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Save time and stress by using our Mash Club for your extra-curricular club. Mash Club is an after-school computing club aimed at KS2 students with two terms of 8 self-guided sessions, where your pupils will learn to code and blog (Term 3 coming soon!).

Need help writing end-of-year reports? Discover how the Purple Mash Data Dashboard gives you quick, clear evidence of pupil progress to support your teacher judgements.

On World Oceans Day, 8th June, people around our blue planet will be coming together to celebrate and honour our oceans. The ocean connects us all, between countries and across the world and by working together, we must protect and restore our oceans. The conservation action focus this year is 'Wonder: Sustaining what sustains us'.

To teach your students about World Oceans Day, we have several resources on Purple Mash that you can use.

World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5th, is a global event organized by the United Nations to raise awareness about environmental issues. The theme for 2025 is #BeatPlasticPollution, focusing on driving momentum to 'refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink' plastic use. In this blog, we offer a variety of activities and resources to help schools participate and educate students on how to #BeatPlasticPollution.

Oracy is not just the new 'buzz' word - developing oracy at a young age has been proven to improve outcomes for young people. But what is oracy and how can you develop oracy skills in your classroom? Read our blog to find out and to access a free pack full of fun oracy activities!