Teachit history topical year planner 2025-26

Plan ahead with our topical history year planner, highlighting key historical dates, anniversaries, awareness months and curriculum opportunities throughout the academic year.

What's included

• A month-by-month overview of significant historical dates, commemorations and events
• Direct links to high-quality teaching resources for each featured event
• Carefully curated content covering British and world history, social movements, and cultural awareness

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

Your History year planner: A versatile teaching tool

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

• Historical anniversaries and commemorations
  • Battle of Hastings (1066)
  • Start of WWII (1939)
  • VE Day (1945)
  • D-Day (1944)
• Social justice milestones
  • International Women's Day
  • Women's History Month
  • Limited women's suffrage in UK (1918)
  • International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
• Key historical figures
  • Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday
  • Mahatma Gandhi's birth (1869)
  • Florence Nightingale's birth (1820)
  • Mandela Day
• Curriculum planning opportunities
  • GCSE & A-level revision periods
  • KS3 transition
  • Black History Month
  • Holocaust Memorial Day

... 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.
• History topical collections: Need more activities for events in your planner? Our topical resources provide classroom-ready materials for key historical dates and commemorations.

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