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Cycle to School Week 2026 is taking place from 5th to 9th October. This national initiative encourages pupils, parents, carers and staff to leave the car at home and choose a healthier, cheaper and more environmentally friendly way to travel.

Find ways of encouraging children and families to take part, as well as useful resources and fun activities to use in school, from Purple Mash.

How Evidence Me Supports SEND Pupils and Specialist Schools

A flexible assessment tool that empowers educators in SEND settings

Teachers in specialist settings face a unique set of challenges: capturing meaningful progress, tailoring learning frameworks, and communicating effectively with families. Evidence Me is a flexible SEND assessment tool designed to meet those needs - saving time while improving the quality of your tracking, reporting and planning.

Whether you're working in a PMLD school or an inclusive mainstream classroom, here are the key ways Evidence Me makes a difference.

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 2026 is #NowForClimate, focusing climate change. In this blog, we offer a variety of activities and resources to help schools participate in #NowForClimate.

The Purple Mash Computing Scheme gives primary schools everything they need to confidently teach Computing from EYFS to Year 6. Fully aligned to the UK National Curriculum, it covers Computer Science, Information Technology and Digital Literacy, with ready-to-use lesson plans, teaching resources, assessment tools and a clear progression of skills and knowledge.

That's why the Computing Scheme is September's Mash of the Month!

World Music day is an annual celebration of all things music which takes place in over 125 countries and 1000 cities across the world on 21st June every year.  

Purple Mash has a wide variety of tools and resources to help you to celebrate World Music Day, either in school or at home. In this blog we look at different ways you can create compositions with Purple Mash and our Leavers Song Competition with Tracklab!