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As this academic year draws to a finish and the new academic year approaches, we wanted to share with you some useful links we know will help you and your colleagues get started in 2024. In the post we'll cover account set up for Purple Mash admins, including data syncing and adding new classes; plus, we'll share useful tools and teacher resources to help you feel prepared at the start of the new year.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! At this time schools across the country are preparing for the Christmas nativity, searching for the missing wise man, wondering how on earth they are going to get the glitter out of the carpet, hoping that the staff room is full of chocolate treats and working out which Christmas card delivered into the post box needs to get to which child.

For all those in between moments 2Simple have a range of stocking fillers and Christmas activities to see you through the weeks ahead; from writing projects, to mash cams and everything in between, there is something to suit every year group over the next couple of weeks.

This year, the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, or Chanukah, runs from Thursday 7th December to the evening of Friday 15th December. Here at 2Simple, we're celebrating Chanukah using Purple Mash and have several resources for you to use in your classrooms to celebrate this holiday.

Schools looking to buy schemes of work for their school often ask the question, How does it support children with special educational needs? We've ensured that Purple Mash not only supports students with special educational needs but empowers them and gives them the tools they need to succeed in digital technologies as well as other areas of the curriculum.

Computer Science Education Week (CSEd Week) 2023 runs from December 4th to 10th.

This year, we're giving you a free Code with Confidence pack as well as a full 45-minute Python in Pieces coding lesson.

You can also find out more about our top 3 Purple Mash coding tools for all ages.