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Academic years, terms and real dates

Choose the correct teaching period, edit dates and review readiness before closing a term.

2 min readReviewed 27 October 2026

Before you begin

  • School calendar access; permission to manage academic years for term changes.
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Check the year and current term

  1. Step 1. Open Year & Records → Academic Years.
  2. Step 2. Check the year name, current term badge, and start and end dates.
  3. Step 3. Use Edit dates where available to set the real school dates. Save and confirm them.
  4. Step 4. If teaching has not begun in earlier terms, use Start in a later term only after reviewing its restrictions.
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Check the year and current term

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Review term closing

  1. Step 1. Open Review term closing for the active term.
  2. Step 2. Read the readiness results by class. Fix missing subject setup, marks, observation ratings or required report items.
  3. Step 3. Open the closing preview and review how many reports will release, remain held by fees or await approval.
  4. Step 4. Check the next term and dates, then confirm only when the school is ready.
  5. Step 5. Reopen Academic Years and verify the closure summary and new current term.

Separate term closing from year-end placement

Closing Terms 1 and 2 normally advances to the next term. Year-end work also requires reviewed next-year pupil placements. Prepare Promotion and agree class changes with School Fees when connected. Do not assume that changing the current term automatically promotes pupils.

Still need help? Open Support in School Mann or email Warmkeys.