Twinkl is an international online educational

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, producing teaching and educational materials. Twinkl was founded by Jonathan Seaton and Susie Seaton. Its headquarters are in

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, England. In 2018 its international sales were £2,600,000.

Products

Twinkl creates digital teaching materials for educators worldwide. This includes materials for primary schools, secondary schools, parents home educators, childminders, English as a second language, special educational needs and disabilities, adult education, and international markets.

Location

The company moved to its current headquarters in Sheffield, England in 2014. , the company has over 710 staff in 15 locations around the world. In 2017, it opened a second office in

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, Australia.

Recognition and achievements

In April 2018, Twinkl received The Queen's Award for Enterprise for the company's work in international trade. Twinkl was awarded a second

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in 2020, for innovation. In 2020, it received The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation. Jonathan Seaton, co-founder and CEO of Twinkl was awarded a

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(MBE) for Twinkl’s services to Technology and Education during the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

Coronavirus response

Twinkl offered all its resources for free to parents, teachers and carers globally for one month during the Coronavirus school closures. The firm partnered with BBC Bitesize to supply educational materials to support home learning. It has partnered with BBC Children in Need to offer a range of free resources, supporting children and schools to fundraise for the charity. In June 2020, the firm partnered with BBC Studios to create a range of educational Doctor Who resources for primary school children. Twinkl collaborated with UEFA Champions League and their partner,

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, to launch The Numbers Game Champions Challenge Cards, made available for free on the Twinkl website.

TwinklHive

In 2019, Twinkl launched a startup accelerator, TwinklHive based in Sheffield, UK. TwinklHive launched a young entrepreneurship programme in 2020, offering investment and mentorship to young people who want to grow a digital business. Natterhub, a social media platform and framework created for teachers to share with pupils, is part of TwinklHive. Founded by Manjit Sareen and Caroline Allams, the curriculum aimed platform is aimed at students aged 5 to 11 in the United Kingdom. Another prominent company receiving investment from TwinklHive is Learning Ladders - a software for curriculum planning, portfolios, assessments, progress tracking, remote learning and family engagement. Champion Health, a digital wellbeing platform, received investment from TwinklHive in 2020.

References

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