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Anne Frank was born in Germany on 12 June 1929. She was given a diary for her 13th Birthday in which she wrote daily and had planned to publish a book about her time in the Secret Annex where she hid from persecution. Her diary was published after her death and has been translated into more than 70 languages. Here we look at how you can remember her life with Purple Mash resources, including a pack designed to help children transition to secondary school.

This year, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II will become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service, having acceded to the throne on the 6th of February 1952 when she was just 25 years old. There is a range of events to mark this historic occasion culminating with the Platinum Jubilee weekend in June.

We're celebrating National Pet Month from 1st April to 2nd May. It's all about raising awareness for pet welfare and spreading the word about responsible pet ownership. In this blog, as well as looking at some Purple Mash resources you can use during this time, we also meet some of the pets of 2Simple.

Ramadan is the most sacred month of the year for Muslims and takes place during the ninth month of their calendar. This year the period of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community starts on Saturday 2nd April and runs until Sunday 1st May. Here, we highlight some resources you can use within Purple Mash to teach your students about Ramadan during this time and beyond.

We've put together a cracking set of Easter-themed resources for your students to use at this egg-cellent time of year. There's so much fun packed into this collection of activities it's bound to bring as much joy as opening an Easter Egg.