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This year National Coding Week will run from the 16th to the 22nd of September

There are a number of ways that schools can get involved: run a coding challenge for students, take part in the Digital skills Challenge or showcase how you are supporting coding in the school.

Antony Wootton is the author of Buster's Blitz, a fantastic Serial Mash book for upper KS2. Buster's Blitz tells the story of a young boy and his beloved dog during WWII. It is a fast paced, yet moving, story that looks at a very well known historical event from a unique perspective. This is the first book that was written by a guest author on Serial Mash. Find out more about Buster's Blitz from the author himself...

The Mash of the Month for April is Purple Chip, our app which allows students to control an external device using code created in Purple Mash's 2Code Purple Chip tool.

Leadership coach and founder of Leading in the Now, Dan Edwards, looks at the importance of self-care in school management.

Knowledge organisers bring together key facts, vocabulary and concepts from a topic in one place, and give pupils a handy reference point to use to revisit learning. Find out more about them, along with tips for using them in your teaching practice, and download a free selection of Computing Knowledge Organisers to try out in your school.