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The games design competition final is one of our favourite days at 2Simple, and this year's event at Amazon's London offices was no exception. Find out what our finalists got up to, and whose game won the amazing prizes we had on offer...

Computer Science Education Week (CSEd Week) 2026 runs from 7th to 14th December.

This year, you can explore coding with your class using our free Code with Confidence pack.

You can also find out more about our top three Purple Mash coding tools for all ages in this blog post.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! At this time schools across the country are preparing for the Christmas nativity, searching for the missing wise man, wondering how on earth they are going to get the glitter out of the carpet, hoping that the staff room is full of chocolate treats and working out which Christmas card delivered into the post box needs to get to which child.

For all those in between moments 2Simple have a range of stocking fillers and Christmas activities to see you through the weeks ahead; from writing projects, to mash cams and everything in between, there is something to suit every year group over the next couple of weeks.

On Monday 22nd September Year 6 pupils at Fairlop School were treated to an inspiring and thought-provoking assembly as part of the official launch of Brainchild, the sixth and final collaboration between much-loved children's authors Ivor Baddiel and Jonny Zucker.

The Commonwealth Games head to Birmingham this year, with the Opening Ceremony taking place on the 28th July and closing on 8th August. Get warmed up for them with a range of Purple Mash activities.