January 2026 Intake
Term dates for our courses starting on January 2026.
Students who are employed in an RCVS veterinary practice (2 1/2 year programme) - all centres except Guernsey and Basildon
Delivery day: Thursdays
Year 1
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date | Study break (3 weeks each) |
| 8th January 2026 | 12th March 2026 | w/c 16th March 2026 |
| 9th April 2026 | 11th June 2026 | w/c 15th June 2026 |
| 9th July 2026 | 10th September 2026 | w/c 14th September 2026 |
| 8th October 2026 | 10th December 2026 | w/c 14th December 2026 |
Year 2
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date | Study break (3 weeks each) |
| 7th January 2027 | 11th March 2027 | w/c 15th March 2027 |
| 8th April 2027 | 10th June 2027 | w/c 14th June 2027 |
| 8th July 2027 | 9th September 2027 | w/c 13th September 2027 |
| 7th October 2027 | 9th December 2027 | w/c 13th December 2027 |
Non-employed students with unpaid placement year (3 year programme)
Delivery day year 1: Thursdays
Delivery day years 2 and 3: Mondays
Year 1
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date | Study break (3 weeks each) |
| 8th January 2026 | 12th March 2026 | w/c 16th March 2026 |
| 9th April 2026 | 11th June 2026 | w/c 15th June 2026 |
| 9th July 2026 | 10th September 2026 | w/c 14th September 2026 |
| 8th October 2026 | 10th December 2026 | w/c 14th December 2026 |
Year 2
Placement block 1
| Placement year starts | Placement year ends |
| 4th January 2027 | 2nd July 2027 |
Teaching
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date | Study break |
| 5th July 2027 | 6th December 2027 | w/c 30th August 2027 (1 week) w/c 20th September 2027 (2 weeks) w/c 13th December 2027 (4 weeks) |
Year 3
Teaching
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date | Study break |
| 10th January 2028 | 26th June 2028 | w/c 20th March 2028 (2 weeks) w/c 17th April 2028 (1 week) w/c 1st May 2028 (1 week) w/c 29th May 2028 (1 week) |
Placement block 2
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date |
| w/c 3rd July 2028 | By 26th January 2029 |