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Skip to main contentAwareness Days
Awareness days / weeks / months do what they say on the tin. Raise awareness!
Addressing these topics as an organisation shows how much you care and provides a powerful way to kick start a conversation.
Of course these subjects should not only be spoken about and focused on purely when its an awareness day.
We have some suggestions for talks relating to awareness days that our experts are particularly knowledgeable about and that really speak to us.
Click on the month below and then there is a link to outlines for different talks.
If you have other ideas or something very specific in mind to mark an awareness day, we are always open to creating more bespoke content.
January
Blue Monday – 20 January
Parent Mental Health Day – 30 January
International Holocaust Remembrance Day – 27 January
February
Time to Talk Day – 6 February
Children’s Mental Health Week – 3-9 February
Safer Internet Day – 11 February
International Mother Language Day – 21 February
March
Eating Disorders Awareness Week: 24 Feb – 2 March
Eating disorders affect 1 in 50 people in the UK. Recovery is possible but we must be aware of the warning signs that may have nothing to do with a person’s weight or appearance.
World Book Day: 6 March
https://www.worldbookday.com
‘Reading Matters’ was the first talk we ever delivered to a corporate audience back in 2001. We have 2 very popular webinars addressing how to instil in children a love of books, for 0-6 and 7-11 year olds.
International Women’s Day: 8 March
Neurodiversity Celebration Week: 17-23 March
15% of students in the UK have a learning difference (an overly conservative statistic) and in the US it is 1 in 5. There is a lot of stigma and misconception about learning differences. https://www.neurodiversity-celebration-week.com/
We have many talks relating to this topic but here are just a few options to start with.
National Single Parents Day: 21 March
A day to show gratitude and appreciation for single parents. Raising children is an epic task, made even more challenging when you have no one to share the responsibility with.
World Maths Day: 23 March
This is one of the world’s largest global educational events, to get students excited and enthusiastic about learning maths.
Our talk addresses how parents can support their children’s numeracy and create a fun, non-pressurised learning environment at home, to complement how numeracy is taught in school.
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: 21 March
Transgender Day of Visibility: 31 March
An opportunity to celebrate transgender people and raise awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide.
The perfect time to offer our popular talk about how to be an authentic ally whether that is relating to sexuality, gender, race or ethnicity.
April
Stress Awareness Month
World Autism Month
It is so important to raise awareness and understand how autism affects those who live with and the people around them.
World Health Day – 7 April
A day dedicated to promoting the importance of good health and wellbeing
National Siblings Day – 10 April
An opportunity to celebrate sibling relationships
May
World Maternal Mental Health Week: 5 May – 11 May
A campaign dedicated to talking about mental health problems during and after pregnancy.
Mental Health Awareness Week: 12-18 May
An opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health.
International Day of Families: 15 May
Raising awareness around the different kinds of struggles that may impact the basic family structure anywhere in the world.
National Children’s Day: 18 May
Highlighting the importance of a healthy childhood and how we need to protect the rights and freedoms of children in order to ensure that they can grow into happy, healthy adults.
National Numeracy Day: 21 May
World Day for Cultural Diversity: 21 May
United Nations–sanctioned international holiday for the promotion of diversity issues.
Raising children in a multicultural world
Learning at Work Week: 12-18 May
https://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/pages/news/category/learning-at-work-week
Promoting more learning, continual learning, a stimulation of curiosity and greater engagement of employees in a learning culture
Foster Care Fortnight: 12 -25 May
June
Global Day of Parents: 1 June
Recognising the vital role played by both mothers and fathers in caring for and teaching their children.
National Carers Week: 9-15 June
Learning Disability Week: 19-25 June
World Wellbeing Week: 24-30 June
Father’s Day: 15 June
Pride Month: 1-30 June
August
Grief Awareness Day: 30 August
September
International Day of Charity: 5 September
Raising awareness and give a platform to charity activities around the world for charitable, individuals and volunteer organisations at local, national and international levels.
International Literacy Day: 8 September
Suicide Prevention Day: 10 September
Theme for 2024 “Changing the Narrative”
National Step Family Day: 16 September
Helping stepfamilies, otherwise known as “blended families,” cope with the challenges involved in a shifting family paradigm.
Sexual Health Week: 9-15 September
National Inclusion Week: 15-21 September
This year’s theme is ‘Impact Matters’
World Alzheimer’s Day: 21 September
October
Black History Month
Theme for 2024 is ‘Reclaiming Narratives’
Menopause Awareness Month
World Menopause Day: 18 October
Raising awareness of the menopause and the support options available for improving health and wellbeing.
National Grandparents’ Day: 5 October
Dyslexia Awareness Week: 6-13 October
World Dyslexia Day: 8 October
Baby Loss Awareness Week: 9-15 October
World Mental Health Day: 10 October
Mental Health Matters: Children
National Work Life Week: 6-10 October
Dyspraxia Awareness Week: 13-19 October
International Week of Happiness at Work: 6-10 October
Promoting happiness at work and how to make it a priority
National Care Leavers’ Week: 28 October – 3rd November
National Coming Out Day: 11 October
ADHD Awareness Month
November
Men’s Health Awareness Month
International Stress Awareness Week: 3 – 7 November
World Kindness Day: 13 November
Talk Money Week: 3-8 November
Anti-Bullying Week: 13-17 November
International Day for Tolerance: 16 November
The goal of this day is to get educational institutions and the general public to see tolerance as a staple of society.
International Men’s Day: 19 November
World Children’s Day: 20 November
Purple Tuesday: 4 November
National Self-Care Week: 26 October – 2 November
Carers Rights Day: 23 November
December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities – 3 December
National Grief Awareness Week: 2-8 December
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