Edition 9 - February 2023

Hello and welcome to the February edition of the Twinkl LinkedIn Newsletter. This time around we’ve got some exciting news about Twinkl’s new sustainability curriculum, plus a new podcast episode from Georgina Durrant’s brilliant ‘SEND in the Experts’ podcast, focused on effective working relationships with teaching assistants, and finally there’s a little something on Twinkl Phonics and Rhino Readers, and how they can work together in the classroom. Read on to find out more.

Eco Adventurers

If you haven’t heard, we have launched a new Sustainability curriculum! Sadly, our future generation will grow up in the shadow of the global environmental crisis, which is why it’s important that we educate them on what they can do to help our planet. Allow your children to dig deeper into the world of sustainability with Eco Adventurers - an exciting scheme with a cast of memorable characters! Eco adventurers is our expertly designed sustainability curriculum crafted to excite and interest young learners and equip the next generation with the knowledge, skills and values they need to make a difference. Our scheme is designed to work alongside your existing teaching schedules and seamlessly integrates into the National Curriculum. It’s easy to teach and enjoyable to learn, providing everything you need to teach about sustainability confidently. Would you like to explore brand new resources on sustainability? Check out the 'Earth's Climate and Cycles' unit here.

SEND in the Experts Podcast

In this episode of the Special Educational Needs podcast, Cathy Wassell, CEO of Autistic Girls Network, joins Georgina Durrant to discuss autism in girls.

They chat about late diagnosis, mental health impacts, masking, school support and much more. An important listen for all teachers, TAs, SENDCos and headteachers. Find it here.

Phonics RR Decoding Dream Team

You may have seen a lot about Twinkl Phonics recently- did you hear we’re DfE validated? But you may not know that Twinkl Phonics is just one half of the Ultimate duo. That’s right, Twinkl Phonics and Rhino Readers were made for each other! 

Bridge the gap and take children from decoding to fluency with Twinkl Phonics, our DfE validated SSP programme and Rhino Readers, our whole-school, fully decodable reading scheme. Crafted with care by experienced teachers, Rhino Readers allows children to apply their phonetic skills gained from their Twinkl Phonics lessons while exploring a diverse range of books.

To find out more about how our power pair work together, check out our blog here.

Already using both? (You’re smashing it) it’s a doddle to match your Rhino Readers books to the Twinkl Phonics teaching sequence with our *new* limited edition poster. Look out for it on the Twinkl Store- available soon! 

That’s all for now, folks. We’ll be back in March with more of the latest Twinkl news and updates. If you have any questions about Twinkl Schools Memberships or you want to get in touch with a question regarding some of the products described in this newsletter, you can reach us at schools@twinkl.co.uk and a member of our team will be happy to help.