Explore the term dates at East Kent Colleges Group, and learn more about when each term starts, when our half terms are, and when the College is closed.
Term Dates 2026 – 2027
*College closed
| Staff Development Days* | Tuesday 1 September – Wednesday 2 September 2026 |
| Term 1 (7 weeks) | Thursday 3 September – Tuesday 20 October 2026 |
| Staff Development Days* | Wednesday 21 October – Friday 23 October 2026 |
| October break* | Monday 26 October – Friday 30 October 2026 |
| Term 2 (7 weeks) | Monday 2 November – Friday 18 December 2026 |
| Term 2 Community Week | W/C Monday 9 November 2026 |
| December break* | Monday 21 December 2026 – Friday 1 January 2027 |
| Term 3 (6 weeks) | Monday 4 January – Friday 12 February 2027 |
| Staff Development Day* | Wednesday 10 February 2027 |
| February break* | Monday 15 February – Friday 19 February 2027 |
| Term 4 (5 weeks) | Monday 22 February – Thursday 25 March 2027 |
| Term 4 Community Week | W/C Monday 15 March 2027 |
| April break* | Tuesday 30 March – Friday 9 April 2027 |
| Term 5 (7 weeks) | Monday 12 April – Friday 28 May 2027 |
| May break* | Tuesday 1 June – Friday 4 June 2027 |
| Term 6 (3 weeks) | Monday 7 June – Friday 25 June 2027 |
| Staff Development Days* | Monday 28 June – Thursday 1 July 2027 |
| Staff Celebration Day* | Friday 2 July 2027 |
Public Holidays 2026 – 2027
| Summer Bank Holiday | Monday 31 August 2026 |
| Christmas | Friday 25 December 2026 |
| Boxing Day Bank Holiday | Monday 28 December 2026 |
| New Year’s Day | Friday 1 January 2027 |
| Good Friday | Friday 26 March 2027 |
| Easter Monday | Monday 29 March 2027 |
| May Day Holiday | Monday 3 May 2027 |
| Spring Bank Holiday | Monday 31 May 2027 |
We are a group of six community-based colleges
