Edition 15 - August 2023

Community Collection

We’re excited to tell you about another way we can support you and your fellow educators this summer and beyond… Twinkl’s Community Collection.

Funded by Twinkl and the proceeds from Twinkl’s Monthly Prize Draw - we launched the Community Collection initiative in 2022, offering you the chance to win up to ￡500 to help fund exciting educational projects. However, from almost 3000 applications, it soon became clear that what educators really need support with is funding to tackle the real problems they face day to day.

Over the last year, we've received requests ranging from classroom supplies that schools can’t afford to buy, to supermarket vouchers to buy food for those children coming to school without breakfast or a snack from home. We’ve also had requests for books, gardening equipment, and sensory room provisions - the list goes on.

From September, we’re making it even easier to apply for funding support by opening applications to Community Collection all year round. This means you can apply for funding at any point that you need it, to be entered into the next upcoming draw. Each half term, one winner will receive ￡500 to spend on anything they like, but we also try to support as many other applications as possible. This might be through funds, supplies or access to Twinkl resources - it’s just another way we’re committed to helping those who teach.

The next round of applications opens in September, register here for a reminder email.

Ari AI - Twinkl's AI Tools

Meet Ari, Twinkl’s very own AI assistant! With Ari and the rest of the tools in the AI Hub, you can trim that to-do list, speed up daily tasks and make the day-to-day a little brighter.

The Twinkl team has been hard at work creating innovative tools with simple objectives in mind. They’re designed to help you get your brain in gear with quick inspiration, ideas and input, free up your time, so you can invest more energy into teaching. Get started here.

Twinkl Originals on the Go!

We know how important those early reading experiences are for children??That’s why you’ll find our collection of eBooks has expanded to include ‘Growing Up in Bobbin Bridge’ and ‘Originals Explorers’?. These new collections give educators everything they need to support language development for the youngest readers.

?‘Growing Up in Bobbin Bridge’?is our growing series of picture story eBooks designed to support families and educators navigating the early years of childhood.

?Our ‘Originals Explorers’ series?is designed to gently engage Early Years children with non-fiction, using ‘host’ characters from the world of Twinkl Originals. With topics from dinosaurs to space, they’re sure to be a hit!

That's all for now, folks! We'll be back next time with the September LinkedIn newsletter, Back To School Edition...