Every September, careers teams rebuild the year from UCAS, exam boards, admissions test providers, universities and national campaigns. The free MyFutureChoice 2026/27 Careers Calendar puts those dates in one place, so you can plan the whole year from the first week of term. Download the 2026/2027 Career calendar and choose the edition for your country.
What is in the 2026/27 calendar
The calendar runs from September 2026 to August 2027 across three printable A2 pages. It is built for careers leaders, guidance counsellors and teachers, and it works as well on the department wall as it does in team meetings and annual programme planning. It includes:
- UCAS application dates and deadlines for 2027 entry, including the 18:00 submission times
- UCAT, LNAT, ESAT, TMUA and TARA registration, booking and test dates
- A level, GCSE and country-specific qualification dates and results days
- National Apprenticeship Week, National Careers Week and Green Careers Week
- Careers fairs, apprenticeship shows, skills events and university open days
- Awareness days for assemblies, tutor time and careers activities
- Indicative school term dates and holiday periods
Many of the events link straight to the organiser’s website, so you can check the details in one click.
Key dates at a glance
- 1 September 2026: completed UCAS applications for 2027 entry can be submitted.
- 15 October 2026, 18:00 UK time: UCAS deadline for Oxford, Cambridge and most courses in medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine or science.
- 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time: UCAS equal consideration deadline for most other undergraduate courses.
- 8 to 14 February 2027 (provisional): National Apprenticeship Week.
- 1 to 6 March 2027 (provisional): National Careers Week.
- 2 July 2027: UCAS Clearing opens.
- 12 August 2027: A level results day in England and Wales.
- 19 August 2027: GCSE results day in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland centres should follow CCEA’s guidance, and Scotland and Ireland use their own qualifications calendars. Term and holiday dates vary by local authority, school and college, so check your own published dates before sharing them with students.
Five editions, one for each country
Choose the edition for England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland or Ireland when you download, and we will send you the version that matches your students’ applications, qualifications and school dates. The Wales edition, for example, includes Careers Wales events alongside the UCAS and admissions test dates.
For guidance counsellors in Ireland
The Ireland edition focuses on Irish applications, qualifications, events and school dates. The calendar page is also available in Irish: Career calendar for Guidance Counsellors.
Missed an event? Tell us
Every edition carries a QR code you can scan to suggest a date we have missed. You can also use our suggest an event form.
Get your free calendar
The calendar is free for schools and colleges. Select your country, enter your work email and we will send you the right edition. Get your copy of the 2026/2027 Career calendar.