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The World Health Organisation recognizes World Mental Health Day on 10th October every year. This year’s theme is ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’.

In this blog we look at a selection of free resources and ideas from around the web that you can use to get involved, raise awareness and contribute to the cause. Please feel free to share them.

Since 1994 National Poetry Day has engaged millions of people with poetry through a range of live events and web-based activities for people throughout the United Kingdom. This year, we have decided to jump on board from the 2Simple South African office and take part in this great competition. Each year the day is given a new theme in order to highlight particular poets and styles of poetry. This Year's National Poetry Day is on the 6th October and the theme this year is The Environment.

Welcome back to a new school year! We're here to help with resources, tools and making the most out of your Purple Mash subscription. This blog will outline all the wonderful updates, new features and where you can access support.

Roald Dahl is one of the world's most celebrated authors for children, thanks to his imaginative, engaging stories. His birthday is on 13th September and to mark the occasion there are a wide range of activities within Purple Mash that primary school children are bound to enjoy.

Outdoor Learning is active learning where participants learn through what they do, through what they encounter and through what they discover. Participants learn about the outdoors, themselves and each other, while also developing outdoor skills.

We have created a range of activities to fully embed outdoor learning into the curriculum which can either be used in the classroom to build on learning and evaluate or to stimulate exploration and discovery outside.