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A2 poster _SummerPrimary2012_Layout 1 26/03/2012 12:04 Page 1 Visit bbc.co.uk/teach2012 to find out more about great resources to help you make the MAKE THE MOST OF 2 012 most of 2012. Key dates to look out for in Summer 2 012 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Rama Good Passover Easter Easter Vaisakhi Passover HM Queen Navami Friday starts Sunday Monday Festival ends Elizabeth 23 APRIL (Hindu) 5 APRIL (Christian) (Jewish) (Christian) (Christian) (Sikh) (Jewish) 15 APRIL II’s Birthday & Palm & Fast Shakespeare’s birthday bbc.co.uk/primaryhistory Sunday Boost reading skills of the Sign up for the World’s (Christian) Firstborn 14 22 APRIL World Shakespeare Festival begins bbc.co.uk/shakespeare L with the fantastic (Jewish) Biggest Assembly I APRIL Back to school in Tripoli: Rhyme Rocket Booklet. on the BBC now R 1 APRIL Grand What’s school like in P Download your bbc.co.uk/worldclass 23 APRIL National the new Libya? A Order your 2012 teachers’ pack today! Trade Your Way to the USA returns 27-29 APRIL Assemblies bbc.co.uk/teachers 18 APRIL bbc.co.uk/worldclass to CBBC bbc.co.uk/teachers Swimathon Weekend primary pack 7 APRIL 13-15 APRIL 100 days until featuring the Big Splash bbc.co.uk/ Oxford/Cambridge Bang Goes the Theory LIVE at The Edinburgh the Olympics 22 APRIL 25 APRIL Mile for Sport Relief teachers Boat Race International Science Festival bbc.co.uk/bang begin London Marathon World Malaria Day bbc.co.uk/bigsplash 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Wesak or May Day VE Day Ascension Pentecost Buddha Day Bank Day (Christian) 1 MAY (Buddhist) Holiday 9 MAY 13 MAY (Christian) 18 MAY 21 MAY & Shavuot Go to World Class for (1st day) Europa League Final, Bucharest Go to World Class for the latest Olympic torch 100 days to go until the (Jewish) the latest primary 5-7 MAY news from the Schools World arrives in UK to Paralympics begin Y assembly kits Bang Goes the Theory Service bbc.co.uk/worldclass begin the 70 day A 8 MAY 26 MAY bbc.co.uk/worldclass LIVE in Sheffield torch relay M World’s Biggest Assembly 20 MAY Great Manchester Run Blue Peter’s Big Olympic Tour, South Wales bbc.co.uk/bang bbc.co.uk/2012 1 MAY on the BBC. Join in online bbc.co.uk/bluepeter at bbc.co.uk/worldclass School Radio summer 19 MAY term broadcasts begin 5 MAY Football Champions League Final, Munich 26 MAY-8 JUNE 28 MAY-10 JUNE bbc.co.uk/schoolradio FA Cup Final, Wembley Rugby Union Cup Final, Twickenham Isle of Man TT French Open Tennis, Paris 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Spring Queen’s Trooping Father’s Summer Bank Diamond the Colour Day Solstice – 21 JUNE 2 JUNE Holiday Jubilee 6 JUNE 9 JUNE Martyrdom Lita 23-24 JUNE 25 JUNE 26 JUNE-1 JULY The Derby, Deadline to add your Blue Peter’s Big Olympic Tour, Guru Arjan (Pagan) London 2012 Radio 1 Hackney World European Athletics Dev (Sikh) & Longest Festival begins Epsom school’s contributions to Scotland bbc.co.uk/bluepeter day of Weekend 2012, Sports Day Championships, Helsinki E the year the Jubilee Time Capsule 16 JUNE bbc.co.uk/2012 Hackney N www.jubileetimecapsule.o rg Marshes U 2-4 JUNE Blue Peter’s Big Olympic 25 JUNE-8 JULY Wimbledon J Bang Goes the Theory Tour, North East England 19-23 JUNE Royal Ascot bbc.co.uk/radio1 LIVE in Poole, Dorset 8 JUNE-1 JULY Euro 2012, Poland and Ukraine bbc.co.uk/bluepeter 27 JUNE-1 JULY Henley Royal Regatta bbc.co.uk/bang 4-5 JUNE Diamond Jubilee concerts bbc.co.uk/diamondjubilee 17 JUNE British MotoGP, Silverstone 24 JUNE British Road Cycling Championships 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Jamshedi Ramadan British Grand Prix, Silverstone Noruz Begins 2 JULY 8 JULY 13-14 JULY (Qadimi) (Muslim) 21 JULY 27 JULY-12 AUGUST In the build-up to the Olympics: Check British Grand (Zoroastrian) Blue Peter’s Big Olympic Tour, Live Sites, pa rt of the London 2012 Festival, out the ‘Try Something New’ assembly Prix Athletics, 18 JULY London bbc.co.uk/bluepeter will feature live screening of Olympic events Y from World Class bbc.co.uk/worldclass London on big screens