Edition 8 - January 2023

Welcome to the January edition of the Twinkl LinkedIn Newsletter, where we've got the latest updates for you including our Community Collection fundraising initiative to support your school projects, our new upcoming Sustainability Curriculum and some information for Safer Internet Day. Read on for more details.

Community Collection

The Twinkl Community Collection has just launched into its 3rd round in January, having received over 1000 applications so far since September 2022. Originally the Community Collection was created to help fund exciting educational projects but it soon became clear that the need was very different. So far the Community Collection has been able to offer support to 122 applicants. From food vouchers to books, craft supplies to washing machines, the impact has been great, but we want to help as many people as we can.?

Do you have a project you'd like us to support??

Keep your Community Collection applications coming in. Applications opened on the 9th January and close at midnight on the 22nd January.?

Find everything you need to send us your application here. If you need help or would like more information, get in touch by emailing us at [email protected].?

The Community Collection is supported by Prize Draw ticket sales. For just ￡2 per ticket enter for a chance to win yourself a cash prize, whilst helping fund a community school project. You can find more about the Twinkl Prize Draw here.

Sustainability Curriculum

We have a new Sustainability Curriculum Coming up!

It’s called “Eco Adventurers” and it is designed to be seamlessly taught alongside the National Curriculum. We wanted to provide effective tools for all educators to approach sustainability with confidence, and deliver lessons in a structured, meaningful and effective way, whilst tackling eco-anxiety.?

We want to empower and equip the next generation with the skills and knowledge they need to become experts on the climate emergency and have knowledge of solutions to tackle it.

With cross year-group progression from EYFS to Year 6, the curriculum leads the way in sustainability education. It provides everything educators need to teach about sustainability and to encourage children to become empathetic and inventive young leaders. The curriculum units will equip children with the knowledge, skills and values they need for a future marked by environmental crises and we are releasing a whole unit for free from 16th Jan 2023.

To be some of the first to know about its full launch or to be a part of our focus group, join our mailing list here.?

Safer Internet Day

Children are living more and more of their lives online. Whether it's the latest online trend, a new app or online games leaving children open to online threats - teachers are often on the front line of dealing with these issues. So how do you approach online safety in your school? Are you Safer Internet Day ready? Check out our handy Safer Internet Day category with resources for every year group to get planning.

That's all for now folks, thanks for reading! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season with friends and family and are settling back into school life! We'll be back next month with more Twinkl news. We'll see you there.