| Playday |
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Wednesday August 6th 2008 The annual celebration of the child's right to play. For more information visit www.ncb.org.uk |
| International Youth Day |
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Tuesday August 12th 2008
For more information visit www.un.org |
| National Road Victim Month |
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Friday August 1st 2008 To Sunday August 31st 2008 Highlighting the huge death and injury toll on our roads and the need to make them safer. For more information visit www.roadpeace.org |
| World Smile Day 2008 |
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Friday October 3rd 2008 The theme is 'Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile'. For more information visit www.worldsmileday.com |
| Children's Book Week |
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Monday October 6th 2008 To Sunday October 12th 2008 Children's Book Week is a celebration of reading for pleasure co-ordinated by Booktrust. For more information visit www.booktrusted.co.uk |
| Learn To Sign Week - 2008 |
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Monday October 6th 2008 To Sunday October 12th 2008
For more information visit bda.org.uk |
| National Personal Safety Day |
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Monday October 13th 2008 National Personal Safety Day is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of the simple, practical solutions that everyone can use to help avoid violence and aggression in today's society. It's about helping people to live safer, more confident lives. For more information visit www.suzylamplugh.org |
| Big Bug Hunt |
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Monday September 1st 2008 To Friday October 31st 2008 A series of fun activities for 0-5 year old children. For more information visit www.bigbughunt.org |
| International Walk to School Month |
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Wednesday October 1st 2008 To Friday October 31st 2008 Gives children, parents, school teachers and community leaders an opportunity to be part of a global event as they celebrate the many benefits of walking. For more information visit www.iwalktoschool.org |
| Dyslexia Awareness Week |
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Monday November 3rd 2008 To Friday November 7th 2008
For more information visit www.bdadyslexia.org.uk |
| National Youth Work Week 2008 |
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Saturday November 1st 2008 To Saturday November 8th 2008
For more information visit www.nya.org.uk |
| Road Safety Week 2008 |
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Monday November 10th 2008 To Sunday November 16th 2008
For more information visit www.roadsafetyweek.org.uk |
| Universal Children's Day |
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Thursday November 20th 2008
For more information visit www.un.org |
| Anti-Bullying Week 2008 |
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Monday November 17th 2008 To Friday November 21st 2008
For more information visit www.antibullyingweek.co.uk |
| International Education Week |
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Monday November 17th 2008 To Friday November 21st 2008 An opportunity to celebrate the benefits of internationalism in the curriculum, and promote and learn from educational projects, partnerships, visits and exchanges with other countries. For more information visit www.teachernet.gov.uk |
| National Story Telling Week |
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Saturday January 31st 2009 To Saturday February 7th 2009
For more information visit sfs.org.uk |
| Safer Internet Day |
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Tuesday February 10th 2009 Safer Internet Day takes place each year in February and is an opportunity to dedicate some time in schools to reflect on some of the issues and more importantly to raise awareness of them. For more information visit www.saferinternet.org |
| World Thinking Day |
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Sunday February 22nd 2009 The Day when Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world remember each other and reaffirm their commitment to international friendship and understanding. For more information visit www.worldthinkingday.org |
| National Eating Disorders Awareness Week |
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Sunday February 22nd 2009 To Saturday February 28th 2009 NEDAwareness Week reaches millions with messages of hope and recovery. For more information visit www.nationaleatingdisorders.org |
| Self Injury Awareness Day |
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Sunday March 1st 2009 Raising awareness about self injury/ self harm, and tackling the taboos surrounding the behavour of hurting yourself to cope with stress and upset. For more information visit www.firstsigns.org.uk |
| World Book Day |
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Thursday March 5th 2009 Encouraging children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own. For more information visit www.worldbookday.com |
| No Smoking Day |
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Wednesday March 11th 2009 No Smoking Day is an annual awareness day that aims to help those smokers who want to stop smoking by highlighting the help that is available and offering an opportunity to do so. For more information visit www.nosmokingday.org.uk |
| National Autism Awareness Month |
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Wednesday April 1st 2009 To Thursday April 30th 2009
For more information visit www.autismspeaks.org |
| World Asthma Day |
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Tuesday May 5th 2009 The main aims of World Asthma Day are to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. For more information visit www.ginasthma.com |
| Christian Aid Week |
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Sunday May 10th 2009 To Saturday May 16th 2009
For more information visit www.caweek.org |
| National Children's Book Week |
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Tuesday May 12th 2009 To Monday May 18th 2009
For more information visit bookweekonline.com |
| Walk to School Week |
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Tuesday May 19th 2009 To Saturday May 23rd 2009
For more information visit www.walktoschool.org.uk |
| National Epilepsy Week |
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Monday May 18th 2009 To Sunday May 24th 2009
For more information visit www.epilepsynse.org.uk |
| Child Safety Week |
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Monday June 22nd 2009 To Thursday May 28th 2009 A new survey reveals that one in four parents aren’t acting on their safety knowledge. For more information visit www.capt.org.uk |
| International Youth Day |
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Wednesday August 12th 2009 In 1999 the UN General Assembly endorsed a recommendation, originally proposed by young people, that this Day be declared International Youth Day. For more information visit www.un.org |
| National Road Victim Month |
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Saturday August 1st 2009 To Monday August 31st 2009 Highlighting the huge death toll witnessed every day on our roads and the need to make these safer. For more information visit www.roadpeace.org |
