July 2026 Intake
Term dates for our courses starting on July 2026.
Students who are employed in an RCVS veterinary practice (2 1/2 year programme) - all centres except Guernsey
Delivery day: Mondays
Year 1
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date | Study breaks |
| 6th July 2026 | 21st September 2026 | w/c 31st August 2026 (2 weeks) w/c 21st September 2026 (2 weeks) |
| 5th October 2026 | 7th December 2026 | w/c 14th December 2026 (4 weeks) |
| 11th January 2027 | 15th March 2027 | w/c 22nd March 2027 (2 weeks) |
| 5th April 2027 | 21st June 2027 | Monday 3rd May 2027 Monday 31st May 2027 w/c 28th June 2027 (1 week) |
Year 2
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date | Study breaks |
| 5th July 2027 | 20th September 2027 | Monday 30th August 2027 w/c 20th September 2027 (2 weeks) |
| 4th October 2027 | 6th December 2027 | w/c 13th December 2027 (4 weeks) |
| 10th January 2028 | 13th March 2028 | w/c 20th March 2028 (2 weeks) |
| 3rd April 2028 | 26th June 2028 | Monday 17th April 2028 Monday 1st May 2028 Monday 29th May 2028 w/c 3rd July 2028 (1 week) |
Non-employed students with unpaid placements (3 year programme)
Delivery day: Mondays
Year 1
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date | Study breaks |
| 6th July 2026 | 21st September 2026 | w/c 31st August 2026 (1 week) w/c 21st September 2026 (2 weeks) |
| 5th October 2026 | 7th December 2026 | w/c 14th December 2026 (4 weeks) |
| 11th January 2027 | 15th March 2027 | w/c 22nd March 2027 (2 weeks) |
| 5th April 2027 | 21st June 2027 | w/c 3rd May 2027 (1 week) w/c 31st May 2027 (1 week) w/c 28th June 2027 (1 week) |
Year 2
Placement block 1
| Placement year starts | Placement year ends |
| w/c 5th July 2027 | By 25th February 2028 Christmas break: 18th December – 29th December 2028 |
Teaching
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date | Study break |
| 28th February 2028 | 7th August 2028 | w/c 17th April 2028 (1 week) w/c 1st May (1 week) w/c 22nd May (2 weeks) w/c 14th August 2028 (3 weeks) |
Year 3
Teaching
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date | Study break |
| 4th September 2028 | 11th December 2028 | w/c 23rd October 2028 (1 week) w/c 20th November 2028 (2 weeks) w/c 18th December 2028 (3 weeks) |
Placement block 2
| Teaching start date | Teaching end date |
| w/c 8th January 2029 | By 27th July 2029 |