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Teaching Python to Years 7, 8 and 9 students (ages 11–14) is both exciting and challenging. At this stage, learners are ready to move on from visual, block-based programming to text-based coding. With the right support, they can develop skills that will set them up for success throughout their computing education.

This guide shares practical strategies, project ideas, and resources to help you deliver Python lessons that engage every learner.

Looking for a flexible way to teach reading, or a budget-friendly way of enhancing your school library provision without signing up to a whole reading scheme of work? Take a look inside Serial Mash and see how it can support reading lessons in your school with an abundance of fiction and non-fiction texts, along with a variety of focused activities.

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

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!

June's #MashoftheMonth is 2Quiz, as it has just been updated with new question types, making it even easier to create engaging and useful quizzes.

Each month we highlight a different tool or application within Purple Mash and how it can be used within the classroom to support learning across the curriculum. We call this the Mash of the Month, this month it's our Multiplication Tables Check. During the month, if you share how you have used the #MashoftheMonth, you will then be entered into a draw to win a 2Simple Goody Bag!