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At the start of this academic year, the government issued new guidance relating to the Sport Premium grant, which allocates funding to primary schools in England to improve the quality of physical education (PE) and sport offered to pupils. Striver meets the new guidance and is a great way to make use of the grant, enabling you to deliver Sport and Wellbeing at higher levels than ever before.

National Society of Storytelling is a UK-based society founded in 1993. Open to anyone with an interest in the form, they coordinate National Storytelling Week, which this year runs from 1st-9th February. Their mission is to promote the oral tradition of storytelling which was the very first way of communicating life experiences and the creative imagination.

Take a look at our number-filled learning activities and teaching resources for the 25th anniversary of NSPCC's number day on Friday 7th February.

Each month we will be highlighting a #MashoftheMonth, this will focus on a tool or application within Purple Mash and how it can be used within the classroom to support learning across the curriculum. During the month, if you share how you have used #MashoftheMonth, you will then be entered into a draw to win a 2Simple Goody Bag!

This month's Mash of the Month is 2Graph, Purple Mash's graph and chart tool. 2Graph gives children the opportunity to easily create a range of graphs. Different graph types can be entered in a table and up to four types can be shown simultaneously on the screen. It's packed full of new functionality that lets children visualise and present data in a variety of colourful and exciting ways.

Looking ahead to get your new year off to a smooth start? We've got lots of helpful resources and tips in this blog to make it even easier to get set up for January in the classroom.