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At 2Simple we want to help by raising awareness of International Literacy Day and the importance of young people gaining those valuable literacy and language skills that are needed throughout life.

Here we look at just some of the resources available within Mini Mash that can help young learners engage with literacy and enjoy it for life.

As Year 6 students approach their SATs this term, you'll be wanting to help reinforce key skills in English and Maths so that they can go into the tests feeling their most confident. Explore the comprehensive suite of tools and activities for SATs preparation on Purple Mash to make sure students are well prepared for May.

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!

Find out all about the author of Top 10 Deadliest Animals: Ivor Baddiel (of course, he had help from lots of Purple Mash children who submitted their lists online... but we won't tell him we know that!)

National Society of Storytelling is a UK-based society founded in 1993. Open to anyone with an interest in the form, they coordinate National Storytelling Week, which this year runs from 1st-9th February. Their mission is to promote the oral tradition of storytelling which was the very first way of communicating life experiences and the creative imagination.