College Day & Term Dates

College Day

The college day starts at 08.30 and finishes at 15.00 (32.5 hours per week)

Registration

08:30 – 09:00

Lesson 1

09:00 – 09:50

Lesson 2

09:50 – 10:40

Break

10:40 – 10:55

Lesson 3

10:55 – 11:45

Lesson 4

11:45 – 12:35

Lunch

12:35 – 13:20

Lesson 5

13:20 – 14:10

Lesson 6

14:10 – 15:00

College Term Dates

Autumn Term 2024

INSET Days

Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd September

Starts

Wednesday 4th September

Ends

Friday 20th December

Half Term

Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November

Christmas Break

Monday 23rd December to Friday 3rd January 2025

Spring Term 2025

INSET Day

Monday 6th January

Starts

Tuesday 7th January

Ends

Friday 4th April

Half Term

Monday 17th to Friday 21st February

Easter Break

Monday 7th April to Monday 21st April

Easter Bank Holidays

Friday 18th April and Monday 21st April

Summer Term 2025

Starts

Tuesday 22nd April

Ends

Friday 18th July

May Day

Monday 5th May

Half Term

Monday 26th to Friday 30th May

Please note: The final timetable for 2025/26 is still to be confirmed.

Autumn Term 2025

INSET Days

Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd September

Starts

Wednesday 3rd September

Ends

Friday 19th December

Half Term

Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October

Christmas Break

Monday 22nd December to Friday 2nd January 2026

Spring Term 2026

INSET Day

Monday 5th January

Starts

Tuesday 6th January

Ends

Friday 27th March

Half Term

Monday 16th to Friday 20th February

Easter Break

Monday 30th March to Friday 10th April

Easter Bank Holidays

Friday 3rd April and Monday 6th April

Summer Term 2026

Starts

Monday 13th April

Ends

Monday 20th July

May Day

Monday 4th May

Half Term

Monday 25th to Friday 29th May

The 195 days are proposed as outlined above with five training days for schools to allocate. Please check with your individual school or visit your school’s website.