Academic calendar
Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 2, 2026 – Jul 21, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Academic Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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A
- ALET
- Activate Learning Education Trust, the multi-academy trust that governs UTC Reading.
S
- Student Board
- The student-led organization that represents student interests and coordinates with leadership.
T
- The Refectory
- The primary onsite dining hall where students eat lunch and gather during breaks.
- The UTC
- The common shorthand used by students and staff to refer to the school itself.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Business Dress
- The mandatory professional attire (suits or smart separates) required of all students to simulate a corporate environment.
- Cashless Catering
- The payment system where students use their ID cards or accounts to pay for food, rather than cash.
- Crescent Road
- The name of the main (and only) campus site where the UTC is situated.
- Engineering Workshops
- The specialized technical wings housing industrial-grade machinery and equipment.
- Lanyards
- The mandatory ID badges worn around the neck at all times for site security and access control.
- PBL
- Project Based Learning; curriculum units designed around real-world industry challenges set by partners.
- Showbie
- The digital classroom platform used for submitting assignments, receiving feedback, and accessing learning materials.
- utc_reading_canteen
- UTC Reading Canteen
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 2, 2026 – Jul 21, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 4 approved campus terms and 8 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.