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We are delighted to share with you some exciting updates and new features that have been added to our Computing Scheme of work. To further support the delivery in school, enhance the impact of lessons and reduce teacher workload, we have updated all lesson plans, included editable downloadable slideshows for every unit, included supporting videos for teachers, updated our knowledge organisers and included 21 brand new short videos explaining key computing terminology, all to ensure that you can teach computing with confidence.

Women's Day forms part of South Africa's Women's Month and falls on the 9th August each year, commemorating more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of Pass Laws to women.

Purple Mashs safe blogging environment 2Blog is proving more popular than ever, and with more users comes more feature suggestions. As ever we've been listening and have made some some improvements to the tool, to give you and your pupils a better experience.

On the 20th of July every year we celebrate Moon day! This day commemorates the day Neil Armstrong landed, and took the first steps on the moon. This historic moment took place on the 20th of July 1969. That's 52 years ago! It was at this historical moment that Neil Armstrong said the well known phrase "Thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Nelson Mandela Day is an internationally celebrated day that is a really important and much loved day here in South Africa but also throughout the world.

Mandela Day is celebrated every year on the 18th of July, Nelson Mandelas birthday! It was officially declared by the UN in 2009 shortly after the famous 46664 concert.