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Celebrate 25 years of 2Simple and find out how our software has changed over the years!

The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10th October every year. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of mental health and to drive positive change for everyone's wellbeing.

In this blog, we look at a selection of free resources and ideas from around the web that you can use to get involved, raise awareness, and contribute to the cause. Please feel free to share them.

World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5th, is a global event organized by the United Nations to raise awareness about environmental issues. The theme for 2026 is #NowForClimate, focusing climate change. In this blog, we offer a variety of activities and resources to help schools participate in #NowForClimate.

The Purple Mash Computing Scheme gives primary schools everything they need to confidently teach Computing from EYFS to Year 6. Fully aligned to the UK National Curriculum, it covers Computer Science, Information Technology and Digital Literacy, with ready-to-use lesson plans, teaching resources, assessment tools and a clear progression of skills and knowledge.

That's why the Computing Scheme is September's Mash of the Month!

We were privileged to partner with Lanchester Primary to host Sigmund 'Sigi' Ciffer to share his story with not only pupils from the school, but over 100 pupils, teachers and parents from 25 schools across the North East of England.