Your timetable

Your programme timetable

PGDE Secondary is full-time and takes place Monday to Friday 9am-5pm for the duration of the programme. During Professional Placements in schools, these working hours may be extended. 

A detailed timetable of your classes for semester 1 is not yet published but will be available via your programme LEARN page close to the start of term. A link to the LEARN page will be posted in August.

Accessing LEARN

Attendance

Full attendance is expected throughout this intensive programme. 

Students are expected to attend all classes and registers will be taken at tutorials, seminars and workshops.  If you are unable to attend a tutorial, seminar or workshop due to illness or for any other reason, you must email the tutor and programme administrator in advance to explain why you will be absent.

If you are studying here on a Tier 4 visa, and move to Edinburgh, you must let us know in advance if you are going to be travelling away from Edinburgh for more than 5 days. Typically, students must stay in Edinburgh for the duration of their studies and you should advise staff if you wish to leave the country at any point.

Academic year 2026-27

Provisional dates for the academic year for PGDE Secondary are shown below. These are subject to change.

Semester 1

Semester 2

*Includes February break. Dates of the break will depend on placement Local Authority. These days are treated as Personal Professional Learning days.

Related Links

University of Edinburgh semester dates

Graduation at the University of Edinburgh