Term Dates
Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing
Year One
Term 1 – Monday 9 January to Monday 10 April 2017
Monday Groups attend 10 April in lieu of May Day Bank Holiday (1 May)
(Half Term – 13 to 17 February 2017)
Term 2 – Monday 24 April to Friday 28 July 2017
(Half Term – 29 May to 2 June 2017)
Term 3 – Monday 4 September to Friday 1 December 2017
(Half Term – 23 to 27 October 2017)
Year Two
Term 1 – Monday 8 January to Monday 26 March 2018
Monday Groups attend 26 March in lieu of May (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 12 to 16 February 2018)
Term 2 – Monday 9 April to Friday 27 July 2018
(Half Term – 28 May to 1 June 2018)
Term 3 – Monday 3 September to Friday 23 November 2018
(Half Term – 22 to 26 October 2018)
All students will be required to attend an induction day prior to the first block and complete online learning tasks
Block 1 – Monday 16 January to Friday 27 January 2017
Block 2 – Monday 27 March to Friday 7 April 2017
Block 3 – Monday 3 July to Friday 14 July 2017
Block 4 – Monday 16 October to Friday 27 October 2017
Block 5 – Monday 15 January to Friday 26 January 2018
Block 6 – Monday 9 April to Friday 20 April 2018
Block 7 – Monday 9 July to Friday 20 July 2018
Block 8 – Monday 15 October to Friday 26 October 2018
Year One
Term 1 – Monday 24 April to Friday 28 July 2017
Monday Groups attend 31 July in lieu of May Day Bank Holiday (1 May)
(Half Term – 29 May to 2 June 2017)
Term 2 – Monday 4 September to Friday 15 December 2017
(Half Term – 23 to 27 October 2017)
Term 3 – Monday 8 January to Monday 26 March 2018
(Half Term – 12 to 16 February 2018)
Year Two
Term 1 – Monday 9 April to Monday 30 July 2018
Monday Groups attend 30 July in lieu of May (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 28 May to 1 June 2018)
Term 2 – Monday 3 September to Friday 21 December 2018
(Half Term – 22 to 26 October 2018)
Term 3 – Monday 7 January to Friday 15 February 2019
(Half Term – TBC)
Year One
Term 1 – Monday 4 September to Monday 18 December 2017
Monday Groups attend 18 December in lieu of 1 January (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 23 to 27 October)
Term 2 – Tuesday 2 January to Monday 26 March 2018
Monday Groups attend 26 March in lieu of 7 May (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 12 to 16 February 2018)
Term 3 – Monday 9 April to Friday 6 July 2018
(Half Term – 28 May to 1 June 2018)
Year Two
Term 1 – Monday 3 September to Friday 21 December 2018
(Half Term – 22 to 26 October 2018)
Term 2 – Monday 7 January to Monday 15 April 2019
Monday Groups attend 15 April in lieu of May (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 18 to 22 February 2019)
Term 3 – Monday 29 April to Friday 28 June 2019
(Half Term – 27 May to 31 May 2019)
Theory Block 1 – Monday 4 September to Friday 15 December 2017
Placement Block 1 – Monday 8 January to Friday 8 June 2018 (Interim Theory Block 1a: 19-21 March 2018)
Theory Block 2 – Monday 11 June to Friday 13 July 2018
Placement Block 2 – Monday 16 July to Friday 21 December 2018 (Interim Theory Block 2a: 6-7 Sept 2018)
Theory Block 3 – Monday 14 January to Friday 8 February 2019
Placement Block 3 – Monday 11 February to Friday 10 May 2019
Theory Block 4 – Monday 13 May to Friday 14 June 2019
Placement Block 4 – Monday 17 June to Friday 13 September 2019
Holiday Dates (Year One) Weeks commencing: 23 October 2017, 18 December 2017, 25 December 2017, 1 January 2018, 26 March 2018, 2 April 2018, 21 May 2018
Holiday Dates (Year Two)* Weeks commencing: 22 October 2018, 24 December 2018, 31 December 2018, 15 April 2019, 22 April 2019, 27 May 2019
*Please note holiday dates for year two are provisional and may be subject to change.