L 7-15 JULY Nelson Mandela www.london201 2.com/live-sites U Get involved in The Big Dance: a mass participation event which includes a nine-day International Day 21 JULY J celebration of dance! www.bigdance2012.com/schools_and_teachers 17 JULY bbc.co.uk/schools Build-up to the Olympics with the Olympic Royal Dreams Network bbc.co.uk/worldclass International 25 JUNE-8 JULY 12-15 JULY Horse Show, 19-22 JULY The 141st Open Championship Wimbledon Scottish Open Golf, Inverness Hickstead Golf, Royal Lytham and St Annes 27 JULY-12 AUGUST Olympic Games, London bbc.co.uk/2012 New this term Olympics BBC Tellytales (Ulster-Scots) The Art of Monarchy The Learning Zone on BBC TWO The Charles Dickens Show 27 July – 12 August: Coverage of the London 2012 Animated myths, legends and tales from around the world with The Art of Monarchy is a collaboration between BBC Radio 4 Throughout 2012 the Learning Zone will make available brand new Television’s first Victorian chat show gives Charles Dickens Olympic Games bbc.co.uk/2012 the voices of local Ulster-Scots children. Watch episodes online and the Royal Collection to mark Her Majesty The Queen's television content for the classroom. The programmes are broadcast (Harry Potter’s Jeff Rawle) the opportunity to interview and recreate them with scripts and performance notes Diamond Jubilee. Check out the Primary History Famous on BBC Two (4-6am during term times). Here are some of the workhouse children and figures from history all about life in the Trade Your Way: Schools Challenge bbc.co.uk/ulsterscots Monarchs section for new KS1 & KS2 teaching resources highlights of the summer term schedule: 19th century. His guests include Mrs Beeton, Mary Seacole and Trade Your Way to the USA returns to CBBC on 23 April. bbc.co.uk/primaryhistory Queen Victoria New for 2012 is the Trade Your Way: Schools Challenge with Learning Zone – Class Clips True Stories bbc.co.uk/learningzone exclusive video content, top tips and a bespoke teacher’s pack The Class Clips website now includes more than 9,000 clips BBC Northern Ireland Poetic reconstructions tell the remarkable stories of the lives to promote school enterprise bbc.co.uk/teachers and short films which have been specially selected for use in Bí Gníomhach (Be Active) and An Sorcas Ceolmhar (The Musical and times of ten great men and women from history. These Life Stories the classroom. This term there will be new content made Circus) are part of a collection of Irish language websites for include Mary Anning, George Stevenson, Harriet Tubman and Five short dramas from some of Britain’s best known writers Blue Peter’s Big Olympic Tour available across many subject areas bbc.co.uk/learningzone children aged 7-11. Access short videos, activities and resources Florence Nightingale bbc.co.uk/learningzone including Bill Gallagher (Larkrise to Candleford), Sanjeev May – July: Join Blue Peter presenters Helen Skelton and to engage and inspire pupils bbc.co.uk/fios Kohli (My Life as a Popat), and Debbie Horsfield (Cutting It). Barney Harwood at one of nine nationwide action-packed Primary History – Famous People 3,2,1, Go! Their stories explore issues that affect young children – from Olympic themed events bbc.co.uk/bluepeter Primary History’s new Famous People section now includes 20 Primary Music In time for London 2012 these maths challenges are inspired by sibling rivalry to living with a parent suffering from alcoholism games to learn about historical and contemporary figures New music resources at KS1 and KS2 linking to literacy and sports and their locations. Whether the distances travelled by a bbc.co.uk/learningzone BBC World Class bbc.co.uk/primaryhistory history: Jack and the Beanstalk, Treasure Island and Heroes champion Paralympic cyclist, the rotation of a top gymnast, or the percentage scores in a penalty shoot-out, 3,2,1, Go! is sure Take part in the World’s Biggest Assembly at BBC World Class of Troy bbc.co.uk/schoolradio to exercise young brains bbc.co.uk/learningzone bbc.co.uk/worldclass Sign up for the latest updates from our newsletter today! bbc.co.uk/teach2012.