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The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup will be the largest tournament in the competition’s history, and we've got a BIG load of resources to match, so you can bring the World Cup cheer to your classroom (and the school field). Grab yourself a free World Cup lesson pack, and develop your students' football skills and knowledge of the beautiful game.

Programming physical devices can seem more daunting than other aspects of the Computing Curriculum, but 2Simple makes it, well, simple!

Discover all the ways that physical device programming is covered in the Purple Mash Computing Scheme of Work for primary, and set children up for KS3 by using Python in Pieces.

2Connect is a tool for concept mapping or to support the writer with planning. The tool gives you the ability to import pictures, sounds, notes and hyper-links. At a simple click of a button the writer can type while looking at their completed concept map. 2Connect can be found in the tools section of Purple Mash by clicking on the 2Connect icon to open the tool.

Our Games Design competition is back! The 2026 Purple Mash Games Design Competition will give children the opportunity to showcase their creativity and skills in teams of 6 to create a game with the theme of Planet Protectors.

Each month we will be highlighting a #MashoftheMonth, focusing on a tool or application within Purple Mash and how it can be used within the classroom to support learning across the curriculum. This month it's 2Paint a Picture.