Term Dates

Updated 04/01/21 

Further to the communication was sent to students on Thursday 31 December, we have received a letter from the Universities Minister (Michelle Donelan) with revised plans for the return of students to Higher Education – READ MORE 

• Spring Term 2021

  Monday 4 January 2021 to Thursday 1 April 2021 (12 teaching weeks)

  Reading Break
  Monday 15 February 2021 to Friday 19 February 2021

  Easter Public Holiday Weekend 

  Friday 2 April 2021 to Monday 5 April 2021

  Student Spring Holiday 

  Friday 2 April 2021 to Friday 16 April 2021

• Summer Term 2021

  Monday 19 April 2021 to Friday 11 June 2021 (7 teaching weeks)

  Bank Holiday Closure
  Monday 3 May 2021

  Monday 31 May 2021

  Reading Break
  Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2021

• Notices

  Each Reading Break commences on Friday at 5.00pm

  University Centre Year equates to 30 Teaching Weeks*

  * Although the HE teaching year is 30 weeks – this includes 5 days scheduled staff development training (to allow UCS to meet the DfE CPD requirement). As a consequence the taught time for degree students is equivalent to 29 weeks for HE programmes.