Awareness days and key dates
Explore our events calendar and find key campaigns to help inspire students and maximise career aspirations. You'll also find links to free resources and activities to make the most of these awareness days.
Autumn term
The Big Bang Competition opens
October 2026
World Space Week
4 to 10 October 2026
Ada Lovelace Day
14 October 2026
Green Careers Week
2 to 6 November 2026
National Engineering Day
4 November 2026
Tomorrow's Engineers Week
9 to 13 November 2026
Scottish Careers Week
9 to 13 November 2026
COP31
9 to 20 November 2026
Protecting our Planet Day
19 November 2026
Big Bang at Parliament
November 2026
Spring term
National Apprenticeship Week
February 2027
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 2027
Scottish Apprenticeship Week
March 2027
National Careers Week
March 2027
The Big Bang Competition closes
March 2027
World Engineering Day 2027
4 March
British Science Week
March 2027
International Women's Day
8 March 2027
Summer term
Earth Day
22 April 2027
National Numeracy Day
May 2027
World Environment Day
5 June 2027
Great Big Green Week
June 2027
International Women in Engineering Day
June 2027
