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Give children real-life context to their coding by programming a physical device - something they can control with their code off-screen. Purple Chip, is a Purple Mash app which allows students to control an external device using code created in 2Code Purple Chip.

Computer Science Education Week (CSEd Week) 2026 runs from 7th to 14th December.

This year, you can explore coding with your class using our free Code with Confidence pack.

You can also find out more about our top three Purple Mash coding tools for all ages in this blog post.

Explore EU Code Week with Purple Mash's coding resources for primary schools. Discover interactive tools, lesson plans, and activities perfect for teaching coding and computational thinking. Ideal for teachers seeking engaging primary coding lessons during Code Week. Get involved and celebrate your students' achievements!

World Space Week is a UN-declared celebration of space held annually from 4th to 10th October. This year's theme is 'Rocket Revolution'. There are lots of Space resources within Purple Mash, Serial Mash and Python in Pieces that you can use to inspire children throughout the week, to infinity and beyond!

Parkwood Primary School was one of the first schools to try the new Mai-Z the MouseBots. Discover how Year 3 and Year 6 pupils developed their coding, problem-solving and teamwork skills through a series of hands-on physical computing challenges.