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In October, Black History Month will be explored across the country. It's a time for our young learners to immerse themselves in the annual commemoration to find out about the significant contributions and achievements of the black community in the UK.

Autumn offers amazing opportunities for learning, noticing the world around us changing. Whether you're a teacher, tutor or parent looking for fun, educational ideas, there are so many ways to make learning come alive this term. Read our blog for ideas to inspire both classroom and home learning this term.

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.

School budgets are tight, so it’s understandable that many schools turn to free computing resources and schemes. But when you look beyond the upfront cost, what else are you getting – or missing out on?

From teacher workload and curriculum progression to support, security and digital tools, here’s why investing in a computing scheme could offer greater value in the long run.

This year National Recycle Week runs from 14th-20th September.

At 2Simple, we have collected a range of activities on Purple Mash, that you can use in class to encourage everyone to recycle.