | 11 | Start of Semester 2 teaching period | |||
| February | Monday | 1 | Start of School Placement 2 | ||
| March | Friday | 12 | End of School Placement 2 | ||
| Monday | 29 | Spring Vacation starts | |||
| April | Friday | 16 | Spring Vacation ends | ||
| Monday | 19 | Start of Placement 3 | |||
| May | Monday | 3 | May Day Holiday | ||
| Friday | 28 | End of School Placement 3 | |||
| Monday | 31 | Spring Bank Holiday | |||
| June | Friday | 18 | End of Semester 2 teaching period | ||