Term Dates

Bank Holiday Closure
Monday 1 January 2024

HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS

Monday 8 January – Friday 22 March 2024

Reading Break 

Monday 12 February – Friday 16 February 2024

Easter Bank Holiday Weekend

Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April 2024

Student Spring Holiday 

Monday 25 March to Friday 12 April 2024

Bank Holiday Closures

6 May 2024, 27 May 2024

HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS

Monday 15 April – Friday 7 June 2024

Reading Break

Monday 27 May to Friday 31 May 2024

Graduation 

Wednesday 17 July

HE Year 1

Monday 9 September – Friday 13 December 2024

HE Year 2, 3 & MSc 

Monday 16 September – Friday 13 December 2024

Reading Break 

Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November 2024

Student Winter Holiday 

Monday 16 December 2024 – Friday 2 January 2025

HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS

Monday 6 January – Friday 4 April 2025

Reading Break 

Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February 2025

Easter Bank Holiday Weekend

Friday 18 April to Monday 21 April 2025

Student Spring Holiday 

Monday 7 April – Monday 21 April 2025

Bank Holiday Closures

6 May 2025, 26 May 2025

HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS

Tuesday 22 April  – Friday 6 June 2025

Reading Break

Monday 26 May to Friday 30 May 2025

Graduation 

Wednesday 16 July 2025

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.