Enrichment Benchmarks: How Purple Mash Can Help Schools Build a Broader, Brighter Offer

Aug. 18, 2026 -

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.

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The new DfE enrichment framework sets out eight enrichment benchmarks to help schools and colleges in …
World Music Day - 21st June

May 27, 2026 -

World Music day is an annual celebration of all things music which takes place in over 125 countries and 1000 cities across the world on 21st June every year.  

Purple Mash has a wide variety of tools and resources to help you to celebrate World Music Day, either in school or at home. In this blog we look at different ways you can create compositions with Purple Mash and our Leavers Song Competition with Tracklab!

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World Music day is an annual celebration of all things music which takes place in over …
Year 6 Project Ideas for After SATs

May 1, 2026 -

Looking for fun and meaningful Year 6 projects after SATs? Explore engaging end-of-term ideas to keep pupils learning and making memories.

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Looking for fun and meaningful Year 6 projects after SATs? Explore engaging end-of-term ideas to keep …
What's New in Purple Mash... September 2026

Sept. 14, 2026 -

Find out everything that's new at 2Simple for the 2026/27 school year in this handy blog for you to read at your leisure. Included are improvements, updates and brand new releases for the whole of the last academic year.

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Find out everything that's new at 2Simple for the 2026/27 school year in this handy blog …
Python in Pieces - Q and A - Part 2

March 13, 2020 -

We launched Python in Pieces, an interactive coding environment, designed to build student and teacher confidence in the text-based coding language of Python at Bett in January and are pleased to say that it has already been shortlisted for an ERA award.

This is the second part of our Q and A session with the developers of the programme, to look at how it supports pupils and why Python should be taught in schools.

You can read Part 1 here.

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We launched Python in Pieces, an interactive coding environment, designed to build student and teacher confidence …