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Find out the important recommendations of the Curriculum Review for all subjects within UK Primary Schools, in an easy-to-read summary. Find resources from Purple Mash to help navigate the potential changes to the National Curriculum.

Since 1994 National Poetry Day has engaged millions of people with poetry through a range of live events and web-based activities for people throughout the country. Each year the day is given a new theme in order to highlight particular poets and styles of poetry. This year's National Poetry Day is on the 2nd of October and the theme this year is 'Play'.

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.

On 16th May, Ofsted published their research review into the computing curriculum, aiming to 'identify factors that can contribute to a high-quality computing teaching and learning and including factors such as the curriculum itself, pedagogy, assessment and systems in place'. We've taken a close look at the report and identified how Purple Mash meets each of those factors, and throughout this week we're posting a series of blog posts outlining exactly how it does this. Each daily blog will cover 2-3 of the factors in depth, looking at what the report says and highlighting where Purple Mash supports them.

On day 2 of our series, we examine declarative and procedural knowledge, as well as computer science.

Get ready for a fantastic sporting summer as the UEFA Women’s European Championship 2025 takes place across Switzerland. Running from the 2nd to the 27th of July, the tournament will see 16 of the top European nations battle it out for the championship trophy.

There is sure to be a lot of interest in the tournament and it's a fantastic opportunity to bring football into the classroom with Purple Mash, and Striver.