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Twinkl and BBC Studios release first-ever curriculum mapped Doctor Who resources
The global educational publisher Twinkl has partnered with BBC Studios to create a ‘Dalek-table’ range of educational Doctor Who resources for children between seven and eleven years old. Available now, these are the first-ever Doctor Who educational resources
to be linked to the UK national curriculums. The resources include activity sheets, interactive presentations and reading comprehensions based around several episodes from series 11 and 12 of Doctor Who. These resources can be used separately or alongside episodes and link the Doctor’s adventures to units of study for school years three to six. Covering core subjects including science, geography and history, the
materials introduce children to figures such as Rosa Parks, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, and teach them about subjects such as the Indian partition, artificial intelligence and animals and their ecosystems. Children are also encouraged to explore the different uses of electricity and the many forms it takes, as well as how to remain safe when using electrical equipment around the home. Free to use and accessible to everyone, the resources can be downloaded through the Twinkl website and are a valuable teaching tool for teachers, parents and carers. Twinkl’s mission is to help those who teach, and the company offers over
640,000 teaching and learning materials on its website, which are all teacher created and checked. The company has recently created a bespoke Home Learning Hub, full of daily activities and materials, to support parents, teachers and carers with home learning. Vanessa Hamilton, Head of Brand, Doctor Who, BBC Studios, said: “We’re
delighted to be partnering with Twinkl to create Doctor Who educational resources for children across the world. Doctor Who has been inspiring and entertaining children for generations, so we’re thrilled that we can bring this much loved series to the classroom in an educational and engaging way.” Jonathan Seaton, CEO and Co-Founder, Twinkl, said: “Working with BBC Studios to create this exciting range of Doctor Who learning materials has
been out of this world! We are always looking for new ways to help those who teach, and hope that these resources provide teachers, parents and carers with a unique new way to engage children in learning. “We know that now more than ever parents are looking for ways to help
children learn at home and hope that the Doctor Who resources will be a big hit in households and at schools right now, as well as far into the future.”
uwww.twinkl.co.uk/doctorwho
Eco building providers TG Escapes support the Festival of Learning Spaces 1st June-10th July
The festival features over forty Webinars over the six weeks as well as a whole host of engaging and thought provoking On-Demand Content to view at your leisure. “The Festival of Learning Spaces 1 June – 10 July features free-to-attend Webinars, On-
Demand Content, Workshops, Socials and many more exciting digital opportunities. We’re delighted to announce TG Escapes as a Festival Headline Sponsor. Since I launched Education Estates® 8 years ago TG Escapes has been a valued exhibitor, and we’re delighted that they are supporting us in this ambitious and exciting festival.”. James Lee, Managing Director, Step Connect² Included in the programme will be: practical advice & guidance, addressing the current
situation; industry resilience; examples of how projects are being progressed and how to do stakeholder engagement in these current times. They are also having social functions each week including the Festival Pub! The Webinars will be covering topics such as: Compliance, How to progress projects, Living &
Learning through a global pandemic, Practical Advice, Outdoor Learning, Project Showcases, Responding to the Zero Carbon Challenge, Sector Resilience, Understanding BIM from a Clients' Perspective and many more.
Festival Weeks: Launch Week – W/C 1st June A focus on Irish Education – W/C 8th June A focus on Welsh Education – W/C 15th June A focus on Scottish Education– W/C 22nd June A focus on English Education – W/C b 29th June A focus on Inclusive Learning Environments – W/C 6th July On-demand Content will be available under these categories: Architecture, Building Performance, Capital, Case-Studies, Compliance, Estates & Facilities Management, Future Learning Spaces, Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Learning, Modern Methods of Construction, Outdoor Learning, Refurbishment, Sustainability, Technology and Zero Carbon.
For more information and to register your complimentary place go
touwww.festivaloflearningspaces.com 10
www.education-today.co.uk June 2020
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