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Holidays should not be booked during term dates
These dates apply only to most full time and part time courses at the Woodbury, Enterprise, Millennium, Beacon, Prospects, Construction and Innovation Centres. Employer Response provision is delivered outside of these times.
| Term Time | Date |
|---|---|
| A Level Results Day | Thursday 13 August 2026 |
| Staff Return to Work | Tuesday 18 August 2026 |
| GCSE/VOC Level 1/2 Results Day | Thursday 20 August 2026 |
| Enrolment Commences | Thursday 20 August 2026 |
| Bank Holiday | Monday 31 August 2026 |
| Course Introductions | Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 September 2026 |
| Scheduled Programme Commences | Wednesday 2 September 2026 |
| Open Day | Saturday 3 October 2026 |
| Wellbeing Day (Closure) | Friday 9 October 2026 |
| Open Evening | Thursday 15 October 2026 |
| Half Term | Monday 26 October – 30 October 2026 |
| Scheduled Programme Commences | Monday 2 November 2026 |
| GCSE Exams (English) a.m. | Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
| GCSE Exams (Maths) a.m. | Wednesday 4 November 2026 |
| GCSE Exams (English) a.m. | Thursday 5 November 2026 |
| GCSE Exams (Maths) a.m. | Friday 6 November 2026 |
| GCSE Exams (Maths) a.m. | Monday 9 November 2026 |
| HE Graduation Day | Thursday 12 November 2026 |
| Open Evening | Tuesday 24 November 2026 |
| Development Day (Student Wellbeing Day) | Wednesday 25 November 2026 |
| Scheduled Programme Ends for Students (Full day) | Thursday 17 December 2026 |
| High School Applicant Interview Day | Friday 18 December 2026 |
| College Closed | Monday 21 December 2026 – 1 January 2027 |
| Bank Holiday | Friday 25 December 2026 |
| Bank Holiday | Monday 28 December 2026 |
| Bank Holiday | Friday 1 January 2027 |
| Scheduled Programme Commences | Monday 4 January 2027 |
| GCSE Exam (Number and Measure) a.m. (Provisional) | Tuesday 12 January 2027 |
| Half Term | Monday 15 February – 19 February 2027 |
| Scheduled Programme Commences | Monday 22 February 2027 |
| Open Evening | Thursday 25 March 2027 |
| Scheduled Programme Ends | Thursday 25 March 2027 |
| Easter Holiday | Friday 26 March – Friday 9 April 2027 |
| Bank Holiday | Friday 26 March 2027 |
| Bank Holiday | Monday 29 March 2027 |
| Scheduled Programme Commences | Monday 12 April 2027 |
| Bank Holiday | Monday 3 May 2027 |
| Scheduled Programme Ends | Friday 28 May 2027 |
| Half Term | Monday 31 May – Friday 4 June 2027 |
| Bank Holiday | Monday 31 May 2027 |
| Scheduled Programme Commences | Monday 7 June 2027 |
| Scheduled Programme Ends | Friday 18 June 2027 – some vocational classes may end 11 June 2027 |
| A Level Introductory Days | Tuesday 22 June 2027 |
| Voc/ T Level Introductory Day | Wednesday 23 June 2027 |
| Year 10 Taster Days | Monday 28 – Tuesday 29 June 2027 |
| Team Planning Day | Wednesday 30 June 2027 |
| Development Day | Thursday 1 July 2027 |
| Staff Celebration Day | Friday 2 July 2027 |
| AS / A level Results day (Provisional) | Thursday 12 August 2027 |
| Staff Return to Work (Provisional) | Tuesday 17 August 2027 |
| GCSE Results day (Provisional) | Thursday 19 August 2027 |
| Bank Holiday | Monday 30 August 2027 |
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