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TEACHING YEAR 2024/25 & 2025/26

TEACHING YEAR 2024/25 & 2025/26

These are our planned term dates for the 2025/26 teaching year. In the unlikely event that we need to alter term dates we will email all students with as much advance notice as possible.

2025/26 TERM DATES FOR

ALL UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES, INCLUDING CertHE COURSES

International orientation Date: Friday 12 September
Induction week Date: Monday 15 September – Friday 19 September
Term 1** Date: Monday 22 September – Friday 12 December
Christmas Break Date: Saturday 13 December – Sunday 4 January
Teaching Hiatus* Date: Monday 5 January – Friday 9 January
Term 2*** Date: Monday 12 January – Friday 20 March
Easter Break Date: Saturday 21 March – Sunday 12 April
Term 3 Date: Monday 13 April – Friday 5 June

Should assessment activity continue onto the Saturday at the end of a given term, students are expected to remain in attendance for this activity before leaving for their holidays.

* Teaching Hiatus weeks are used by lecturers for marking, assessment and feedback related activities. There is not usually any teaching scheduled during this period, however some assessment activities involving students may be scheduled.

Directed Learning Week are:

** 27 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 (Week 6)

*** 16 February 2026 - 20 February 2026 (Week 18)

Some teaching activities involving students may be scheduled during these weeks.

2024/25 TERM DATES FOR

ALL UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES, INCLUDING CertHE COURSES

Induction week Date: Monday 16 September – Friday 20 September
Term 1** Date: Monday 23 September – Friday 13 December
Christmas Break Date: Saturday 14 December – Sunday 5 January
Teaching Hiatus* Date: Monday 6 January – Friday 10 January
Term 2*** Date: Monday 13 January – Friday 4 April
Easter Break Date: Saturday 5 April – Sunday 27 April
Term 3 Date: Monday 28 April – Friday 6 June

Should assessment activity continue onto the Saturday at the end of a given term, students are expected to remain in attendance for this activity before leaving for their holidays.

* Teaching Hiatus weeks are used by lecturers for marking, assessment and feedback related activities. There is not usually any teaching scheduled during this period, however some assessment activities involving students may be scheduled.

Directed Learning Week are:

**  28 October 2024 - 1 November 2024 (Week 6)

*** 17 February 2025 - 21 February 2025 (Week 18)

 Some teaching activities involving students may be scheduled during these weeks.

2025/26 TERM DATES FOR

MA ACTING

International orientation Date: Friday 12 September
Induction week Date: Monday 15 September – Friday 19 September
Term 1** Date: Monday 22 September – Friday 12 December
Christmas Break Date: Saturday 13 December – Sunday 4 January
Teaching Hiatus* Date: Monday 5 January – Friday 9 January
Term 2*** Date: Monday 12 January – Friday 20 March
Easter Break Date: Saturday 21 March – Sunday 12 April
Public Production Rehearsals & Performance Date: Monday 13 April – Saturday 16 May
Easter Break 2 Date: Monday 18 May – Friday 22 May
Term 3: Showcase Production Rehearsals & Performance Date: Monday 25 May – Friday 26 June
Practice/Dissertation Date: Monday 29 June – Friday 7 August

A final critical reflection/dissertation is due in early September.

Should assessment activity continue onto the Saturday at the end of a given term, students are expected to remain in attendance for this activity before leaving for their holidays.

* Teaching Hiatus weeks are used by lecturers for marking, assessment and feedback related activities. There is not usually any teaching scheduled during this period, however some assessment activities involving students may be scheduled.

Directed Learning Week are:

** 27 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 (Week 6)

*** 16 February 2026 - 20 February 2026 (Week 18)

Some teaching activities involving students may be scheduled during these weeks.

2024/25 TERM DATES FOR

MA ACTING

Induction week Date: Monday 16 September – Friday 20 September
Term 1** Date: Monday 23 September – Friday 13 December
Christmas Break Date: Monday 16 December – Friday 3 January
Teaching Hiatus* Date: Monday 6 January – Friday 10 January
Term 2*** Date: Monday 13 January – Friday 4 April
Easter Break 1 Date: Monday 7 April – Friday 11 April
Public Production Rehearsals & Performance Date: Monday 14 April – Saturday 17 May
Easter Break 2 Date: Monday 19 May – Friday 23 May
Term 3: Showcase, Showreel and Voice reel Date: Monday 26 May – Thursday 31 July
Practice/Dissertation Date: Monday 4 August – Friday 29 August

A final critical reflection/dissertation is due in early September.

Should assessment activity continue onto the Saturday at the end of a given term, students are expected to remain in attendance for this activity before leaving for their holidays.

* Teaching Hiatus weeks are used by lecturers for marking, assessment and feedback related activities. There is not usually any teaching scheduled during this period, however some assessment activities involving students may be scheduled.

Directed Learning Week are:

**  28 October 2024- 1 November 2024 (Week 6)

*** 17 February 2025 - 21 February 2025 (Week 18)

 Some teaching activities involving students may be scheduled during these weeks.

2025/26 TERM DATES FOR

MA COSTUME MAKING AND MA MUSIC INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT

International orientation Date: Friday 12 September
Induction week Date: Monday 15 September – Friday 19 September
Term 1** Date: Monday 22 September – Friday 12 December
Christmas Break Date: Saturday 13 December – Sunday 4 January
Teaching Hiatus* Date: Monday 5 January – Friday 9 January
Term 2*** Date: Monday 12 January – Friday 20 March
Easter Break Date: Saturday 21 March – Sunday 12 April
Term 3 Date: Monday 13 April – Friday 5 June
Practice/Dissertation Date: Monday 8 June – Friday 28 August

A final critical reflection/dissertation is due in late August. Last date of enrolment is Friday 4th September 2026

Should assessment activity continue onto the Saturday at the end of a given term, students are expected to remain in attendance for this activity before leaving for their holidays.

* Teaching Hiatus weeks are used by lecturers for marking, assessment and feedback related activities. There is not usually any teaching scheduled during this period, however some assessment activities involving students may be scheduled.

Directed Learning Week are:

** 27 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 (Week 6)

*** 16 February 2026 - 20 February 2026 (Week 18)

Some teaching activities involving students may be scheduled during these weeks.

2024/25 TERM DATES FOR

MA COSTUME MAKING AND MA MUSIC INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT

Induction week Date: Monday 16 September – Friday 20 September
Term 1** Date: Monday 23 September – Friday 13 December
Christmas Break Date: Saturday 14 December – Sunday 5 January
Teaching Hiatus* Date: Monday 6 January – Friday 10 January
Term 2*** Date: Monday 13 January – Friday 4 April
Easter Break Date: Saturday 5 April – Sunday 27 April
Term 3 Date: Monday 28 April – Friday 6 June
Practice/Dissertation Date: Monday 9 June – Friday 29 August

A final critical reflection/dissertation is due in early September. Last date of enrolment is Friday 5th September 2025

Should assessment activity continue onto the Saturday at the end of a given term, students are expected to remain in attendance for this activity before leaving for their holidays.

* Teaching Hiatus weeks are used by lecturers for marking, assessment and feedback related activities. There is not usually any teaching scheduled during this period, however some assessment activities involving students may be scheduled.

Directed Learning Week are:

**  28 October 2024 - 1 November 2024 (Week 6)

*** 17 February 2025 - 21 February 2025 (Week 18)