Educational Calendar - Topical Collections

Explore topical collections of BBC Teach content to mark significant events in the educational calendar.

Each collection includes teaching resources for both primary and secondary classrooms.

Highlights include:

Powerful animated films exploring mental health issues from the perspective of children for Children's Mental Health Week
Short films in which celebrity presenters share what they love about their favourite books for World Book Day
Resources around Black history, heritage, culture and achievements to mark Black History Month
A collection teaching resources about some of the most 'significant individuals' from history

Famous People from History - Teaching Resources

A collection of primary and secondary classroom resources on some of the most famous people from history.

January

Holocaust Memorial Day - Teaching Resources

A collection of classroom resources to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January.

February

Children's Mental Health Week - Teaching Resources

A collection of classroom resources that explore mental health and wellbeing from the perspective of young people.

Safer Internet Day - Teaching Resources

A collection of classroom resources created for Safer Internet Day (11 Feb), that can be used to explore online safety with both primary and secondary pupils.

March

Women's History Month - Teaching Resources

A collection of classroom resources to mark Women's History Month and International Women's Day on 8 March.

World Book Day - Teaching Resources

A collection of classroom resources to use with your pupils on World Book Day (5 March 2020).

National Careers Week - Teaching Resources

A collection of classroom resources focused on careers guidance in support of National Careers Week.

Shakespeare Week - Teaching Resources

Explore our collection of classroom resources to mark Shakespeare Week.

World Poetry Day - Teaching Resources

A collection of primary and secondary classroom resources to celebrate World Poetry Day with your pupils.

April

Easter - Teaching Resources

Explore our collection of primary and secondary classroom resources to use with your pupils this Easter.

Stephen Lawrence Day - Teaching Resources

A series of short films exploring identity, diversity, institutional racism and justice that can be used to mark Stephen Lawrence Day on 22 April.

May

Mental Health Awareness Week - Teaching Resources

A collection of classroom resources created to raise awareness of topics like stress, relationships, loneliness, altruism, sleep, alcohol and friendship.

National Numeracy Day - Teaching Resources

A collection of classroom resources for teaching numeracy at primary and secondary level.

June

D-Day - Teaching Resources

A collection of classroom resources to mark the anniversary of D-Day, the biggest air and seaborne invasion in history, which took place on June 6, 1944.

National Writing Day - Teaching Resources

A collection of classroom resources for inspiring creative writing in primary and secondary school classrooms.

RSE Day - Teaching Resources

These classroom resources have been created to support you in teaching relationships and sex education (RSE). These could be used to mark RSE day with your class on 27 June.

July

50th anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing - Teacher Resources

Classroom resources that can be used to explore the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing with both primary and secondary students.

September

World War Two - Teaching reources

Classroom resources to help mark the anniversary of the start of World War Two.

October

Black History Month - Teaching Resources

Classroom resources around Black history, heritage, culture and achievements for use during October's Black History Month.

National Poetry Day - Teaching Resources

Celebrate National Poetry Day with our collection of primary and secondary classroom resources.

World Space Week - Teaching Resources

Primary and secondary classroom resources exploring space and astronomy.

National Democracy Week - Teaching Resources

Short films for secondary schools exploring some of the key questions relating to UK citizenship. These resources might provide a platform upon which teachers could push further classroom debate, and could be used to mark National Democracy week, which will run from the 14th - 20th October 2019.

Halloween - Teaching Resources

A collection of teaching resources and activities themed around Halloween.

November

Anti-Bullying Week - Teaching Resources

A collection of teaching resources for primary and secondary schools designed to compliment Anti-Bullying Week programmes.

Remembrance Sunday - First World War Teaching Resources

Classroom resources for primary and secondary schools to mark Remembrance Sunday, the anniversary of the Armistice and the end of the First World War.

December

Christmas - Teaching Resourcs

Primary and secondary classroom resources from BBC Teach especially for the festive season.