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Tutors: teach engaging reading sessions all summer long with an array of resources in the Purple Mash Library, included as part of your subscription to Purple Mash. Get top tips and ideas for fun reading lessons in this blog.

Looking to avoid Black Friday and all the supposed 'bargains'? Why not celebrate Buy Nothing Day instead? This year, we're supporting Children's Book Project in their mission of collecting one million books and redistributing them to children who do not have a book of their own. Find out more about how you can join and donate your own books in our blog.

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”.

We launched Python in Pieces, an interactive coding environment, designed to build student and teacher confidence in the text-based coding language of Python at Bett in January and are pleased to say that it has already been shortlisted for an ERA award.

This is the second part of our Q and A session with the developers of the programme, to look at how it supports pupils and why Python should be taught in schools.

You can read Part 1 here.

In 2026, Safer Internet Day takes place on Tuesday 10th February. Over the years, the day has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar, with schools across the world contributing to creating a safer online environment for all. This year's theme is 'Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI. Making space for conversations about life online.' and here we look at some resources you can use and how you can get involved.