Key dates for the Spring Term 2024

It's never too early – or too late – to start thinking about your spring planning. With our handy Spring term calendar, you can explore key dates to celebrate and base your lesson planning around in the next few months.

Our full Spring Experience Calendar 2024, available to download now.

Key dates by month:

Key dates in January

4th January: Isaac Newton's Birthday

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21st January: World Religion Day

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23rd January: Handwriting Day

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25th January: Burns Night

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27th January: Holocaust Memorial Day

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27th January – 4th February: National Storytelling Week

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Key dates in February

5-11th February: Children's Mental Health Week

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6th February: Safer Internet Day

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7th February: World Read Aloud Day

The first week of February is all about stories and reading. Our traditional tales give you a range of stories to explore with Early Years classes, including:

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10th February: Chinese New Year

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11th February: Thomas Edison's Birthday

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12th February: Charles Darwin's Birthday

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13th February: Pancake Day

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23rd February: Samuel Pepys' Birthday

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28th February: SATs revision begins

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Key dates in March

Women's History Month

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3rd March: World Wildlife Day

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4th March: National Grammar Day

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7th March: World Book Day

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8th March: International Women's Day

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8-17th March: British Science Week

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10th March: Anniversary of Harriet Tubman's Death

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10th March: Start of Ramadan

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17th March: St. Patrick's Day

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18-24th March: Shakespeare Week

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20th March: Spring Equinox

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23rd March: World Maths Day

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29th-1st April: Easter Weekend

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Key dates in April

2nd April: International Children's Book Day

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7th April: World Health Day

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9th April: End of Ramadan / Eid al-Fitr

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15th April: National Titanic Remembrance Day

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22nd April: Earth Day

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22-30th April: Passover

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