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From Primary to GCSE: How Python in Pieces and Purple Mash are transforming computing outcomes

When Alexander Lyall, Head of Computing at Q3 Academy Tipton, sat down to analyse his department's assessment data, he saw something remarkable: his students were not only progressing in their programming skills, but they were doing so with increased confidence and enthusiasm. A key driver behind this success? Python in Pieces and Purple Mash, computing solutions from 2Simple.

Find out how to make the most of Purple Mash, our complete solution for the primary school computing curriculum, plus maths, English and much more. Get practical tips for use in the classroom and beyond, including how to use the platform across the curriculum.

2Code is Purple Mash’s interactive coding tool for primary schools. From first steps with block-based coding to creating games, stories and simulations, 2Code helps children develop their programming skills through guided lessons, challenges and creative projects. Find out how 2Code can support engaging, progressive coding lessons in KS1 and KS2.

In this blog we have shared some key benefits of Evidence Me as well as some top tips from one of our current subscribers, Arunside School in Horsham.

This year National Recycle Week runs from 14th-20th September.

At 2Simple, we have collected a range of activities on Purple Mash, that you can use in class to encourage everyone to recycle.