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Holocaust Memorial Day is an important opportunity for schools to reflect on the impact of prejudice, discrimination and hatred. Marked each year on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the day encourages pupils to learn from the past and consider how we can create a more inclusive future.

The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2026, Bridging Generations, highlights the importance of engaging young people in remembrance and ensuring that the lessons of history continue beyond those who experienced it first-hand. To support this, we have worked with our Mash Partner, YIVO, to create a set of age-appropriate Purple Mash resources for Years 5 and 6, linked to their online exhibition “Beba Epstein: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Girl”.

Explore EU Code Week with Purple Mash's coding resources for primary schools. Discover interactive tools, lesson plans, and activities perfect for teaching coding and computational thinking. Ideal for teachers seeking engaging primary coding lessons during Code Week. Get involved and celebrate your students' achievements!

Wrapping your head around Ofsted's new report cards? Find out more about the changes to their inspections and judgements in this helpful blog, where we show you how Know my School has kept ahead of the news and is always adapting to schools' needs.

You have been voting for your favourite top ten and the results are in. The winner is…

THE TOP TEN DEADLIEST ANIMALS!!!

Use Purple Mash to develop confidence in coding, for both you and your pupils. Explore how it meets the National Curriculum objectives and download a free Coding with Confidence pack.