Enhancing PDL, Healthyschools and RRR Throughout the Year

Enhancing PDL, HealthySchools and RRR throughout the year

Calendar of events

Do you know the key dates in the year? Have you had time to prepare? Is there an important day next week?

This interactive annual calendar of events could help you out, each month lists websites that will support your teaching and explain the event. Some have fixed dates and some are more flexible, but all of these will enhance your personal, social and health education (PSHE), HealthySchools and Rights Respecting School agendas.

Date / Event / Website
January
6 / Epiphany / christianity.about.com/od/christmas/f/whatisepiphany.htm
27 / Holocaust Memorial Day /
FD / World Braille Day /
FD / World Religion Day /
FD / Martin Luther King Day / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day
FD / Cancer Talk Week /
FD / National Storytelling Week /
February
2 / Candlemas /
4 / UNICEF Day for Change /
7 – 14 / National Marriage Week /
14 / Valentine’s Day / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine’s_Day

21 / International Mother Language Day /
22 / World Thinking Day /
M / Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month /
FD / National Salt Awareness Week /
FD / National Apprenticeship Week /
February
FD / World Cancer Day /
FD / World Orphan Week (WOW) /
FD / Safer Internet Day /
FD / Shrove Tuesday /
FD / Student Volunteering Week /
FD / Fair Trade Fortnight / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairtrade_fortnight
March
1 / St David’s Day / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_David’s_Day
1 / Self-Injury Awareness Day /
3 / World Book Day /
8 / International Women's Day /
9 / No Smoking Day /
11 / World Kidney Day /
17 / St Patrick’s Day / holidays.kaboose.com/patrick-history.html
25 / Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade /
FD / Commonwealth Day / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Day
M / National Bed Month /
March
FD / The Great Daffodil Appeal
(Marie Curie) /
M / Veggie Month / veggiemonth.com/
FD / Red Nose Day (Comic Relief) /
FD / International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination /
FD / Sport Relief /
FD / World Forestry Day /
FD / World Day for Water /
FD / Mothering Sunday /
FD / Palm Sunday / _1.shtml
April
23 / St George’s Day / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George’s_Day
FD / Maundy Thursday / _1.shtml
FD / Good Friday / _1.shtml
FD / Easter Day / _1.shtml
FD / World Health Day /
FD / Global Campaign for Education Action Week /
FD / World Malaria Day / _en.cfm
April
FD / LondonMarathon /
FD / Noise Action Week – Shhh say no to noise /
May
3 / World Press Freedom Day / _press_freedom_day
4 / International Firefighters’ Day / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Firefighters’_Day
22 / International Biodiversity Day /
M / Community History Month / _resource_1567_55.html
FD / National Breastfeeding Awareness Week /
FD / International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers /
FD / World Asthma Day / _we_help/index.html
FD / Red Cross Week /
FD / World Fair Trade Day /
FD / Christian Aid Week /
FD / British Sandwich Week / _sandwich_week/index.shtml
FD / Foster Care Fortnight /
FD / Children’s Hospice Week /
FD / Walk to School Week /
May
FD / National Family Week /
FD / Friendship Funday
(Save the Children) /
FD / World No Tobacco Day
(World Health Organisation) /
June
26 / UN International Drug Abuse Day /
FD / World Environment Day /
FD / Food Safety Week /
FD / World Oceans Day /
FD / NationalSchool Grounds Week /
FD / National Bike Week /
FD / Diabetes Week /
FD / Refugee Week /
FD / Father’s Day / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father’s_Day
FD / National Childcare Week /
FD / Wrong Trousers Day /
FD / Deaf Awareness Week /
July
11 / World Population Day /
July
FD / Sun Awareness /
August
5 – 11 / World Water Week /
FD / International Youth Day / learn.christianaid.org.uk/Other/Events/international_youth_day_2010.aspx
September
6 – 10 / National Breakfast Week /
10 / World Suicide Prevention Day / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Suicide_Prevention_Day
12 / British Food Fortnight /
12 / World Dental Health Day /
21 / International Day of Peace /
21 / World Alzheimer’s Day /
22 / World Carfree Day /
FD / World Heart Day /
FD / Ride and Stride /
FD / National Organic Fortnight /
FD / European Day of Languages / _languages/european_day_of_languages.aspx
October
16 / World Food Day /
October
18 – 24 / National Parents’ Week /
FD / Learn to Sign Week /
M / Breast Cancer Awareness Month / _id=6216
FD / Local Democracy Week /
FD / Diwali /
M / Black History Month /
FD / Jeans for Genes /
FD / Byte Night – FOR homeless people /
FD / World Mental Health Day /
FD / United Nations Day /
FD / Child Poverty Day /
FD / National Baking Week /
November
1 / All Saints Day / _1.shtml
5 / Bonfire Night /
11 / Remembrance Day /
15 – 21 / Enterprise Week /
21 / World Television Day /
30 / St Andrew's Day / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew's_Day
November
FD / Buy Nothing Day /
FD / Road Safety Week /
FD / Advent / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent
FD / Anti-bullying Week /
FD / Universal Children's Day /
FD / Children in Need /
FD / National Adoption Week /
December
1 / World Aids Day /
3 / International Day of Disabled Persons /
6 / St Nicholas Day / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
25 / Christmas Day / _1.shtml
FD / International Day for the Abolition of Slavery /
FD / Carer's Rights Day /
FD / International Human Rights Day /

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