The calendar below gives an overview of term dates, holiday breaks, and special circumstances such as seasonal time changes for 2023-2024. If you want to view the academic calendar for 2022-2023, scroll down this page to see it. If you were looking for the weekly course schedule, then click here.
Calendar for 2023-2024
| Week 1 begins | Starts the week of Sept 11th, 2023 |
| Weeks 2-6 | Sept 18th-Oct 20th |
| BREAK | No webinars during the week of Oct 23rd. Homework is due the day before the Week 7 webinar. |
| Week 7 Time Change | Starts Oct 30th, 2023 |
| Note: the UK "falls back" on Oct 29th, so timings for Week 7 may be different than normal. Students outside of the UK should check their country's time difference against London's GMT time zone (for example, US classes will meet one hour later this week). | |
| Week 7-13 - back to normal | starts the week of 30th Oct-15th Dec |
| CHRISTMAS BREAK BEGINS | No webinars from Dec 18th to Jan 8th. Homework is due the day before the Week 14 webinar. |
| Week 14-18 - back to normal | Starts the week of Jan 8th to Feb 12th, 2024 |
| HALF TERM BREAK BEGINS | No webinars from 12th-16th Feb |
| Weeks 19-23 | starts the week of 19th Feb-22nd March |
| Weeks 22-23 Time Change | 11th March-22nd March |
| Note: the US "springs forward" on March 11th, whereas the UK changes clocks on the 31st, so US students will meet one hour later for the webinars in Weeks 22 and 23. Students in other time zones need to check their times against British Summer Time starting Week 24. | |
| EASTER BREAK BEGINS | No webinars from March 25th to April 8th. Homework is due the day before the Week 24 webinar. |
| Weeks 24-30 - back to normal | Starts the week of April 8th-May 24th |
| "SNOW WEEK" IF NEEDED | May 27th-31st, 2024 |
| Course websites and the all-user forum will continue to be open for student accounts until the end of June. Most certificates will be sent out during this time as well, though some tutors are examiners and may be delayed due to responsibilities to the exam boards. | |
Calendar for 2022-2023
| Week 1 begins | Starts the week of Sept 12th, 2022 |
| Monday 19th OFF | Observance of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II |
| Weeks 2-6 | Sept 20th-Oct 21st |
| BREAK | No webinars during the week of Oct 24th. Homework is due the day before the Week 7 webinar. |
| Week 7 Time Change | Starts Oct 31st, 2022 |
| Note: the UK "falls back" on Oct 30th, so timings for Week 7 may be different than normal. Students outside of the UK should check their country's time difference against London's GMT time zone (for example, US classes will meet one hour later this week). | |
| Week 7-13 - back to normal | starts the week of 31st Oct-16th Dec |
| CHRISTMAS BREAK BEGINS | No webinars from Dec 18th to Jan 9th. Homework is due the day before the Week 14 webinar. |
| Week 14-18 - back to normal | Starts the week of Jan 9th to Feb 10th, 2023 |
| HALF TERM BREAK BEGINS | No webinars from 13th-17th Feb |
| Weeks 19-24 | starts the week of 20th Feb-31st March |
| Weeks 22-23 Time Change | 13th March-24th March |
| Note: the US "springs forward" on March 12th, whereas the UK changes clocks on the 26th, so US students will meet one hour later for the webinars in Weeks 22 and 23. Students in other time zones need to check their times against British Summer Time starting Week 24. | |
| EASTER BREAK BEGINS | No webinars from April 3rd to April 14th. Homework is due the day before the Week 25 webinar. |
| Weeks 25-30 - back to normal | Starts the week of April 17th-May 26th |
| "SNOW WEEK" IF NEEDED | May 29th-June 2nd, 2023 |
| Course websites and the all-user forum will continue to be open for student accounts until the end of June. Most certificates will be sent out during this time as well, though some tutors are examiners and may be delayed due to responsibilities to the exam boards. | |