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World Blood Donor Day 2026
Every year on the 14th June, the world comes together to celebrate World Blood Donor Day, honouring the millions of voluntary blood donors whose blood contributions save lives daily. Did you know...? April the 14th also marks the birthday of Karl Landsteiner,...
Cyber Essentials
Beacon Education is happy to announce that we are now a Cyber Essentials certified organisation
Safety guidelines
In the rare event of a fire arms or weapons attack, please see steps to safety below...
CitizenAid
Sadly, we live in complex and disturbing times with a 'highly likely' risk of terrorism as we have seen in Manchester, and again on Saturday night in London. The first few minutes after an incident are the most important when attempting to save lives. Four experienced...
Beacon is now a Good Work Standards employer!
The Mayor of London launched his Good Work Standard in 2019 as part of his commitment to making London the best city in the world to work. We are pleased to be one of the Mayor’s Good Work Standard employers in London. We believe this is an important recognition of...
World Autism Awareness Day 2026
World Autism Awareness Day takes place every year on the second of April, coinciding with World Autism Acceptance Month which runs throughout April. On the 2nd April everyone should come together to promote understanding, inclusion and the rights of autistic people...
Brain Tumour Awareness Month
Every March, the UK comes together for Brain Tumour Awareness Month – a national campaign that is dedicated to shining a light on brain tumours. Brain Tumour Awareness Month was launched in 2004 by a group of charities, later becoming founding members of brain tumour...
Heart Month 2026
Every February the UK marks Heart Month. A month where we raise awareness of heart health and the conditions that affect it like cholesterol levels, blood pressure levels, and diseases like cardiovascular disease. Did you know…? Every 3 minutes, someone in the UK dies...
Beacon Education Partnership is happy to announce that it is now a Living Wage Employer!
The Living Wage Foundation has approved our application to be a living wage employer – showing that we are proud to pay the national and London living wage to our employees. If you would like to read more on the Living Wage Foundation and find out how they are helping...
World Menopause Day
Every year on the 18th October World Menopause day shines a light on the physical, mental and emotional challenges that women may face during both menopause and perimenopause. World Menopause Day was first held in 2009 by the International Menopause Society, and each...
Stress Awareness Month 2025
Every year in April is Stress Awareness Month – a month where you can check in on your own feelings to see how you are faring, and help and reach out to others who may be experiencing stress or who are going through a tough time in their lives. Stress awareness month...
Time to Talk Day 2025
Every year we celebrate Time to Talk Day in February, and this year it falls on February 6th . It’s one of the nation’s biggest days to talk about mental health, where we hope that everyone will come together to speak, listen and change the lives of those with mental...
National Cholesterol Month
October is National Cholesterol Month – which is a campaign to try and raise awareness of cholesterol and the importance of maintaining healthy levels of cholesterol in your body. But, what is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a type of blood fat which is made in the liver....
World Cancer Day 2024
The first topic of the month for this year is a big one – World Cancer Day, which is held every 4th of February, led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Every few years there is a new theme – this is the third year of the ‘close...
World Diabetes Day 2023
World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on the 14th November, with a theme that runs over multiple years – from 2021-2023 the theme is ‘Access to Diabetes Care’. Diabetes education is lacking, with millions of people around the world unable to access care or...
World Alzheimer’s Month 2023
Did you know…..? There are 55 million people living with dementia around the globe. It is estimated that this number will rise to 139 million by 2050. Out of this number, in the UK there are currently around 900,000 people with dementia. This month is World...
Alcohol Awareness Week 2023
This year alcohol awareness week falls on the 3-9th July, with a theme of ‘the true cost of alcohol’. Did you know…. ? The total social cost of alcohol to society is estimated to be at least £21 billion each year. Alcohol awareness week is an important event which...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
Mental health awareness week runs from 15-21 May this year, with a main focus on Anxiety. Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems that everyone can face – from small amounts to large amounts, everyone will deal with Anxiety one way or another in their...
Stress Awareness Month 2023
This month is stress awareness month, which has been held in April since 1992, to help raise awareness and openconversation of how much stress can impact us in everyday life. Stress can be defined as a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation....
Topic of the month – Time to Talk Day 2023
Every year we celebrate Time to Talk Day in February, and this year it falls on February 2nd. It’s one of the nation’s biggest days to talk about mental health, where we hope that everyone will come together to speak, listen and change the lives of those with mental...
Topic of the month: World Diabetes Day 2022
This month we are going to talk about World Diabetes Day – which falls on 14th November each year. World Diabetes Day (WDD) was created in 1991 in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes as more people around the world were...
Samaritans – The Big Listen
This month is Samaritans awareness month! Every year in July Samaritans branches around the UK are holding various events to help raise awareness of the Samaritans and everything they do – with Samaritans Awareness Day falling on 24th July – helping to showcase that...
Carers Week 2022
Carers Week this year runs from the 6th-12th June, with a theme of "Make caring visible, valued and supported". But what exactly is carers week? Carers week is an annual campaign that raises awareness of carers and the challenges that they face, as well as recognising...