World Braille Day – 04/01/2025
World Braille day is celebrated on 4 January as it marks its founder, Louis Braille, birthday. Braille is a six-dot system in varying patterns of domino-like cells providing a total of 63 arrangements for different letters and numbers. Braille is a code that can be translated into any language.
World Braille day is a reminder of the importance of accessibility and independence for people who are blind or visually impaired. This day spreads awareness about braille and other accessible forms of communication.
Everyone deserves, and is legally entitled to, information in a format they can understand and this day raises awareness of braille as an additional accessible format.
World Religion Day - 19/01/2025
World Religion Day takes place each January, aiming to promote understanding and peace between all religions as well as mutual understanding and tolerance between peoples from different backgrounds.
World Religion Day 2025 takes place on the third Sunday in January each year. People from all cultures and backgrounds come together World Religion Day. The day celebrates the commonality of the major faiths of the world.
there are over 4,000 recognized religions in the world. These religions consist of churches, congregations, faith groups, tribes, cultures, and movements. Even though there are so many, three-quarters of the world’s population practice one of the five major religions. These include: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism.
Holocaust Memorial Day – 27/01/2025
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place every year on 27 January, and marks the liberation day of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. The Holocaust was the attempt by the Nazis and their collaborators to destroy all Jewish people in Europe. It took place across 22 different countries with the active participation of some of the citizens of those countries.
In the years since, this date has become internationally recognised as the day we remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, and the millions of other innocents killed under the Nazi regime.
HMD 2025 is an opportunity for people to come together, learn both from and about the past, and take actions to make a better future for all.
Chinese New Year - 29/01/2025
The Lunar New Year in 2025 welcomes the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese lunar calendar. The Snake, symbolizing wisdom and transformation, offers opportunities for personal growth and change.
In 2025, Lunar New Year falls on January 29, kicking off the 16-day Spring Festival. The Spring Festival marks the start of a new zodiac cycle based on the Chinese lunar calendar.
Celebrated by millions around the world, this is a time for cultural traditions, family reunions, and hopes for good fortune in the coming year. Festivities include red decorations, elaborate meals, thorough cleaning of homes, and visiting family.
FEBRUARY 2025
Children's Mental Health Week - 03/02/2025 - 09/02/2025
Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week is a mental health awareness week that launched in 2015 by Place2Be. The week exists to empower, equip and give a voice to all children and young people in the UK.
The week’s focus is Know Yourself, Grow Yourself which will put a spotlight on how we can build resilience, grow and develop by understanding who we are and what makes us tick.
The more we understand about ourselves, the better we’re prepared to tackle life’s ups and downs. It’s important to talk about how we feel, ask for help, and do things that make us feel better.
National Apprenticeship Week – 10/02/2025 - 16/02/2025
Running from 10th – 16th February, National Apprenticeship Week 2025 (NAW2025) is a celebration of the benefits of apprenticeships, and a chance for everyone involved in apprenticeships to raise awareness, understanding and engagement around the opportunities they provide.
The week-long event unites the entire apprenticeship community to celebrate everything that is brilliant about apprenticeships – bringing together apprentices, employers, training providers, teachers, careers advisers, parents and carers to be inspired about the opportunities that apprenticeships create.
Safer Internet Day – 11/02/2025
Safer Internet Day 2025 will take place on the 11th of February 2025, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online’.
Safer Internet Day is the UK’s biggest celebration of online safety and is celebrated in approximately 170 countries worldwide. Created in consultation with young people across the UK, this year Safer Internet Day will be focusing on the issue of scams online and for young people, how to protect themselves and others, as well as what support is available to them.
Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the celebration sees thousands of organisations get involved to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.
Eating Disorders Awareness Week - 24/02/2025 - 02/03/2025
In the UK, at least 1.25 million people are living with an eating disorder That’s at least 1 in 50 people. And yet many people wouldn’t know how to spot the signs that someone has an eating disorder. This is important because the sooner someone is treated for an eating disorder the better their chance of making a full recovery.
The awareness week aims to reach new audiences with the message that eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that can affect anyone – at any age, gender, or background – at any time.