Free download: Academic year activity wall planner 2023/24
Our handy key dates activity wall planner is back for the new school term!
There are so many key dates and awareness days in the school year to remember that it can be difficult to memorise all of them whilst keeping on top of everyday tasks.
That’s why we’ve once again done the hard work for you and created the ultimate teacher calendar full of key festival dates and the best awareness days, weeks and months to make your lesson and assembly planning a whole lot easier.
The activity wall planner follows the full academic year and is quick and easy to download and print for your wall or keep on file to refer to as you plan each term’s activities. Never miss a key date again with Hopes wall planner.
For a handy reference, scroll down for key dates in the school year 2023/24 to put in your diary straight away.
Free download: Activity wall planner 2023/24
Festival and celebration dates 2023/24
Autumn term 2023
October 1st – 31st Black History Month
October 31st Halloween
November 5th Guy Fawkes Night
November 11th Remembrance Day
November 12th Diwali
December 6th St. Nicholas Day
December 7th-15th Hanukkah
December 24th Christmas Eve
December 25th Christmas Day
December 31st New Years Eve
Spring term 2024
January 1st New Years Day
February 10th Chinese New Year
February 13th Pancake Day
February 14th Valentines Day
March 1st St David’s Day
March 8th International Women’s Day
March 8th Holi
March 10th Mother’s Day
March 10th-April 9th Ramadan
March 17th St Patrick’s Day
March 29th Good Friday
March 31st Easter
Summer Term 2024
April 10th Eid Al-Fitr
April 23rd St. George’s Day
May 8th VE Day
June 16th Father’s Day
June 16th – 19th Eid Al-Adha
Awareness days 2023/24
Summer term 2023
August 9th National Book Lovers Day
August 15th National Back To School Prep Day
Autumn term 2023
September 6th National Read A Book Day
September 8th International Literacy Day
September 18th – 25th National Coding Week
September 19th – 25th Recycle Week
September 23rd International Day of Sign Languages
October 2nd – 8th Dyslexia Awareness Week
October 4th-10th World Space Week
October 5th World Teachers Day
October 5th National Walk and Bike to School Day
October 6th National Poetry Day
October 10th World Mental Health Day
November 8th National STEM Day
November 10th World Science Day
November 13th-17th Maths Week
Spring Term 2024
January 5th – February 21st Big Schools Birdwatch
January 30th – February 6th National Storytelling Week
February 5th – 11th Children’s Mental Health Week
March 7th World Book Day
March 8th – 17th British Science Week
March 21st World Poetry Day
March 23rd World Maths Day
Summer Term 2024
April 1st – 30th Stress Awareness Month
April 2nd World Autism Awareness Day
April 22nd Earth Day
May 1st – 31st National Share a Story Month
May 13th – 20th Mental Health Awareness Week
May 20th – 25th Walk To School Week
May 21st World Day for Cultural Diversity
June 5th World Environment Day
June 8th World Ocean Day
June 14th Great Science Share
June 20th – 26th National School Sports Week
June 21st World Music Day
June 29th-July 19th Children’s Art Week
July 1st 31st Plastic Free July
July 1st 31st Sports Day
July 9th National Book Lovers Day