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APRIL

1RamaNavami(Hindu) & PalmSunday(Christian)

2 3 4 5 6GoodFriday(Christian)& Fast of theFirstborn(Jewish)

7 Passoverstarts(Jewish)

8EasterSunday(Christian)

9EasterMonday(Christian)

10 11 12 13VaisakhiFestival(Sikh)

14Passoverends(Jewish)

15 16 17 18 19 20 21HM QueenElizabethII’s Birthday

22 23St.George’sDay –PatronSaint ofEngland

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

MAY

1 2 3 4 5Wesak orBuddha Day(Buddhist)

6 7May DayBankHoliday

8VE Day

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17AscensionDay(Christian)

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27Pentecost –Whitsun(Christian)& Shavuot(1st day)(Jewish)

28 29 30 31

JUNE

1 2 3 4SpringBankHoliday

5Queen’sDiamondJubilee

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Trooping the Colour

Martyrdomof GuruArjan Dev(Sikh)

17Father’sDay

18 19 20SummerSolstice –Lita(Pagan) & LongestDay of theyear

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

JULY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15StSwithin’sDay(Christian)

16 17 18 19JamshediNoruz(Qadimi)(Zoroastrian)

20RamadanBegins(Muslim)

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

2-4 JUNEBang Goes the TheoryLIVE in Poole, Dorsetbbc.co.uk/bang

4-5 JUNEDiamond Jubilee concerts bbc.co.uk/diamondjubilee

Key dates to look out for in Summer 2012

Olympics27 July – 12 August: Coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games bbc.co.uk/2012

Bang Goes the Theory LIVEApril – June: The team are back on the road with their live stage show and live interactive area bbc.co.uk/bang

Blue Peter’s Big Olympic Tour May – July: Join Blue Peter presenters Helen Skelton andBarney Harwood at one of nine nationwide action-packedOlympic themed events bbc.co.uk/bluepeter

Shakespeare Unlocked Shakespeare Unlocked: Scenes from Romeo & Juliet, Macbethand A Midsummer Night’s Dream explored by actors anddirectors from the RSC bbc.co.uk/shakespeare

Bitesize GCSEBrand new GCSE Science content, plus updates to Maths,French and Art bbc.co.uk/bitesize

Bitesize Key Stage 3More KS3 subjects coming to Bitesize this Spring! All newGeography, History and ICT bbc.co.uk/bitesize

The Art of MonarchyThe Art of Monarchy is a collaboration between BBC Radio 4and the Royal Collection to mark Her Majesty The Queen'sDiamond Jubilee. Check out the Primary History FamousMonarchs section for new KS3 teaching resourcesbbc.co.uk/primaryhistory

The Great British Story – A People’s HistoryTune in to The Great British Story on BBC Two from spring anddiscover your place in history at one of our BBC and partner ledevents around the UK from May 2012bbc.co.uk/greatbritishstory

Learning Zone – Class Clips The Class Clips website now includes more than 9,000 clipsand short films which have been specially selected for use in the classroom. This term there will be new content madeavailable across many subject areas bbc.co.uk/learningzone

Who Needs Sport? Explore the challenges today’s top athletes face both on andoff the sports field with these four seven-minute programmes.Olympic and World Champions including Sir Steve Redgrave,Beth Tweddle and Nastia Liukin help look at sport ethics,psychology, economics and fitness bbc.co.uk/learningzone

The Learning Zone on BBC TWOHere are some highlights of the summer term schedule:

Ask LaraA thought-provoking new animation series featuring 12-year-old Laraand her school friends, discussing everything from spots to periods bbc.co.uk/learningzone

3,2,1, Go! In time for London 2012 these maths challenges are inspired bysports and their locations. Whether the distances travelled by achampion Paralympic cyclist, the rotation of a top gymnast, orthe percentage scores in a penalty shoot-out, 3,2,1, Go! willexercise young brains bbc.co.uk/learningzone

