Find out about your timetable and the academic year dates. Your programme timetablePGDE 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 shortly. Accessing LEARNAttendanceFull 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 2025-26Provisional dates for the academic year for PGDE Secondary are shown below. These are subject to change.Semester 1ActivityDatesUniversity teaching18 Aug - 24 OctObservation Week in school27 Oct - 31 OctSchool Placement 13 Nov - 5 DecUniversity teaching8 Dec - 12 DecWinter break15 Dec - 2 JanSemester 2ActivityDatesUniversity teaching5 Jan - 23 JanSchool Placement 226 Jan - 13 MarchUniversity teaching16 March - 3 AprilHoliday6 April - 17 AprilSchool Placement 320 April - 29 MayTeaching1 June - 5 JuneGraduationTypically July 2025Related LinksUniversity of Edinburgh semester datesGraduation at the University of Edinburgh This article was published on 2024-10-07
