Term Dates & Calendar
CALENDAR
TERM DATES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026
TERM 1 | ||
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College Opens | Monday 1st – Tuesday 2nd September 2025 | Staff Training Days – No Learners |
Wednesday 3rd to Friday 5th September 2025 | NEW learners only | |
Monday 8th September 2025 | All Learners in College (as per timetables) | |
Friday 3rd October 2025 | OPEN DAY – No Learners | |
Thursday 9th October 2025 | Parents Evening | |
College Closes | Friday 17th October 2025 | Learners Finish |
TERM 2 | ||
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College Opens | Monday 3rd November 2025 | Learners in College (as per timetables) |
Wednesday 12th November 2025 | OPEN DAY – No Learners | |
College Closes | Friday 19th December 2025 | Learners Finish at 12.00 |
TERM 3 | ||
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College Opens | Monday 5th January 2026 | Learners in College (as per timetables) |
Thursday 12th February 2026 | Parents Evening | |
College Closes | Friday 13th February 2026 | Learners Finish |
TERM 4 | ||
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College Opens | Monday 23rd February 2026 | Learners in College (as per timetables) |
Tuesday 17th March 2026 | OPEN DAY – No Learners | |
College Closes | Thursday 2nd April 2026 | Learners Finish |
Friday 3rd April 2026 | EASTER BANK HOLIDAY |
TERM 5 | ||
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College Opens | Monday 20th April 2026 | Learners in College (as per timetables) |
Monday 4th May 2026 | Bank Holiday | |
College Closes | Friday 22nd May 2026 | Learners Finish |
TERM 6 | ||
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College Opens | Monday 1st June 2026 | Learners in College (as per timetables) |
Tuesday 14th July 2026 | Learners Finish | |
Wednesday 15th July 2026 | LEARNERS CELEBRATION DAY * | |
Thursday 16th July 2026 | New Learners Only | |
College Closes | Friday 17th July 2026 | Staff Development Day |
* Celebration Day – there will not be any classes on this day. All learners and parents/family will be invited.
Term 1: 7 weeks Term 2: 7 weeks Term 3: 6 weeks Term 4: 6 weeks Term 5: 5 weeks Term 6: 7 weeks. Total Academic Weeks 38.
CALENDAR
TERM DATES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-2027
TERM 1 | ||
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Tuesday 1st – Wednesday 2nd September 2026 |
Staff Development Days |
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College Opens |
Thursday 3rd – Friday 4th September 2026 |
New Learners only |
Monday 7th September 2026 |
All Learners in College (as per timetables) |
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Thursday 1st October 2026 |
Parents Evening |
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Friday 2nd October 2026 |
OPEN Day – No Learners |
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College Closes |
Friday 16th October 2026 |
Learners Finish |
TERM 2 | ||
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College Opens |
Monday 2nd November 2026 |
Learners in College (as per timetables) |
Wednesday 11th November 2026 |
OPEN Day – No Learners |
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College Closes |
Friday 18th December 2026 |
Learners Finish at 12.00 mid-day |
TERM 3 | ||
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College Opens |
Monday 4th January 2026 |
Learners in College (as per timetables) |
Thursday 11th February 2027 |
Parents Evening | |
College Closes |
Friday 12th February 2027 |
Learners Finish |
TERM 4 | ||
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College Opens |
Monday 22nd February 2027 |
Learners in College (as per timetables) |
Tuesday 16th March 2027 |
OPEN Day – No Learners | |
College Closes |
Thursday 25th March 2027 |
Learners Finish |
TERM 5 | ||
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College Opens |
Monday 12th April 2027 |
Learners in College (as per timetables) |
Monday 3rd May 2027 |
Bank Holiday | |
College Closes |
Friday 28th May 2027 |
Learners Finish |
TERM 6 | ||
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College Opens |
Monday 7th June 2027 |
Learners in College (as per timetables) |
Tuesday 13th July 2027 |
Learners Finish | |
Wednesday 14th July 2027 |
LEARNER CELEBRATION DAY * | |
College Closes |
Thursday 15th July 2027 |
New Learners only |
Friday 16th July 2027 |
Staff Development Day |
* Celebration Day – there will not be any classes on this day. All learners and parents/family will be invited.
Term 1: 7 weeks Term 2: 7 weeks Term 3: 5 weeks Term 4: 6 weeks Term 5: 7 weeks Term 6: 6 weeks. Total Academic Weeks 38.
KITE College is Kent’s new specialist post-16 college in Sittingbourne, providing young people with an EHCP the opportunity to be able to continue with their post-16 education and training within a supported environment. As a newly refurbished building, the college currently offers new modern workshops, all with the most up to date equipment in Motor Vehicle, Welding & Fabrication, Construction including Brick laying, Heating & Plumbing and Multi-Skills, Hair & Beauty, I.T & Media as well as spacious classrooms, a Skills Studio and a Mental Health & Wellbeing Studio.
We would like to take this opportunity to invite you and your students to come along to one of our open days (see timetable above for details) where students will have the opportunity to see for themselves our facilities and discuss the diverse types of study programmes we have on offer for the coming year.
This will be a fantastic opportunity for your students to find out more information about the different courses available, have a go at one, or all of our subjects through real workshop taster sessions, speak with specialist staff about what support we offer to ensure they achieve to the best of their ability and discover what is involved in studying here at KITE College.
KITE College aims to provide a structured and supportive environment where students who have learning difficulties or disabilities flourish and develop the skills needed to go on to be successful in their chosen careers and training.
Benefits of studying at KITE College:
- 16-25 Study programmes that suit students’ needs
- Small class size
- One-to-one specialist support
- Mental Health support programmes
- College Counselling
- Employability Skills, Life Skills and Functional Skills
- Supported Internships, Apprenticeships and Supported Work Placements
- Foundation Learning Programmes
- Enrichment programmes
- 16-19 Bursary
- Assisted Transport
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Get in Touch
Phone
01795 476450
info@kite-college.org
Address
Unit 1 Bonham Drive, Eurolink Business Park, Sittingbourne, ME10 3RY