New this term Coming next term

5 MAYFA Cup Final, Wembley 9 MAY Europa League Final, Bucharest

8 JUNE-1 JULY Euro 2012, Poland and Ukraine

17 JUNE British MotoGP, Silverstone

26 JUNE-1 JULY European Athletics Championships, Helsinki

27 JUNE-1 JULY Henley Royal Regatta19-23 JUNE Royal Ascot

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26 MAY-8 JUNEIsle of Man TT

28 MAY-10 JUNEFrench Open Tennis, Paris

27 JULY-12 AUGUST Olympic Games, London bbc.co.uk/2012

1 APRILOrder your 2012Assembliessecondary packbbc.co.uk/teachers

1 MAYGo to World Class for thelatest secondary assemblykits bbc.co.uk/worldclass

7 APRILOxford/Cambridge Boat Race

13-15 APRILBang Goes the Theory LIVE at The EdinburghInternational Science Festival bbc.co.uk/bang

5-7 MAYBang Goes the TheoryLIVE in Sheffieldbbc.co.uk/bang

9 JUNEBlue Peter’s Big Olympic Tour,Scotland bbc.co.uk/bluepeter

16 JUNEBlue Peter’s Big OlympicTour, North East Englandbbc.co.uk/bluepeter

8 MAYWorld’s Biggest Assembly onthe BBC. Join in online atbbc.co.uk/worldclass

14APRILGrandNational

18 APRIL100 days untilthe Olympicsbegin

22 APRILLondon Marathon

23 APRILShakespeare’s birthday

World Shakespeare Festivalbegins bbc.co.uk/shakespeare

27-29 APRILSwimathon Weekendfeaturing the Big SplashMile for Sport Reliefbbc.co.uk/bigsplash

18 MAYOlympic torcharrives in UK tobegin the 70 daytorch relaybbc.co.uk/2012

19 MAYBBC News SchoolReport starts 70 daysof reporting on theOlympic Torch Relaybbc.co.uk/2012

26 MAYBlue Peter’s Big Olympic Tour, South Walesbbc.co.uk/bluepeter

25 JUNE-8 JULYWimbledon

21 JULYBlue Peter’s Big Olympic Tour, Londonbbc.co.uk/bluepeter

27 JULY-12 AUGUSTAugust Live Sites, part of the London 2012Festival, will feature live screening of Olympicevents on big screenswww.london2012.com/live-sites

19 MAY Football Champions League Final, Munich Rugby Union Cup Final, Twickenham

15 APRILSign up for the World’sBiggest Assembly on the BBC nowbbc.co.uk/worldclass

6 JUNEDeadline to add yourschool’s contributions tothe Jubilee Time Capsulewww.jubileetimecapsule.org

22 APRILBack to school inTripoli: What’s schoollike in the new Libya?bbc.co.uk/worldclass

13 MAYGo to World Class for thelatest news from theSchools World Servicebbc.co.uk/worldclass

23-24 JUNERadio 1 HackneyWeekend 2012,HackneyMarshesbbc.co.uk/radio1

7-15 JULYGet involved in The Big Dance: a mass participation event which includes a nine-day celebration of dance! www.bigdance2012.com/schools_and_teachers

12-15 JULYScottish Open Golf, Inverness

2 JULYIn the build-up to theOlympics: Check outthe ‘Try SomethingNew’ assembly fromWorld Classbbc.co.uk/worldclass

21 JULYBuild-up to the Olympics with the OlympicDreams Network bbc.co.uk/worldclass

25 APRILWorld Malaria Day

21 MAY100 days untilthe Paralympicsbegin

25 JUNEWorldSports Day

13-14 JULYBritish GrandPrix Athletics,London

19-22 JULY The 141st Open ChampionshipGolf, Royal Lytham and St Annes

2 JUNEThe Derby,Epsom

21 JUNELondon 2012Festivalbeginsbbc.co.uk/2012

24 JUNE British Road Cycling Championships

25 JUNE-8 JULY Wimbledon

8 JULYBritish Grand Prix,Silverstone

17 JULYRoyalInternationalHorse Show,Hickstead

18 JULYNelson MandelaInternational Daybbc.co.uk/schools

Visit bbc.co.uk/teach2012 to find out moreabout great resources to help you make themost of 2012.MAKE THE MOST OF 2012

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