Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in Education semester dates

Key dates for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education and Postgraduate Certificate in Education.

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Postgraduate Certificate in Education semester dates

2025-26

  Start date End date Total weeks
Autumn semester 1 September 2025 19 December 2025 16
  5 January 2026 7 February 2026 5
Spring semester 9 February 2026 12 February 2026 1
  23 February 2026 27 March 2026 5
  13 April 2026 26 June 2026 11

Please note - Autumn semester includes one week half term holiday in February. This may vary according to the dates in place in each Local Authority where our students are placed.
 

2024-25

  Start date End date Total weeks
Autumn semester 2 September 2024 22 December 2024 16
  6 January 2025 30 March 2025 12
Spring semester 14 April 2025 27 June 2025 10

Postgraduate Diploma in Education semester dates

2024-25

  Start date End date Total weeks
Autumn semester 2 September 2024 22 December 2024 16
  6 January 2025 30 March 2025 12
Spring semester 14 April 2025 27 June 2025 11

Please note - Autumn semester includes one week half term holiday in February. This will vary according to the dates in place in each Local Authority where our students are placed.

2023-24

  Start date End date Total weeks
Autumn semester 4 September 2023 16 December 2023 15
  8 January 2024 29 March 2024 12
Spring semester 15 April 2024 21 June 2024 10

Past dates

2022-23

  Start date End date Total weeks
Autumn semester 5 September 2022 16 December 2022 15
  9 January 2023 10 February 2023 5
Spring semester 13 February 2023 31 March 2023 6
  17 April 2023 23 June 2023 10

2021-22

  Start date End date Total weeks
Autumn semester 6 September 2021 17 December 2021 15
  10 January 2022 4 February 2022 4
Spring semester 7 February 2022 8 April 2022 9
  19 April 2022 24 June 2022 9

2020-21

  Start date End date Total weeks
Autumn semester 14 September 2020 19 December 2020 14
  4 January 2021 5 February 2021 5
Spring semester 8 February 2021 27 March 2021 7
  12 April 2021 26 June 2021 11

2019-20

Term Start date End date Total weeks
One 9 September 2019 21 December 2019 15
Two 13 January 2020 4 April 2020 11
Three 20 April 2020 27 June 2020 10

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