Mental health and wellbeing calendar: summer term 2026

A calendar of curriculum themes and occasions linked to mental health and wellbeing, with activity ideas and suggestions for each theme.

Last reviewed: 25 March 2026

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About this resource

Awareness days can be valuable points in the academic year to pause, reflect and focus on important issues. 

This calendar for the 2026 summer term has been designed to help you make the most of these opportunities, with ideas, activities and free resources that can be adapted for your setting.

A wider calendar sits alongside these events and may be useful as prompts for assemblies, classroom discussions or wider school and college activities.

This term’s calendar features:

  • Stress Awareness Month
  • Build-up to exams and assessments
  • Mental Health Awareness Week
  • Pride Month
  • Preparing for school, college, or university
  • World Wellbeing Week
  • End of term and transitions

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