Personal Development and the Wider Curriculum

The personal development of our young people is an integral part of the provision that we promote all the way through school. Examples of this can be found in a range of areas of the curriculum. Together, these demonstrate the breadth of experiences and opportunities that allow our young people to develop and thrive.

We have broken down the coverage across the different half-terms.

Autumn Half Term 1

3^rd Sept-17^th Oct 2025- Autumn 1	Week Commencing	Event to Celebrate	Date of Celebration
	3^rd Sept
	8^th Sept
	15th Sept	Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year)	11-13 Sept
	22nd Sept	Rosh Hashana (Judaism)	22^nd-24^th Sept
	29^th Sept	MacMillan Coffee morning	25 Sept
	6^th Oct	Harvest	5^th Oct
	13^th Oct	World Mental Health Day International Day of the Girl Diwali United Nations Day Halloween	10^th Oct 11^th Oct 20^th Oct 24^th Oct 31^st Oct

Autumn Half Term 2

3^rd Nov-19^h Dec 2025- Autumn 2	3^rd Nov	Remembrance	9^th Nov
	10th Nov
	17th Nov	Children In Need	20^th Nov
	24^th Nov	Guru Nanak’s Birthday St Andrews Day (Scotland)	24^th Nov 30^th Nov
	1^st Dec	Hanukkah	4^th-12^th Dec
	8^th Dec	Christingle Human Rights Day	9^th-10^th Dec 10th Dec
	15^th Dec	Christmas	December

Spring Half Term 1

3^rd Jan-13^th Feb 2026- Spring 1	Week Commencing	Event to Celebrate	Date of Celebration
	5^th Jan	The RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch	Jan 7^th – Feb 14th
	12th Jan
	19^th Jan	World Religion Day	18^th Jan
	26^th Jan	Burns Night Holocaust Memorial Day	25^th Jan 27^th Jan
	2^nd Feb	National Storytelling Week	1^st-9^th Feb
	9^th Feb	Safer Internet Day Valentines Day Chinese New Year Shrove Tuesday	10^th Feb 14^th Feb 17^th Feb- 3^rd March 17^th Feb

Spring Half Term 2

24th Feb -27^h March 2026

Spring 2

24^th Feb

Ramadan

Lent

17 Feb-18 Mar

18^th Feb-2^nd April

2^nd March

St David’s Day (Wales)

World Wildlife Day

Holi (Hindu)

World Book Day

1^st March

3^rd March

4^th March

5^th March

9^th March

International Women’s Day

No Smoking Day

Mothers Day

8^th March

11^th March

15^th March

16^th March

St Patricks Day (Ireland)

Eid (Islam)

Red Nose Day/World Down’s Syndrome Day

17^th March

20^th March

21^st March

23^rd March

Autism Acceptance Week

Easter

30^th March - 5^th April

5^th April

Summer Half Term 1

13th Apr-22nd May 2026 Summer 1	Week Commencing	Event to Celebrate	Date of Celebration
	13^th April
	20^th April	Earth Day St George’s Day (UK)	22^nd April 23^rd April
	27^th April	International Dance Day Vesak (Buddha’s Birthday)	29^th April 1^st May
	5^th May	Deaf Awareness Week	4^th-10^th May
	11^th May	Mental Health Awareness Week	11^th – 17^th May
	18^th May	World day for Cultural Diversity Shavuot (Jewish) Pentecost Hajj (Islam)	21^st May 21^st May-23^rd May 24^th May 24th May-29^th May

Summer Half Term 2

1^st June-21^st July 2026 Summer 2	1^st June	Gypsy Traveller Month Child Safety Week	1st – 30^th June 1^st- 7^th June
	8^th June	Pride Month World Refugee Week	1^st – 30^th June 14^th -20^th June
	15^th June	Father’s Day Summer Solstice	21^st June 21^st June
	22^nd June	Windrush Day Armed Forces Day	22^nd June 27^th June
	29^th June
	6^th July
	13^th July	Disability Pride Month	1^st-31^st July
	20^th July	Dharma Day	29^th July

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