The Merry Month of May

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There’s so much happening in May and we wanted to round up everything that is coming up this month.

We know May can be quite stressful for schools and pupils with SATS also taking place so Konflux like to call this month ‘Mindfulness May’ where we encourage everyone to take a moment for some calm and mindfulness.

Taking 10 minutes a day to slow down and prioritise ourselves can be so beneficial and can allow you to forget any worries and escape somewhere peaceful, if even just for a moment.

• National Walking Month (All Month)
   
• Mindfulness May (All Month)
  Tying in with ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’ which takes place later this month, we want to encourage everyone to look after themselves and what better way than with some mindfulness.

• Space Day! (2nd May)
   
• 81st Anniversary of VE Day (5th May)
   
• Florence Nightingale’s Birthday (12th May)
   
• Mental Health Awareness Week (11th – 17th May)
  This year’s theme: Action: for yourself, for someone else, for all of us. Raising awareness is vital, but real change comes when we take action too.
  (https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23667741320&gbraid=0AAAAADunM-HDOzVCH1nQ3mXJ-EptGa-Qq&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIo8Xev7CVlAMV5JhQBh3BOgHxEAAYAiAAEgLbXvD_BwE)
   
• Walk to School Week (18th – 22nd May)
  May 2026 theme: Mission Move
   
• 100 years of the birth of Miles Davis (26th May)
  Miles Davis is one of the most innovative, influential and acclaimed figures in music history. (https://www.milesdavis.com/)