Events & Key Dates
From World Book Day to British Science Week, to National Poetry Day, we have the perfect workshop to help you celebrate these special dates in your school!


Important events and celebrations in schoolS
Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day, marked all over the world, is one of the most important days in the calendar.
Children’s Mental Health Week
National Literacy Week
Celebrate National Storytelling Week from Monday 2nd February to Sunday 8th February with an exciting literacy workshop!
Number Day
Number Day is the NSPCC’s mega maths fundraising event. Every year, thousands of schools and nurseries across the UK fundraise for the NSPCC by having fun with maths!
World Book Day
Workshops, assemblies and author visits, specially designed to help you and your pupils celebrate World Book Day by bringing your favourite books to life.
British Science Week
Celebrate British Science Week with one of our interactive, drama based, creative science workshops for primary and secondary schools.
International Women’s Day
We’ve developed some exciting new programmes to help you celebrate International Women’s Day.
Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences.
Shakespeare Week
Celebrate Shakespeare in your school with an interactive drama-based workshop from as creatives! available to schools throughout the UK and beyond. Teacher CPD workshops also available!
World Maths Day
Maths Around the World allows you to deliver your own whole-school Maths Day!
Shakespeare Day
Shakespeare Day is an annual global celebration held every April 23rd to honor the life and literary contributions of the Bard of Avon. It is traditionally observed as the anniversary of both his birth in 1564 and his death in 1616.
National Share a Story Month
Organised by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups, National Share a Story Month is an annual event designed to celebrate the fabulous world of children’s fiction and to inspire a love of reading by sharing stori
VE Day
Our VE Day School Workshops open with a whole-school, interactive assembly exploring VE Day and why it was important.
Mental Health Awareness Week
Specially developed to tie in with the theme of Mental Health Awareness Week, “Action”, this whole-school, drama-based programme has been designed to support children in creating “toolkits for mental health.
London History Day
London History – Through Drama can accommodate the whole of up to a two-form entry school in a single day in an exploration of more than 2,500 years of London history.
National Numeracy Day
National Numeracy Day takes place in May each year. Why not celebrate with one of our whole-school Maths workshops!
World Environment Day
If you’re looking to mark this important day in your school then we have two fantastic workshops exploring the environement;
Refugee Week
Our Refugee workshops invite pupils to explore the lives of refugees – and those who have welcomed them – across the years, promoting empathy and tolerance amongst us all.
Maths Week London
We’ve got some great Maths workshops for London Schools – perfect for celebrating Maths in your school!
School Arts Week
These workshops support children to explore, engage and develop their own creativity through a wide range of participatory art workshops.
Book Week Scotland
Looking for a WOW event for Book Week? then read on as we have a fantastic range of literacy workshops for primary and secondary schools in Scotland.
The Great Big Green Week
Great Big Green Week 2026 takes place in June, with more than a million people coming together to take action for their communities, for nature and for the climate.
Year 6 Transition
Our Year 6 Transition workshops for primary schools have been developed to support children in celebrating their time at your school.
Summer Schools
Summer School Workshops for secondary schools include; maths, science and literacy sessions – perfect for Transition or Study Days over the summer holidays!
Back to School INSETs
Our Teacher CPD leaves you with techniques to continue inspiring pupils in innovative ways!
International Literacy Day
International Literacy Day champions the universal right to education every September 8.
Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Ahoy, Captain! If you’re looking to bring a burst of adventurous piratical fun into your classroom on Talk Like a Pirate Day, we’ve got just the thing for you!
Maths Week Scotland
All of our maths workshops actively promote the keystones of the Curriculum for Excellence – as well, of course, as supporting the push to Make Maths Count.
National Poetry Day
Our Poetry workshops are incredibly popular on and around National and World Poetry days. We can also provide a Poetry assembly to kick-start your poetry day in school!
World Space Week
Blending science and performance arts, our World Space Week workshops are an excellent way of engaging students with science and supporting them in understanding our neighbours in the solar system.
Maths Week Wales
Join the celebrations for Maths Week Wales with a high-energy, Creative Maths workshop from As Creatives!
Enterprise Week
Our School Enterprise workshops focus on the transferable nature of such enterprise skills as resourcefulness, resilience and reflection and are a great way to celebrate Enterprise Week in your school
Maths Week Ireland
Celebrate Maths Week Ireland with one of our exciting maths workshops, all of which actively promote to both the Northern Ireland Curriculum and the Curriculum for Ireland.
Black History Month
Linking to this year’s theme of “Honouring our Communities” our programme for 2026 celebrates, through poetry, the lives and achievements of some Black trailblazers who have made life better for everyone in the UK!
Outdoor Classroom Day
Outdoor spaces provide wonderful opportunities to explore how numbers and shapes create both the built and natural worlds.
Science Week Ireland
Science is relevant and important to each and every one of us, each and every day of our lives – a fact celebrated by the annual Science Week Ireland.
Maths Week England
Celebrate Maths Week England in November with one of our exciting Maths workshops!
Christmas Workshops
Our Christmas workshops include a seasonal take on numeracy, literacy, science and history.





































