Term Dates
Autumn Term
Monday 05 September – Friday 14 October (6 weeks)
Study Skills Week:Monday 17 October – Sunday 23 October
October Half Term: Monday 24 October – Sunday 30 October
Monday 31 October – Friday 9 December (6 weeks)
Study Skills Week: Monday 12 December – Sunday 18 December
Christmas Holidays: Monday 19 December – Monday 02 January
Spring Term
Tuesday 03 January – Friday 10 February (6 weeks)
February Half Term: Saturday 11 February – Sunday 19 February
Monday 20 February – Friday 31 March (6 weeks)
Easter Holidays: Saturday 01 April – Sunday 16 April
Summer Term
Monday 17 April – Friday 19 May (5 weeks)
Study Skills Week: Monday 22 May – Sunday 28 May
May Half Term: Monday 29 May – Sunday 04 June
Monday 05 June – Friday 23 Jun (3 weeks)
Summer Holidays
Bank holidays are listed at GOV.UK
Term dates for Higher Education
Please note that the term dates for BSc (Hons) Social Work are slightly different to those listed below. Full term date information is included in your Course Handbook.
Induction Week for New Students: 12 September – 16 September
Term 1: 19 September – 09 December
Term 2: 03 January – 31 March
Term 3: 17 April – 23 June
Throughout the year, there are also Study Skills Weeks and Independent Study Weeks. During Study Skills Weeks, there will not be formal teaching, but students will be set structured work to undertake by their lecturers. Students will also have access to a suite of Study Skills resources and learning activities to undertake during this time. There are also three Independent Study Weeks over the course of the year, where there will be no formal teaching, but students will be expected to conduct reading and research, and work on their assignments.
17th – 21st October (Study Skills Week)
24th – 28th October (Independent Study Week)
12th – 16th December (Study Skills Week)
13th – 17th February (Independent Study Week)
22nd – 26th May (Study Skills Week)
29th May – 2nd June (Independent Study Week)