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Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Education |
Founded | 2010 |
Founder | Jonathan Seaton and Susie Seaton |
Headquarters | , England |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jonathan Seaton (CEO) |
Products | Educational resources, teacher planning materials, teacher assessment materials |
Number of employees | 500+ |
Website | twinkl.co.uk |
Twinkl is an online educational publishing house founded in 2010 and headquartered in Sheffield, England, producing teaching and educational materials.[1] Twinkl was founded by Jonathan Seaton[2][3] and Susie Seaton. They also produce resources based on movies.
In 2018, its international sales were £2,600,000.[4]
Twinkl creates digital teaching materials for educators worldwide.[5] This includes materials for primary schools,[6] secondary schools, parents[7][8] home educators,[9] childminders, English as a second language, special educational needs and disabilities, adult education,[10] and international markets.[11]
The company moved to its current headquarters in Sheffield, England in 2014. As of 2020[update], the company has over 710 staff in 15 locations around the world. In 2017, it opened a second office[12] in Wollongong, Australia.[13][14]
In April 2018, Twinkl received The Queen's Award for Enterprise[15] for the company's work in international trade. Twinkl was awarded a second Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2020, for innovation.[16][17]
Jonathan Seaton, co-founder and CEO of Twinkl was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for Twinkl’s services to Technology and Education during the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020.[18]
In 2019, Twinkl launched a startup accelerator, TwinklHive[24] based in Sheffield, UK. TwinklHive launched a young entrepreneurship programme[25] 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.[26] Founded by Manjit Sareen and Caroline Allams,[27] 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 [28] - a software for curriculum planning, portfolios, assessments, progress tracking, remote learning and family engagement.
Champion Health, a digital wellbeing platform, received investment from TwinklHive[29] in 2020.