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It’s never too early to start spreading the festive cheer, and that's why we're thrilled to announce that our annual Purple Mash Festive Card Competition is opening soon. It's time to put on your creative Santa hat and join the fun! Design a festive card about what the festive season means to you using 2Paint a Picture and you could win 50 cards with your design on as well as a £20 voucher and lots more goodies...

The Purple Mash Digital Leaders Scheme gives children with a passion for technology the opportunity to share their knowledge with others and promote the use of all things digital throughout your school. Join the scheme and access a wealth of resources to get you set up with Digital Leaders, as well as termly challenges and helpful tips keep it to running smoothly.

The Government's Digital and Technology Standards are guidelines that aim to support your school in using the right digital infrastructure and technology, leading to safer, more cost-efficient practices and new learning opportunities for students. Discover how Purple Mash supports schools in meeting these standards in this blog.

Teaching primary Computing can feel overwhelming, particularly if you're not a Computing specialist. From managing logins to teaching coding, online safety and digital literacy, many teachers are expected to deliver high-quality Computing lessons with limited subject knowledge. In this blog, Allen Tsui shares how Purple Mash helps teachers deliver engaging Computing lessons that build confidence, save time and improve outcomes for pupils.

The new DfE enrichment framework sets out eight enrichment benchmarks to help schools and colleges in England review, strengthen and improve their offer, with a clear focus on access, breadth, communication, partnership, outcomes and continuous improvement. Explore the benchmarks for schools and discover how Purple Mash can help primary schools offer broad, inclusive and engaging enrichment opportunities.