Educational calendar for teachers

Topical collections of BBC content to mark significant events in the educational calendar – for primary and secondary schools in the UK. Includes video and audio resources, assembly frameworks and Live Lessons – each with teaching notes to support learning.

This month - April

Assembly: Festival of Passover
Attribution
12 April - 20 April 2025
Easter
Attribution
20 April 2025
KS2 Easter Holiday Pack - Week 1
Attribution
BBC Bitesize
Stephen Lawrence Day
Attribution
22 April 2025
Earth Day 2025 – Live Lesson
Attribution
22 April 2025

January

World Religion Day
Attribution
19 January 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Attribution
20 January 2025
Assembly: Burns Night
Attribution
25 January 2025
Holocaust Memorial Day
Attribution
27 January 2025
Lunar New Year
Attribution
29 January 2025

February

LGBT+ History Month
Attribution
1 February - 28 February 2025
National Storytelling Week
Attribution
1 February - 9 February 2025
Children's Mental Health Week
Attribution
3 February - 9 February 2025
Safer Internet Day 2025 – Live Lesson
Attribution
11 February 2025
Safer Internet Day - secondary assembly
Attribution
11 February 2025

March

Women's History Month
Attribution
1 March - 31 March 2025
World Book Day
Attribution
6 March 2025
World Book Day 2025 – Live Lesson
Attribution
6 March 2025
British Science Week 2025 – Space Live Lesson
Attribution
10 March 2025
Shakespeare Week
Attribution
24 March - 30 March 2025

April

Assembly: Festival of Passover
Attribution
12 April - 20 April 2025
Easter
Attribution
20 April 2025
Stephen Lawrence Day
Attribution
22 April 2025
Earth Day 2025 – Live Lesson
Attribution
22 April 2025
Assembly: St George's Day
Attribution
23 April 2025

May

VE Day
Attribution
8 May 2025
Moodboosters – Live Lesson
Attribution
9 May 2025
Assembly KS1: International Nurses Day
Attribution
12 May 2025
Mental Health Awareness Week
Attribution
12 May - 18 May 2025
National Numeracy Day
Attribution
21 May 2025

June

D-Day
Attribution
6 June 2025
Assembly: World Oceans Day
Attribution
8 June 2025
Refugee Week
Attribution
17 June - 23 June 2025
Assembly: Summer and Winter Solstice
Attribution
21 June 2025
RSE Day
Attribution
26 June 2025

July

The NHS: Over 75 years of care
Attribution
5 July
Global Forgiveness Day
Attribution
7 July
Malala Day
Attribution
12 July
South Asian Heritage Month
Attribution
18 July - 17 August
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Attribution
20 July

August

Raksha Bandan
Attribution
9 August
Starting primary school
Attribution
August
Starting secondary school
Attribution
August
My First Day at School - EYFS - Understanding the World
Attribution
BBC Bitesize
Quiz: Can you spot the fake news stories from August 2024?
Attribution
BBC Bitesize

September

World War Two
Attribution
1 September
The Great Fire of London
Attribution
2-6 September
International Day of Democracy
Attribution
15 September
National Coding Week
Attribution
16-22 September
Rosh Hashanah
Attribution
22 September

October

Black History Month
Attribution
1 October - 31 October
National Poetry Day
Attribution
3 October
World Space Week
Attribution
4 - 10 October
Dyslexia Awareness Week
Attribution
7 - 13 October
Yom Kippur
Attribution
11 October

November

Remembrance Day
Attribution
11 November 2024
Anti-Bullying Week
Attribution
11-15 November 2024
Anti-Bullying Week 2024 – Live Lesson
Attribution
12 November 2024
Authors Live – Axel Scheffler
Attribution
19 November 2024
Assembly: St Andrew's Day
Attribution
30 November 2024

December

Winter
Attribution
1 December 2024
Assembly: Bodhi Day
Attribution
8 December 2024
Jane Austen at 250 - secondary assembly
Attribution
16 December 2025
Christmas
Attribution
25 December 2024
Hanukkah
Attribution
25 December 2024