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How to use Purple Mash in the Classroom: Practical Tips for Teachers
Aug. 27, 2026
With hundreds of resources and dozens of tools available in Purple Mash, knowing where to start can sometimes be the hardest part.
Whether you're new to Purple Mash or have been using it for years, these practical tips will help you save time, find resources faster and get more from the tools you already have.
5 Quick Ways to Make the Most of Purple Mash
- Start with the Schemes of Work for Computing, Online Safety, Grammar and Spelling
- Search Resource Sharing before creating something yourself
- Use editable templates and adapt them for your class
- Set lesson activities and homework in advance with 2Dos
- Use the Data Dashboard from the start of the year to build assessment and tracking reports
Save Time on Planning and Preparation
As well as the Computing and Online Safety schemes of work that Purple Mash is so well known for, there are also schemes of work for Grammar and Spelling too, saving countless hours of searching online or creating your own resources.
The Topics area inside Purple Mash makes it easy to find resources linked to your curriculum topic, all of which can be assigned online as a 2Do. When children have completed the work, mark it online, and track pupil progress in the Data Dashboard.
You can also search for resources created by other teachers in the Resource Sharing area. Search, bookmark and edit resources, and why not create and publish your own for other teachers to use?
Use Purple Mash Across the Curriculum
With the wide range of tools available, using Purple Mash across the curriculum is easy. From creative writing and maths activities to science videos and topic projects, Purple Mash gives teachers tools and resources to support learning across the primary curriculum.
Why not create a podcast about your current topic, create an animated story for English, or explore the graphing tools in maths? With Purple Mash, the possibilities are endless!
👉 Explore Purple Mash across the curriculum:
Support Learning Beyond the Classroom
Every Purple Mash subscription includes free home access for all users, so children can continue learning at home. This includes the Purple Mash Library, with over 250 eBooks written to encourage reading for pleasure.
Books, maths games and writing projects are great to set as homework, and tools like 2Blog and the Display Boards help students share their work with their friends and family in a safe and secure environment.
👉 Find out how:
Building a Better Home-School Connection with the Purple Mash Parent Portal
Strengthen Your Subject Leadership
Whether you're a computing lead, leading another core or foundation subject, Purple Mash includes toolkits packed with policies, action plans and audit tools to support leadership and inspection readiness.
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Get Teacher Support and Professional Development
Across Purple Mash, the tools have built-in videos and teacher guides to ensure they are accessible for all staff - not just subject experts. You'll also have access to regular, free webinars covering different themes throughout the year, as well as Live Lessons which you can follow along with your class.
Purple Mash users can book CPD tailored to their school, at a time that suits them. CPD can be delivered as whole-day, half-day or twilight sessions, and can even be delivered online. There's no extra cost for this - it's included in your Purple Mash subscription.
Just need a quick chat? Book a Mash Chat which is a 30-minute, 1-1 call at a time that is convenient to you, where you can chat to a member of our team about anything Purple Mash related.
Stay Ahead with Regular Updates
From new curriculum units, refreshes on the schemes of work, to updated tools and new resources, Purple Mash is always growing and evolving. Check the blog regularly to stay on top of the latest features and teaching ideas.
👉 Keep your finger on the pulse:
If you'd like to explore all of the tools and resources mentioned in the blog then you can get a free trial of Purple Mash by clicking the button below 👇
FAQ
What is Purple Mash used for?
Purple Mash is an online learning platform designed for primary schools, with digital tools, ready-made resources and curriculum content across a wide range of subjects. Teachers can use Purple Mash to plan lessons, set work, support creativity, assess learning and give pupils opportunities to practise and apply their skills.
Can Purple Mash be used across the curriculum?
Yes. While Purple Mash is well known for its Computing resources, it can be used across the primary curriculum. Teachers can find resources and activities for English, maths, science, history, geography, art, music and more, alongside creative tools that allow pupils to demonstrate their learning in different ways.
Is Purple Mash suitable for UKS2?
Absolutely! Activities increase in difficulty as children get older, but with the same great Purple Mash support. Pupils in years 5 and 6 have the opportunity to apply their skills to industry-standard software, including Google Docs & Sheets, Microsoft Word & Excel, and Apple Pages & Numbers. Similarly, pupils lower down the school, in year 3, can create presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Apple Keynote.
There are also additional, optional units in binary, coding external devices, micro:bits and robotics to extend children further. To go even further, teachers and pupils have access to Python in Pieces to begin learning the Python coding language.
How can Purple Mash save teachers time?
Purple Mash provides ready-made resources, schemes of work, editable templates and tools for setting and managing work, helping teachers spend less time creating resources from scratch. Features such as online work setting and marking (2Dos), Resource Sharing and Work Folders also make it easier to organise, assign and review pupils' work.
Can pupils use Purple Mash at home?
Yes. Purple Mash can support learning beyond the classroom, allowing teachers to set activities for pupils to complete at home. A Purple Mash Home User licence is available for children whose schools do not have Purple Mash, giving families opportunities to explore the Purple Mash resources and activities together.