Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) Calendar 2026-2027
At Clifton High School, we are committed to creating a community where everyone feels valued and has a true sense of belonging. Guided by our values of love, empathy, curiosity and direction, we encourage understanding and respect across our diverse community.
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"WHEN WE KNOW BETTER, WE DO BETTER." MAYA ANGELOU
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01-30 National *Mental Health Crisis* Prevention Awareness Month 01-30 East & Southeast Asian Heritage Month 01-30 World Alzheimer’s Month 05-International Day of Charity 11-13 Rosh Hashanah - Jewish New Year (Judaism)* 14-20 National Inclusion Week 15 World Afro Day 20-21 Yom Kippur (Judaism)* 23 International Day of Sign Languages 21 International Day of Peace 26 European Day of Languages
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01 - 31 Black History Month (celebrated throughout the year) 01 - 31 Breast Cancer Awareness Month 01 - 31 Global Diversity Awareness Month 02 International Day of Non-Violence World 10 Mental Health Day 10 World Inclusion Day 16 Wear Red Day – Show Racism the Red Card
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01 - 30 Islamophobia Awareness Month 08 - 15 Interfaith Week 08 Sikhism - Bandi Chhor Divas * Hinduism - Diwali/Deepawali * 09 World Freedom Day 11 Remembrance Day 16 UK Disability History Month 19 International Men’s Day 20 World Children’s Day 24 Guru Nanak’s Birthday (Sikhism) * 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 International Men’s Day 30 St Andrew’s Day
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02 Day for the Abolition of Enslavement 03 International Day of Persons with Disabilities 04 - 12 Hanukkah (Judaism) * 05 International Human Solidarity Day 10 International Human Rights Day 18 International Migrants Day 25 Christmas (Christianity) 26 Kwanzaa Week 31 New Year’s Eve
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01 New Year’s Day 04 World Braille Day 06 Epiphany (Christianity) 14 Maghi (Sikhism) 15 Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday (Sikhism) 18 World Religion Day 22 Mahayana New Year * (Buddhism) 24 International Day of Education 27 Holocaust Memorial Day 28 International Day of Peaceful Coexistence
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01 - 28 LGBT+ History Month 01 - 07 World Interfaith Harmony Week 01 World Hijab Day 02 - 08 Race Equality Week 04 Rosa Parks Day 06 Lunar New Year * 7 Feb-8 March- Ramadan (Islam) * 10 Lent/Ash Wednesday (Christianity) * 11 International Day of Women & Girls in Science 20 World Day of Social Justice 21 International Mother Language Day 27 Feb -8 March - Laylatul Qadr The Night of Power (Islam) *
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01 - 31 Women’s History Month 01 St David’s Day 08 International Women’s Day 09 Eid al-Fitr (Islam) * 15 International Day to Combat Islamophobia 15-19 Neurodivergent Week 17 St Patrick’s Day 20 Nowruz (Persian New Year) * 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 22 Holi (Hinduism) * 25 International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Enslavement & the Transatlantic Trade of enslaved people 26 Good Friday (Christianity) * 28 Easter Sunday (Christianity)*
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02 World Autism Awareness Day 14 Vaisakhi (Sikhism) * 21-29 Passover (Judaism) * 22 Stephen Lawrence Day 22 Earth Day 24 International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work
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10 - 16 Mental Health Awareness Week 14-19 Hajj (Islam) * 16 International Day of Living Together in Peace 17 Eid-al-Adha * 17 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development 25 George Floyd’s Anniversary
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01-30 LGBTQ+ Pride Month 14-20 Men’s Health Week 13 Race Unity Day 14-20 Refugee Week 6 Muharram - Islamic New Year (Islam) * 18 International Day of Countering Hate Speech 22 Windrush Generation Arrival Anniversary
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01-31 South Asian Heritage Month 01-31 Disability Pride Month 01-31 National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (Black, Indigenous & People of Colour) 11 International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica 17 World Day for International Justice 18 Nelson Mandela International Day 25 International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent
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9 International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 19 World Humanitarian Day: International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief 22 International Day for the Remembrance of the Trade of Enslaved People and Its Abolition 23 International Day for People of African Descent
*Dates may vary depending on the religious calendar and local observance