Interview with an Illustrator: Brett Gowlett

March 4, 2025 -

Find out all about the illustrator of Top 10 Deadliest Animals: Brett Gowlett, who had lots of inspiration from the lists that all our Purple Mash users submitted online!

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Find out all about the illustrator of Top 10 Deadliest Animals: Brett Gowlett, who had lots …
How to Use 2Connect in the Classroom: More Than Just a Mind Map Tool

April 28, 2026 -

Looking for a better way to support planning and writing? Discover how the newly updated 2Connect helps children organise ideas, present their research, and confidently create structured writing.

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Looking for a better way to support planning and writing? Discover how the newly updated 2Connect …
Savanna Therapeutic Stories - Guest Blog

Sept. 30, 2021 -

The experiences of Covid-19 inspired dramatherapist, Talya Bruck, to publish a series of stories for children. Here is how she did it, and why!

The experiences of Covid-19 inspired dramatherapist, Talya Bruck, to publish a series of stories for children. …
Purple Mash and Ofsted's High Quality Computing Curriculum: Day 4

May 27, 2022 -

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 the final day of our 4 part series, we examine pedagogy and assessment.

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On 16th May, Ofsted published their research review into the computing curriculum, aiming to 'identify factors …