Fun Summer Learning at Home with Purple Mash

July 22, 2025 -

Summer holidays are a time for family fun and a well-earned rest, but they can also be a long time without practising key skills. If you're wondering how to keep your child’s brain ticking while they’re off, we’ve got just the thing: Purple Mash is an award-winning online learning platform packed with creative, curriculum-aligned activities that make learning feel like play.

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Summer holidays are a time for family fun and a well-earned rest, but they can also …
Python in Pieces - Q and A Part 1

July 22, 2025 -

Python in Pieces is an interactive coding environment, designed for Secondary Schools to enable teachers to confidently teach the Python language while fostering independent learning and giving hands-on experience for students.

In this blog we have hear from two of the developers of the program, where they discuss what Python in Pieces is, and how it supports computing in Secondary schools.

Python in Pieces Q&A blog
Python in Pieces is an interactive coding environment, designed for Secondary Schools to enable teachers to …
Taskmasher Competition 2025- Winner and Runners Up

July 18, 2025 -

The Purple Mash Taskmasher competition gave children the chance to design their own Taskmaster style task! We had loads of brilliant, hilarious, and wonderfully weird task ideas sent in by pupils worldwide—and choosing the best ones was no easy job. Every entry showed just how creative, clever, and delightfully silly young Taskmasters can be.

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The Purple Mash Taskmasher competition gave children the chance to design their own Taskmaster style task! …
Setting up Purple Mash for the new academic year

July 17, 2025 -

As the new academic year approaches, we wanted to share with you some useful links we know will help you and your colleagues get started in 2025/26. In the post we'll cover account set up for Purple Mash admins, including data syncing and adding new classes; plus, we'll share useful tools and teacher resources to help you feel prepared at the start of the new year.

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The Writing Framework: What it Means for Teachers

July 17, 2025 -

Explore what the 2024 Government Writing Framework means for you and your primary school. See how Purple Mash can support you with the Writing Framework recommendations from in EYFS to Year 6, including phonics, spelling, handwriting, grammar and composition.

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Explore what the 2024 Government Writing Framework means for you and your primary school. See how …