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August’s calendar picks for primary schools

Take a look at what events are coming up for your pupils! Our timely and relevant Calendar picks channel features ready-to-use teaching ideas — which makes planning ahead easy, or a reliable go-to for some last minute classroom inspiration.

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August
Highland Games and Junior Highland Games
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2

July’s calendar picks for primary schools

Take a look at what events are coming up for your pupils! Our timely and relevant Calendar picks channel features ready-to-use teaching ideas — which makes planning ahead easy, or a reliable go-to for some last minute classroom inspiration.

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July 1st
Plastic Free July ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
7th July
World Chocolate Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
20th July – 20th August
Women’s World Cup 2023 ➜
for KS1 & KS2
29th July
International Tiger Day ➜
for EYFS & KS1
30th July
International Day of Friendship ➜
for EYFS

June’s calendar picks for primary schools

Take a look at what events are coming up for your pupils! Our timely and relevant Calendar picks channel features ready-to-use teaching ideas — which makes planning ahead easy, or a reliable go-to for some last minute classroom inspiration.

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Access ready-to-use teaching ideas for the following…

June
Pride Month ➜
for KS1 & KS2
5th June
World Environment Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
6th June
D-Day Anniversary ➜
for KS2
7th June
Food Safety Day ➜
for KS2
8th June
Oceans Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
18th June
Father’s Day ➜
for EYFS & KS1
19th-25th June
Refugee Week ➜
for KS2
21st June
Summer Solstice ➜
for KS1 & KS2
21st June
World Music Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
22nd June
Windrush Day ➜
for KS2
24th June
Armed Forces Day ➜
for KS1 & KS2

April’s calendar picks for primary schools

Take a look at what events are coming up for your pupils! Our timely and relevant Calendar picks channel features ready-to-use teaching ideas — which makes planning ahead easy, or a reliable go-to for some last minute classroom inspiration.

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April
National Parks Fortnight ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
2nd April
International Children’s Book Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
5th – 13th April
Passover ➜
for KS2
7th April
World Health Day ➜
for EYFS
9th April
Easter ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
13th April
Songkran festival ➜
for EYFS
21st – 22nd April
Eid-al-Fitr ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
22nd April
Earth Day ➜
for KS1 & KS2
23rd April
St George’s Day ➜
for KS1 & KS2

March’s calendar picks for primary schools

Take a look at what events are coming up for your pupils! Our timely and relevant Calendar picks channel features ready-to-use teaching ideas — which makes planning ahead easy, or a reliable go-to for some last minute classroom inspiration.

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Women’s History Month ➜
for KS1 & KS2
1st March
St David’s Day ➜
for KS1
2nd March
World Book Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
3rd March
World Wildlife Day ➜
for KS1 & KS2
8th March
Holi ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
9th March
International School Meals Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
10th – 19th March
British Science Week ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
13th March
Commonwealth Day ➜
for KS1 & KS2
17th March
St Patrick’s Day ➜
for KS1
18th March
Global Recycling Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
19th March
Mothering Sunday ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
20th – 26th March
Shakespeare Week ➜
for KS2
21st March
World Poetry Day ➜
for KS1 & KS2
22nd March – 21st April
Ramadan ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
22nd March
World Water Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2

February’s calendar picks for primary schools

Take a look at what events are coming up for your pupils! Our timely and relevant Calendar picks channel features ready-to-use teaching ideas — which makes planning ahead easy, or a reliable go-to for some last minute classroom inspiration.

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6th January – 20th February
Big Schools’ Birdwatch ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
22nd January- 5th February
Chinese New Year ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
National Heart Month ➜
for KS2
2nd February
World Wetlands Day ➜
for KS2
3rd – 12th February
Children’s Mental Health Week ➜
for EYFS & KS1
7th February
Safer Internet Day ➜
for KS1 & KS2
10th – 26th February
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup ➜
for KS1 & KS2
11th – 19th February
Jorvik Viking Festival ➜
for KS1 & KS2
12th February
Darwin Day ➜
for KS2
21st February
Shrove Tuesday and Lent ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2

December’s calendar picks for primary schools

Take a look at what events are coming up for your pupils!

Our timely and relevant Calendar picks channel features ready-to-use teaching ideas — which makes planning ahead easy, or a reliable go-to for some last minute classroom inspiration.

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5th December
International Volunteer Day ➜
for KS1 & KS2
8th December
Christmas Jumper Day ➜
10th December
Human Rights Day ➜
for KS2
11th December
Mountain Day ➜
for KS1 & KS2
18th December
Hanukkah  ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
21st December
Winter solstice ➜
for EYFS & KS1
25th December
Christmas Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
31st December
New Year’s Eve ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2

November’s calendar picks for primary schools

Take a look at what events are coming up for your pupils!

Our timely and relevant Calendar picks channel features ready-to-use teaching ideas — which makes planning ahead easy, or a reliable go-to for some last minute classroom inspiration.

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Access ready-to-use teaching ideas for the following events:

5th November
Bonfire Night ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
8th November
Guru Nanak birthday ➜
for KS2
11th November
Remembrance Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
13th November
World Kindness Day ➜
for EYFS
13th – 20th November
Inter Faith Week ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
14th – 18th November
Anti-Bullying Week ➜
for EYFS & KS2
14th – 20th November
Road Safety Week ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
20th November
World Children’s Day ➜
for KS2
24th November
Thanksgiving ➜
for KS1 & KS2
26th November – 4th December
National Tree Week ➜
for KS1 & KS2
27th November
Advent ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
30th November
St Andrew’s Day ➜
for KS1

Looking ahead to December:

10th December
Human Rights Day ➜
for KS2
11th December
Mountain Day ➜
for KS1 & KS2
21st December
Winter solstice ➜
for EYFS & KS1
25th December
Christmas Day ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
31st December
New Year’s Eve ➜
for EYFS, KS1 & KS2

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