Teachit English topical year planner 2025-26

Get organised for the year and enhance your English teaching with our topical year planner, highlighting key literary dates, author birthdays, cultural events and curriculum opportunities throughout the academic year.

What's included

• A month-by-month overview of significant literary dates, celebrations and events to enrich your teaching
• Direct links to high-quality teaching resources for each featured event
• Carefully curated content covering literature, language, poetry, drama and cultural awareness

Available as a free PDF download or as an editable Word document for subscribers.

Your English year planner: A versatile teaching tool

This year planner helps you incorporate topical content into your English lessons through a diverse range of events:

• Literary anniversaries and author birthdays
  • J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday
  • Charles Dickens' birthday
  • William Shakespeare's birthday
  • Jane Austen's birthday
• Cultural celebrations and awareness months
  • Black History Month
  • LGBT+ History Month
  • Mental Health Awareness Week
  • Dyslexia Awareness Week
• Literary and language focus days
  • World Book Day
  • National Poetry Day
  • National Storytelling Week
  • Dictionary Day
• Key curriculum dates
  • GCSE & A-level revision periods
  • Year 6 to 7 transition
  • Back to school resources

... And much more! Download to your desktop for quick reference or print for your classroom noticeboard to keep these important dates at your fingertips.

Looking for more like this?

Find more teaching resources for the academic year:

• Other subject planners: Browse all our topical year planners for resources designed for other secondary subjects.
• English topical collections: Need more activities for events in your planner? Our topical resources provide classroom-ready materials for key literary dates and celebrations.

These resources reduce planning time while keeping English lessons engaging and relevant. Bookmark for quick inspiration!