Academic Key Date Roadmap
We have compiled all the key dates and opportunities across the 2020/2021 academic year for you to position your marketing content around.
September
- Academy budgers are allocated
- Back to School - 2nd September
- Literacy Day - 8th September
- National Fitness Day - 23rd September
October
- Black History Month - 1st - 31st October
- National Poetry Day - 1st October
- Dyslexia Awareness Week - 5th - 11th October
- World Mental Health Day - 10th October
- World Food Day - 16th October
- Schools Closed - 26th - 30th October
- Halloween - 31st October
November
- Planning for next year's school trips begin
- Guy Fawkes Night - 5th November
- Diwali (Festival of Lights) - 7th November
- World Science Day - 10th November
- Remembrance Sunday - 11th November
- Anti-Bullying Week - 16th - 20th November
- St Andrew's Day (Scottish Holiday) - 30th November
December
- Christmas Jumper Day - 13th December
- Schools Closed- 21st December
January
- Key School Spending Period
- New Year's Day - 1st January
- Scottish Holiday - 4th January
- Back to School - 3rd January
- World Religion Day - 17th January
- Planning for April Budget begins
February
- Safer Internet Day - 9th February
- Valentines Day - 14th February
- Schools Closed - 15th - 19th February
March
- Last chance to spend the remaining budget
- SATs & GCSE Revision begins
- St David's Day (Welsh Holiday) - 1st March
- World Maths Day - 4th March
- World Book Day - 4th March
- Mother's Day - 14th March
- St Patrick's Day (Irish Holiday) - 17th March
April
- State schools receive new budgets
- April Fool's - 1st April
- International Children's Book Day - 2nd April
- Easter Sunday - 4th April
- Ramadan Begins - 12th April
- Schools Closed- 5th - 16th April
- St George's Day - 23rd April
May
- Key School Spending Period
- Bank Holiday - 3rd May
- Ramadan Ends - 11th May
- Bank Holiday - 31st May
June
- Academies Spend Remaining Budget
- World Environment Day - 5th June
- Fathers Day - 20th June
- Pupil Premium Budget Received
- SATs & GCSEs ends
July
- Secondary School Inductions begin
- Battle of Boyne (Irish Holiday) - 12th July
- Summer Holidays - 19th onwards
August
- Majority of Nurseries Remain open
- Back to School (Scotland) - 16th August