ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2015/16

1

Week

Number

Institutional dates

for courses

following default term dates

Institutional dates

for courses

following approved course-specific

term dates

Other information

1

03/08/15 -

07/08/15

Start of Academic Year 2015/16

Start of Academic Year 2015/16

Autumn Term starts for MSc Physiotherapy (pre-registration)

Deadline for submission of re-sit coursework: 7 August 2015

2

10/08/15 –

14/08/15

Re-sit examinations

3

17/08/15 –

21/08/15

Re-sit examinations

Last date for resit examinations: Thursday 20 August 2015

Deadline for submission of claims for all exceptional factors: 21 August 2015

4

24/08/15 –

28/08/15 Latest date for the inputting of marks for Assessment Boards that

will take place in week 5: Thursday 27 August 2015

5

(RABW1)

31/08/15 –

04/09/15

31 August – Bank Holiday

_{Re-sit Assessment Boards}

UG Unit Boards:

Wednesday 2 September or

Thursday 3 September 2015

31 August – Bank Holiday

Autumn Term starts for PGCE Secondary

(School Direct)

Latest date for Programme Leaders and Programme Officers to confirm the completeness of data and identify obvious anomalies in the QLS records for Assessment Boards that will take place in week 5: Tuesday 1 September 2015

6

(RABW2)

07/09/15 –

11/09/15

Re-sit Assessment Boards

_{UG Progression and Award Boards:}

Monday 7 September or

Tuesday 8 September 2015

Summer Term ends for BSc(Hons)

BSc/DipHE Nursing

Autumn Term starts for PGCE Primary, PGCE Primary (School Direct), PGCE Secondary and LPC PT Stage 2

7

14/09/15 –

18/09/15

Results sent to students:

_{Monday 14 September 2015}

Autumn Term starts for LPC FT and PT Stage 1, GDL PT Year 1, BSc Adult Nursing, BSc(Hons) Speech Pathology and Therapy (Year 4), MSc Musculo-skeletal

Physiotherapy. Induction for LLB in Legal Practice 18–19 September

International students pre-enrolment and welcome

programme: 16 –18 September 2015

2

14

(TW6) 02/11/15 – 06/11/15 BPTC Re-sit Board 06/11/15)

15

(TW7) 09/11/15 –

13/11/15 Latest date for submission of claims for exceptional factors from

coursework submitted before end October: Monday 09 November 2015

Latest date for Exceptional Factors Panels from coursework submitted before end October: Friday 13 November 2015

16

(TW8) 16/11/15 – 20/11/15

17

(TW9) 23/11/15 – 27/11/15

18

(TW10) 30/11/15 –

04/12/15 Autumn Term ends for LPC PT Stage 2

19

(TW11)

07/12/15 –

11/12/15 Term 2 endsregistration, January start programme) for MSc Physiotherapy (pre- Latest date for the inputting of coursework marks for assessments submitted before week 15.

8

21/09/15 –

25/09/15

Autumn Term starts

_{Enrolment/Induction week}

9

(TW1)

28/09/15 –

02/10/15

Teaching starts

Autumn Term starts for GDL FT, BPTC PT, Induction for LLM/LLM Legal Practice: 30 September 2015

10

(TW2)

05/10/15 –

09/10/15 Autumn Term starts/PGDip/MSc Community Health (40 weeks) for BSc(Hons)

and LLM/LLM Legal Practice 7 October 2015

11

(TW3) 12/10/15 – 16/10/15 LPC Re-sit Board (12/10/15)

12

(TW4) 19/10/15 – 23/10/15

Autumn Term starts for BSc

(Hons)/PGDip/MSc Specialist Community Public Health Nursing

(for 52 weeks)

International students welcome programme: 21 October 2015 (pm only)

13

(TW5) 26/10/15 – 30/10/15

3

20

(TW12)

14/12/15 –

18/12/15

Autumn Term ends

Autumn Term ends for BSc Adult Nursing

21

21/12/15 – 25/12/15

22

28/12/15 – 01/01/16

23

04/01/16 – 08/01/16

Spring Term starts for PGCE Secondary, PGCE Secondary (School Direct), PGCE Primary, PGCE Primary (School Direct) and BSc Adult Nursing

MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration) January start programme

Term starts for January 2016 cohort of BSc (Hons) /PGDip/MSc Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (for 52 weeks)

24

(TW13)

11/01/16 –

15/01/16

Spring Term starts

Enrolment/Induction week for programmes with January start.

Latest date for submission of claims for exceptional factors from

coursework submitted between beginning of November and end December: Monday 11 January 2016

Latest date for Exceptional Factors Panels from coursework submitted between beginning of November and end December: Friday 15 January 2016

25

(TW14)

18/01/16 –

22/01/16 Welcome event for international students: 20 January 2016 (pm

only)

26

(TW15) 25/01/16 – 29/01/16

27

(TW16) 01/02/16 – 05/02/16

4

28

(TW17)

08/02/16 –

12/02/16 Assessment Board for LPC (08/02/16)

29

(TW18) 15/02/16 – 19/02/16

30

(TW19) 22/02/16 – 26/02/16

Year 4 ends for BSc (Hons) Speech Pathology and Therapy

31

(TW20) 29/02/16 – 04/03/16

32

(TW21) 07/03/16 –

11/03/16

Spring Term ends

Physiotherapy Year 2, BSc Adult Nursing,

for

BSc (Hons)

MSc Musculo-skeletal Physiotherapy and MSc Manual Therapy

Latest date for the inputting of coursework marks for assessments submitted before week 29.

