November Dates for Your Diary
The final frontier before Christmas fever hits! Fill your planner with some of these opportunities for alternative lesson activities.
Armistice Day
11th November 2018
100 years ago, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, hostilities on the Western front of the First World War officially ended. Ever since we have commemorated this important day of world history.
The BBC provides a fantastic range of useful resources here.
Anti-Bullying Week 2018
12th – 16th November 2018
Anti-Bullying Week 2018: Choose Respect
- The theme for Anti-Bullying Week 2018 is: ‘Choose Respect’ and Anti-Bullying Week runs from 12th – 16th November
- We will hold Odd Socks Day for Anti-Bullying Week again on the first day of Anti-Bullying Week (12th November)
- We will be holding its first ever ‘Stop Speak Support’ cyberbullying day on the Thursday of Anti-Bullying Week (15th November) supported by the Royal Foundation
- A set of free teaching resources, including lesson and assembly plans and films on bullying, ideas for Odd Socks Day and Stop Speak Support resources about cyberbullying will be available in the run-up to Anti-Bullying Week
Click here for more information from the ANti-Bullying Alliance.
Read our blog post on how to spot & prevent bullying in primary schools.
Children in Need 2018
16th November 2018
Do Your Thing
We’ve all got one. A thing we love doing, a thing we’ve always wanted to do or just a thing we could do.
Whatever it is, when we do it, we can really make a difference.
Do your thing and change children’s lives across UK.
Take a look at how you and your school can get involved here.
Road Safety Week 2018
19th – 25th November 2018
Thousands of schools, nurseries, colleges, community groups and organisations work together during the UK’s biggest road safety event, raising awareness about road safety and helping save lives. Road Safety Week is the ideal time to run road safety lessons and assemblies or launch a campaign for safer local streets.
Register to take part here.
Find out this year’s theme here.
Download your activity pack here.
Other Notable Dates for Primary School Diaries
- National Novel Writing Month
- Veg Pledge Month
- World Vegan Day – 1st
- National Sandwich Day – 3rd
- Guy Fawkes Night – 5th
- Hug A Bear Day – 7th
- Self Care Week – from 12th
- National School Meals Week – from 12th
- Sugar Awareness Week – from 12th
- World Kindness Day – 17th
- Book Week (Scotland) – 19th
- World Nursery Rhyme Week – from 19th
- Universal Children’s Day – 20th
- World Television Day – 21st
Get in touch and let us know how you mark these key dates.
Email us at info@headstartprimary.com or tweet us @HeadStart_UK.
The post November Dates for Your Diary appeared first on Headstart Primary.