Enrichment
Events
Fairtrade Fortnight - Monday 21 September to Sunday 4 October 2026 - Fairtrade Fortnight
Great Big School Clean - Pledging for the Great Big School Clean 2026 will open on 13 February - Great Big School Clean | Keep Britain Tidy
Great British Spring Clean - 13 to 29 March 2026 - Get Involved | Keep Britain Tidy
The 28th session of the Conference if the Parties (COP 28) - 30 Nov to 12 December 2023 - COP28 UAE - United Nations Climate Change Conference
World Environment Day - 5 June 2026 World Environment Day
Global Goals Week - Global Goals Week
World Ocean Day - 8 June 2026 - Celebrate World Ocean Day
World Sea Turtle Day - 16 June - WORLD SEA TURTLE DAY - June 16, 2026 - National Today
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - 17 June 2026 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | United Nations
World Wildlife Day - 3 March - https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-wildlife-day
World Cleanup Day - 20 September - https://www.worldcleanupday.org
The Great British Beach Clean - 18th-27th Sept 2026 - https://www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can-do/join-a-beach-clean/great-british-beach-clean/
Recycling Week - 22nd – 28th Sept 2025 - https://wrap.org.uk/taking-action/citizen-behaviour-change/recycle-now/recycle-week
Sustainability Day - Sustainability Day is the fourth Wednesday of October each year
Earth Day - 22 April - https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2021/
World Water Day - 22nd March - https://www.unwater.org/our-work/world-water-day
World Meteorological Day - 23rd March - https://wmo.int/news/campaigns/world-meteorological-day
World Wetlands Day - 2nd Feb 2026 - https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development - 21 May - https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/culturaldiversityday
Africa Day - 25 May 2026 - https://nationaltoday.com/global-africa-day
GIS Geography Day - 19th November 2025 - https://www.gisday.com/en-us/overview
US- National Geographic Day - 27 January 2026 - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/national-geographic-day/
US-Geography Awareness Week - 16th-20th November 2026 - https://nationaltoday.com/geo
Geography Links
General Links
National Geographic - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
National Geographic Kids - https://www.natgeokids.com/
British Geological Survey - https://www.bgs.ac.uk/
BBC Bitesize Primary Geography KS1 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zcdqxnb
BBC Bitesize Primary Geography KS2 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zbkw2hv
US Geological Survey - https://www.usgs.gov/
Weather and Climate
Met Office- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
BBC Weather - https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather
XC Weather - https://www.xcweather.co.uk/
Show your stripes - https://showyourstripes.info/s/globe
Mapping
Ordnance Survey Maps - https://osmaps.com/
Digimap for school (subscription) - https://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/
Maptube - http://www.maptube.org/
Google Earth - https://www.google.com/earth/index.html
Mapzone - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/
World Maps - https://www.worldatlas.com/
Sustainability/ Sustainable Development
Keep Britain Tidy - https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/
Global Goals - https://www.globalgoals.org/
BBC Bitesize Sustainability - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zshp34j