6-9: British Educational Research Association conference, Warwick

13-15: Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment conference, Newcastle

13-16: European Educational Research Association conference, Geneva

16-21: Liberal Democrat annual conference, Brighton

21-23: Association of Anglican Secondary School Heads conference, Cambridge

24-28: Labour party annual conference, Manchester

25-27: Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools conference, Lisbon

26: Council of Europe’s European Day of Languages

29-30: TES Early Years Primary Teaching Exhibition, London October

1-31: Campaign for Drawing’s Big Draw month

2-5: Conservative party conference, Bournemouth

2-5: Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference, Manchester

2-8: Children’s Book Week

17-19: TES Early Years Primary Teaching Exhibition, Glasgow

20-21: TES Special Needs Show, London

23: School Libraries Day

November

13-15: Girls’ Schools Association conference, Cardiff

13-15: Schools Proms, London

21-24: Association of Colleges conference, Birmingham

29-Dec 1: Specialist Schools and Academies Trust conference, Birmingham