How to Create a Free 2027 School Calendar

Schools are setting their 2027 dates now. Term dates, sports days, exams, open days and prize giving all need to reach parents before the year starts.

Most schools still send this home as a printed page or a PDF in the WhatsApp group. It gets lost, it goes out of date, and parents end up asking the same questions all year.

EdSoft's free school calendar maker fixes that. You build your calendar once, share one link, and parents can sync every date straight to their phone and you can keep dates updated when things change.

Why use a digital school calendar

A digital calendar keeps every date in one place that parents and staff can always find.

• One source of truth. Everyone sees the same dates, so there's no confusion over which version is right.
• Easy to update. Move a date in your dashboard instead of reprinting and resending.
• Dates go straight to phones. Parents can add every date to their personal calendar in one click.
• It lives on your website. Embed it once and it's always there.
• Fewer questions. Parents stop asking when term starts or when sports day is.

What the calendar maker includes

Everything a school needs to publish its year, free.

• Your school name, logo and colour
• Public holidays for your country and region, filled in for you
• Term dates added automatically in supported regions, or enter your own
• School holidays shaded automatically between terms
• Your own events and closures: sports days, exams, open days, staff development days
• A January to December calendar, or a school year that starts in any other month
• Custom weekend days
• A live preview that updates as you type
• A public link for parents to view the calendar, download a print-ready PDF or sync it to their personal calendar
• An embed code for your school website
• Edits any time from your EdSoft account dashboard

As a bonus, every calendar includes a 100 credit voucher families can claim on EdSoft learning modules.

How to make your school calendar

It takes a few minutes from start to publish.

1. Go to edsoft.org/school-calendar.
2. Add your school name, upload your logo and pick your school colour.
3. Choose your country and region. Public holidays are added for you.
4. Choose when your calendar starts: January for a calendar year, or another month for a split school year like 2027-28.
5. Check your term dates. In supported regions they're filled in. If not, add them with + Add Term. Holidays between terms are shaded automatically.
6. Add your events and closures with + Add Event: sports day, exams, open day, prize giving, staff development days.
7. Check the live preview as you go.
8. Publish with a free EdSoft account. You'll get a link to share and an embed code for your website.

Tips for sharing it with parents and staff

The calendar only helps if parents actually open it, so put the link everywhere they already look.

• Send the link in your first newsletter of the year.
• Pin it in your parent WhatsApp groups.
• Embed it on your school website.
• Share it on your school's Facebook page.
• Add it to staff email signatures.
• Print the PDF for the staff room and front office.
• Ask parents to sync it on day one so the dates land in their phones.
• When a date changes, update it in your dashboard and send a short reminder.

Frequently asked questions

Is it really free?

Yes. You just need a free EdSoft account to publish.

Do I need design skills?

No. Add your details and the calendar is laid out for you.

Can I change it after publishing?

Yes. Edit it any time from your EdSoft account dashboard.

Who can see it?

Anyone with the link. It's public, so only add dates and events you're happy to share.

Can parents print it?

Yes. They can download a print-ready PDF.

Make your 2027 calendar today

It's free and takes a few minutes. Get it done before the year ends so parents have every date from day one.

Create your free school calendar