33

(TW22)

14/03/16 –

18/03/16

Spring Term ends

Summer Term starts

Nursing

for

BSc Adult

Latest date for submission of claims for exceptional factors from

coursework submitted during the Spring Term: Monday 14 March 2016

Latest date for Exceptional Factors Panels from coursework submitted during the Spring Term: Friday 18 March 2016

34

(TW23)

21/03/16 – 25/03/16

Spring Term ends for PGCE Secondary, PGCE Secondary (Schools Direct)

PGCE Primary and PGCE Primary (School Direct) – flexible holiday: 8 week block to fit school Easter break.

35

28/03/16 –

01/04/16

36

04/04/16 –

08/04/16

Summer Term starts for BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, Year 2 and MSc

Physiotherapy (pre-registration, January start programme), MSc Musculo-skeletal

Physiotherapy and MSc Manual Therapy.

CEB Examination for BPTC (6 and 8 April 2016)

37

11/04/16 –

5

38

(TW24) 18/04/16 – 22/04/16

39

(RW) 25/04/16 –

29/04/16

Revision Week

Latest date for the inputting of any other coursework marks submitted

prior to end of Spring Term.

40

(EW1)

02/05/16 –

06/05/16

Bank Holiday – 2 May

_{Examination Week 1}

41

(EW2) 09/05/16 – 13/05/16

Examination Week 2

42

(EW3) 16/05/16 –

20/05/16

Examination Week 3

Latest date for submission of coursework: 20 May 2016

43

(EW4)

23/05/16 –

27/05/16

Additional Examination Week (4) where

_required

Latest date for the inputting of marks from examinations or

coursework submitted during the Summer Term for Assessment Boards that will take place in week 45: Friday 27 May 2016

44

30/05/16 –

03/06/16

Bank Holiday – 30 May

Latest date for submission of claims for exceptional factors from the

Examination period and for coursework submitted during the Summer Term: Monday 30 May 2016

Latest date for Exceptional Factors Panels from the Examination period and for coursework submitted during the Summer Term: Wednesday 1 June 2016

Latest date for Programme Leader and Programme Officers to confirm the completeness of data and identify obvious anomalies in the QLS records for Examination Boards that will take place in week 45: Wednesday 1 June 2016

6

Latest date for the inputting of marks from examinations or coursework submitted during the Summer Term for Examination Boards that will take place in week 46: Friday 3 June 2016

45

(ABW1)

06/06/16 –

10/06/16

Unit Assessment Boards (Week 1)

_{(NOTE: where possible level 6 / 7}

boards should take priority)

Summer Term ends for PGCE Secondary,

PGCE Secondary (School Direct) Latest date for Programme Leader and Programme Officers to confirm the completeness of data and identify obvious anomalies in the QLS records for Examination Boards that will take place in week 46: Wednesday 08 June 2016

46

(ABW2)

13/06/16 –

17/06/16

Unit Assessment Boards (Week 2)

47

(ABW3)

20/06/16 –

24/06/16

Summer Term ends

_{Progression and Award Boards: 23 and}

24 June.

(NOTE: level 6 / 7 boards must take

priority)

48

27/06/16 –

01/07/16

Progression and Award Boards

Results issued to students

Summer Term ends for PGCE Primary and

PGCE Primary (School Direct)

49

04/07/16 –

08/07/16

50

11/07/16 –

15/07/16 Term 2 endsregistration, January start programme), MSc for MSc Physiotherapy (pre-Musculo-skeletal Physiotherapy, MSc Manual Therapy

51

18/07/16 –

23/07/16

Award ceremonies

52

25/07/16 –

7

Note: some Faculties will organise Assessment Boards for Taught Postgraduate programmes and Undergraduate Programmes with

non-September intakes at various times throughout the academic year. For the scheduling of these Boards, please contact the relevant Faculty

SAS administration.

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INTERIM CALENDAR – 2015/16 RESIT PERIOD

Week

Number

Institutional dates

for courses

following default term dates

Institutional dates

for courses

following approved course-specific

term dates

Other information

1 01/08/16 –

05/08/16

Start of Academic Year 2016/17

Start of Academic Year 2016/17

Deadline for submission of re-sit coursework: 5 August 2016

2 08/08/16 –

12/08/16

Re-sit examinations

3 15/08/16 –

19/08/16

Re-sit examinations

Last date for resit examinations: Thursday 18 August 2016.

Deadline for submission of claims for all exceptional factors: 19 August 2016

4 22/08/16 –

26/08/16 Latest date for the inputting of marks for Assessment Boards that

will take place in week 5: Thursday 25 August 2015

5

(RABW1) 29/08/16 – 02/09/16

29 August – Bank Holiday

_{Re-sit Assessment Boards}

UG Unit Boards:

Wednesday 31 August 2016

Thursday 1 September 2016

29 August – Bank Holiday

Latest date for Programme Leaders and Programme Officers to confirm the completeness of data and identify obvious anomalies in the QLS records for Assessment Boards that will take place in week 5: Tuesday 30 August 2016

6

(RABW2) 05/09/16 – 09/09/16

Re-sit Assessment Boards

_{UG Progression and Award Boards:}

Monday 5 September or

Tuesday 6 September 2016

Summer Term ends for BSc (Hons)

BSc/DipHE Nursing

7 12/09/16 –

16/09/16

Results sent to students:

_{Monday 12 September 2016}

8 19/09/16 –

9

9

(TW 1) 26/09/16 – 30/09/16

Teaching starts

10