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National Storytelling Week takes place from 28th January to 5th February and during this period, stories will be told in schools and theatres, pubs, museums, village halls, community centres and in many other places across the UK.

Speech and language therapists believe that storytelling is vital for children’s academic success as it promotes narrative skills and strengthens the ability of children to correctly sequence ideas. To be a good reader and writer a child needs firstly to be a good speaker and listener.

Above all though, storytelling is fun.Whether we are listening to someone else’s story or telling our own, inventing and adapting stories can open doors to exciting new worlds — both real and imaginary. To find a local event, visit www.sfs.org.uk

Wear A Hat Day, an iconic and fun annual event, is one of the UK’s most popular and family-friendly charitable fundraisers and it’s happening again on Friday 31st March!

Running for more than ten years, this event raises millions for vital research into brain tumours – the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under the age of 40. Wear A Hat Day events help children explore their individuality and creativity, whilst learning to work together and think of others - in a fun way.

Participation fosters friendships, creates better local and school communities, offers unique learning opportunities and provides new ways for children to explore ideas around different life experiences, all while giving hope to brain tumour patients and their loved ones. Join this event, as a family or by persuading your local school to take part. Register now for more information and your FREE fundraising pack. Just use the quick and easy webform at www.wearahatday.org

National Nest Box Week takes place every year between 14th and 21st February, just as the bird nesting season is starting. It’s organised by the British Trust for Ornithology.

This celebratory period aims to turn the spotlight on breeding birds and encourage everyone to put up more nestboxes in their local area.

Many of us are aware of how vital it is to feed our garden birds but it's also just as important that they have a suitable shelter and site for breeding.

Natural nest sites such as holes in trees and buildings are disappearing fast as people carry out home and garden improvements and woods are ‘tidied up.’

Find advice and instructions available about building and placing nest boxes at www.nestboxweek.com

Children ages 10 to 16 who are keen to extend their mathematical horizons can now take part in free weekly interactive maths sessions online called Maths Circles.

Maths Circles is a way for students to learn from some of the best maths educators in the world. The session contains a mix of challenging questions, puzzles and enrichment topics. The highly interactive sessions, with live chat and polling, also provide an opportunity to develop and practice the sort of problem-solving skills that are used to solve Primary Maths Challenge problems.

The initiative is the creation of Parallel, a charitable mathematics project founded and run by best-selling science author and maths educator, Simon Singh. The Maths Circles sessions are completely safe and secure - students do not appear on screen and cannot be heard and only the educators can see chat comments. More info: www.parallel.org.uk