Department for Education: Equality
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific diversity and inclusion (a) days, (b) weeks and (c) months, were recognised and marked by (i) the department and (ii) each of its agencies, in the calendar year 2025.
Answered by Department for Education
(a) The Department for Education and its agencies recognised the following diversity and inclusion days in 2025:
- Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January)
- International Women’s Day (8 March)
- Holi (14 March)
- Transgender Day of Visibility (31 March)
- Vaisakhi (14 April)
- Easter Sunday (20 April)
- Guru Purnima (10 July)
- Bi Visibility Day (23 September)
- Diwali (20 October)
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December)
- Christmas Day (25 December)
(b) The Department for Education and its agencies recognised the following diversity and inclusion weeks in 2025:
- Dementia Action Week (19-25 May)
- Carers Week (9-15 June)
- Men’s Health Week (9-15 June)
(c) The Department for Education and its agencies recognised the following diversity and inclusion months in 2025:
- LGBT+ History Month (February)
- Women’s History Month (March)
- Stress Awareness Month (April)
- Adenomyosis Awareness Month (April)
- Autism Awareness Month (April)
- Social Mobility Month (June)
- Pride Month (June)
- Disability Pride Month (July)
- South Asian Heritage Month (18 July to 17 August)
- Black History Month (October)
- National Care Leavers’ Month (November)
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