We aim to keep our systems available for our staff and students to use when they need them. Sometimes we have to arrange downtime for maintenance and improvement. Our Tuesday and Thursday at-risk mornings from 7-9 am are used to maintain and update our systems on a regular basis. We sometimes need longer periods to make more complex changes.
Find out more about our digital systems availability here.
Avoid scheduling activity during our Saturday digital change windows
We plan these periods in advance and ask colleagues to avoid arranging key events such as assignment hand in dates over these times.
Our approved digital change windows for 2026/27 are:
| Saturday 12 September 2026 |
| Saturday 31 October 2026 |
| Saturday 12 December 2026 |
| Saturday 2 January 2027 |
| Saturday 27 February 2027 |
| Saturday 3 April 2027 |
| Saturday 17 April 2027 |
| Saturday 12 June 2027 |
| Saturday 26 June 2027 |
By avoiding these dates when planning assignment deadlines, open days and other essential activities you will help us deliver digital technology solutions which are highly performing, flexible and scalable while maintaining our students’ experience. Thank you.
Approved downtime and change freeze periods
Our approved downtime, Change Freeze Periods, and Digital Change Windows are listed below. Sometimes changes are needed to these dates, we communicate any changes as soon as they are decided so that you can plan your activities with confidence.