Year One
Term 1 – Monday 8 January to Monday 26 March 2018
Monday Groups attend 26 March in lieu of 7 May (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 12 to 16 February)
Term 2 – Monday 9 April to Friday 27 July 2018
(Half Term – 28 May to 1 June 2018)
Term 3 – Monday 3 September to Friday 30 November 2018
(Half Term – 22 to 26 October 2018)
Year Two
Term 1 – Monday 7 January to Monday 15 April 2019
Monday Groups attend 15 April in lieu of May (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 18 to 22 February 2019)
Term 2 – Monday 29 April to Friday 26 July 2019
(Half Term – 27 to 31 May 2019)
Term 3 – Monday 2 September to Friday 22 November 2019
(Half Term – 21 to 25 October 2019)
Year One
Term 1 – Monday 16 April to Monday 30 July 2018
Monday Groups attend 30 July in lieu of May (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 28 May to 1 June)
Term 2 – Monday 3 September to Friday 14 December 2018
(Half Term – 22 to 26 October 2018)
Term 3 – Monday 7 January to Friday 12 April 2019
(Half Term – 18 to 22 February 2019)
Year Two
Term 1 – Monday 29 April to Monday 29 July 2019
Monday Groups attend 29 July in lieu of May (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 27 to 31 May)
Term 2 – Monday 2 September to Friday 13 December 2019
(Half Term – 21 to 25 October 2019)
Term 3 – Monday 6 January to Friday 14 February 2020
(Half Term – TBC)
Year One
Term 1 – Monday 3 September to Friday 14 December 2018
(Half Term – 22-26 October 2018)
Term 2 – Monday 7 January to Monday 15 April 2019
Monday Groups attend 15 April in lieu of May Day (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 18 to 22 February 2019)
Term 3 – Monday 29 April to Friday 12 July 2019
(Half Term – 27 to 31 May 2019)
Year Two
Term 1 – Monday 9 September to Friday 20 December 2019
(Half Term – 21 to 25 October 2019)
Term 2 – Monday 6 January to Monday 6 April 2020
Monday Groups attend 6 April in lieu of May Day (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 17 to 21 February 2020)
Term 3 – Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July 2020
(Half Term – 25 to 29 May 2020)
Theory Block 1 – Monday 3 September to Friday 14 December 2018
Placement Block 1 – Monday 14 January to Friday 14 June 2019 (Interim Theory Block 1a: 18-20 March 2019)
Theory Block 2 – Monday 17 June to Friday 19 July 2019
Placement Block 2 – Monday 22 July to Friday 20 December 2019 (Interim Theory Block 2a: 5-6 Sept 2019)
Theory Block 3 – Monday 13 January to Friday 7 February 2020
Placement Block 3 – Monday 10 February to Friday 8 May 2020
Theory Block 4 – Monday 11 May to Friday 12 June 2020
Placement Block 4 – Monday 15 June to Friday 11 September 2020
Holiday Dates (Year One) Weeks commencing: 22 October 2018, 17 December 2018, 24 December 2018, 31 December 2018, 7 January 2019, 15 April 2019, 22 April 2019, 27 May 2019.
Holiday Dates (Year Two)* Weeks commencing: 21 October 2019, 23 October 2019, 30 December 2019, 6 January 2020, 13 April 2020, 20 April 2020, 25 May 2020.
*Please note holiday dates for year two are provisional and may be subject to change.
All students will be required to attend an induction day prior to the first block and complete online learning tasks
Block 1 – Monday 11 February 2019 to Friday 22 February 2019
Block 2 – Monday 13 May 2019 to Friday 24 May 2019
Block 3 – Monday 15 July 2019 to Friday 26 July 2019
Block 4 – Monday 9 September 2019 to Friday 20 September 2019
Block 5 – Monday 10 February 2020 to Friday 21 February 2020
Block 6 – Monday 20 April 2020 to Friday 1 May 2020
Block 7 – Monday 13 July 2020 to Friday 24 July 2020
Block 8 – Monday 14 September 2020 to Friday 18 September 2020
Year One
Term 1 – Monday 7 January 2019 to Monday 15 April 2019
Monday Groups attend 15 April in lieu of May Day (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 18 to 22 February 2019)
Term 2 – Monday 29 April 2019 to Friday 26 July 2019
(Half Term – 27 to 31 May 2019)
Term 3 – Monday 2 September 2019 to Friday 13 December 2019
(Half Term – 21 to 25 October 2019)
Year Two
Term 1 – Monday 6 January 2020 to Monday 6 April 2020
Monday Groups attend 6 April in lieu of May Day (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 17 to 21 February 2020)
Term 2 – Monday 20 April 2020 to Friday 24 July 2020
(Half Term – 25 to 29 May 2020)
Term 3 – Monday 7 September 2020 to Friday 20 November 2020
(Half Term – 26 to 30 October 2020)
Year One
Term 1 – Monday 1 April to Friday 26 July 2019
Monday Groups attend 15 April in lieu of May Day (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 16 to 26 April and 28 May to 1 June 2019)
Term 2 – Monday 2 September to Friday 13 December 2019
(Half Term – 21 to 25 October 2019)
Term 3 – Monday 6 January to Friday 3 April 2020
(Half Term – 17 to 21 February 2020)
Year Two
Term 1 – Monday 20 April to Monday 27 July 2020
Monday Groups attend 27 July in lieu of May (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 25 to 29 May 2020)
Term 2 – Monday 7 September to Friday 18 December 2020
(Half Term – 26 to 30 October 2020)
Term 3 – Monday 4 January to Friday 19 February 2021
Year One
Term 1 – Monday 9 September to Friday 20 December 2019
(Half Term – 21 to 25 October 2019)
Term 2 – Monday 6 January to Friday 3 April 2020
Monday Groups attend 17 April in lieu of May Day (Bank Holiday)
(Half Term – 17 to 21 February 2020)
Term 3 – Monday 13 April to Friday 10 July 2020
(Half Term – 25 to 29 May 2020)
Year Two
To Be Confirmed
Theory Block 1 – Monday 9 September to Friday 16 December 2019
Placement Block 1 – Monday 13 January to Monday 08 June 2020 (Interim Theory Block 1a: 16-18 March 2020)
Theory Block 2 – Monday 15 June to Monday 13 July 2020
Placement Block 2 – Monday 20 July to Monday 14 December 2020 (Interim Theory Block 2a: 10-11 Sept 2020)
Theory Block 3 – Monday 11 January to Monday 1 February 2021
Placement Block 3 – Monday 08 February to Monday 03 May 2021
Theory Block 4 – Monday 10 May to Monday 07 June 2021
Placement Block 4 – Monday 14 June to Monday 06 September 2021
Holiday Dates (Year One) Weeks commencing: 21 October 2019, 23 December 2019, 30 December 2019, 6 January 2020, 13 April 2020, 20 April 2020, 25 May 2020.
Holiday Dates (Year Two)* Weeks commencing: 19 October 2020, 21 December 2020, 28 December 2020, 4 January 2021, 5 April 2021, 12 April 2021, 24 May 2021.
*Please note holiday dates for year two are provisional and may be subject to change.