Nicki Chambers

🚨PARENTS, did you know that TikTok has parental control options that allow restriction of content and screen time?

Find out more in today's Digest 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1e96jj

From finding discounts on days out and places to eat free to managing screen time and combatting lost learning, check out our summer wellbeing series for parents...
#WellbeingWednesday #discounts #screentime

www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1il9ww

Throughout June and July, I wrote about keeping children safe over the summer holidays.
If you missed any of those articles, you can catch up with the video below and click this link to read the full articles 👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/a6z0k

The summer holidays are in full swing for most people and keeping children occupied without spending a fortune is not easy.

Digest looks at free and low-cost activities available this summer and where children can eat out for free or £1... Click to read 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1hag56

Bringing summer questions to Bluesky, join me on Mondays & Thursdays for a question.

Today, I'd love to hear what your priorities are for this summer...

I'll start... my priorities are to:

1. Re-decorate my daughter's bedroom 🛏️
2. Start doing pilates with my daughter 🧘‍♀️
3. Visit my grandson ❤️

This week’s 60 second news roundup features:

👉New EYFS framework
👉Rising absence rates
👉Ofsted plans for resuming inspections
👉MAT CFO Insights Survey
👉New RSE guidance
👉SEND units in mainstream schools
👉SEND-friendly family days out

Read more at: twinkl.co.uk/l/wha56

This week, new guidance for schools has been released on the teaching of Relationships, Sex and Health Education.

Today's Digest breaks down what parents need to know.

Click here to read 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/tmya9

It's #WellbeingWednesday and this week, we're rounding up the Summer Wellbeing Series.

With advice on managing childcare & work, summer screen time and more, check out all the series articles linked in one place... 🌞

Click here to catch up 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kegee

Today's Digest looks at SEND-friendly summer days out.

From major theme parks and museums to a series of regional suggestions, find out more about accessibility provisions, dedicated SEND sessions and discounted tickets.

Click here to read 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/wi6uy

Ahead of the summer break, Parents Digest looked at keeping children safe over the holidays.

You can now find all the #SummerSafetySeries articles linked in one place, including safety in extreme weather, on days out, in and around water and more 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/h84mo

This week’s 60 second news roundup features:

👉 Call to end KS2 SATs
👉 SEND in the new writing framework
👉 KCSIE 2025
👉 New Best Start for Life strategy & EYFS
👉 Parents urged to read more
👉 Teaching as a people-pleaser
👉 TA discounts

Read more at: twinkl.co.uk/l/wha56

Education Secretary, @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social urges parents to read more & set an example to children, who are losing interest in reading for pleasure.

Find out more, including how the DfE and the National Literacy Trust are launching a National Year of Reading in 2026.

👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/10noij

The summer holidays can be expensive ☀️

Today's instalment of the Parents' Digest Summer Wellbeing Series find out where parents can find discounted and free days out & activities and where children can eat for free or £1.
#discount #kidseatfree

Read more 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/r33s7

Does your child watch TV and video content?

If so, you may want to contribute to a call for evidence from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

Find out more in today's Digest 👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/1fu58c

Education Secretary, @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social urges parents to read more & set an example to children, who are losing interest in reading for pleasure.

Find out more, including how the DfE and the National Literacy Trust are launching a National Year of Reading in 2026.

👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/10noij

A new report reveals issues with confidence in 1 in 3 young people.

Today's Digest explores the report's findings and offers suggestions on how parents can help their child build confidence.

Click here to read more 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/vybqs

🚨ICYMI 🚨This week’s news from Parents Digest…

Low-cost and no-cost end of term teacher gifts 👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/1gvske

4000 new school-based childcare places expected from September 2025 👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/ez99u

How can parents help combat lost learning over the holidays? 👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/l4rfi

This week’s 60 second news roundup features:

👉 @cmckinnellmp.bsky.social on SEND reform
👉 TA pay offer
👉 Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders Report
👉 Should toilet training happen earlier?
👉 KS1 sun safety
👉 KS2 year groups
👉 End of term gifts for teachers

Read more at: twinkl.co.uk/l/wha56

Part 4 of Parents' Digest's #SummerWellbeingSeries is looking at the issue of learning loss over the holidays.

Here are 5 ways parents can combat lost learning alongside ensuring their child has a fun and restful break, and some 'sneaky learning' ideas...

Click to read 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/14yzub

As the end of term approaches, parents might be worrying about buying gifts for teachers.

Digest hears from a range of educators about their feelings on presents from pupils and offers some low-cost and no-cost ideas for ways to show appreciation.

Find out more here 👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/cykap

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
200 new school-based childcare settings to open in time for September 2025.

Click here to read more 👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/935gw

This week’s 60 second news roundup features:

👉 Jon Cripwell on consistency
👉 Helen Sheridan on automaticity in maths
👉 SENDCo job shares
👉 Research on apprenticeship training
👉 Raising the Nation Play Commission report
👉 School food standards
👉 TA burnout

Read more at: twinkl.co.uk/l/wha56

🚨ICYMI🚨

Top stories for parents this week...

Financial worries & young people's mental health 👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/77eco

The importance of play 👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/z83ph

How to reduce parent screen time 👉 twinkl.co.uk/l/bnhyt

On Wednesdays, we talk about #wellbeing ...

Following on from last week's exploration of reducing children's screen time over the summer, this week, we look at how parents can cut down on their own device use.

Check out the tips below and click here to read more 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/vu52e

After a year of research, the Raising the Nation Play Commission and the Centre for Young Lives have published a report that highlights the importance of play and makes 10 recommendations to government.

Find out what parents need to know in today's Digest
👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/t6903

Today is Take your Dog to Work Day and here at Digest, they've made themselves comfortable!

We'd love to see your canine pals 'helping' you out today, please share... 🐶

#takeyourdogtoworkday #dogs

This week’s 60 second news roundup features:

👉 Thank a Teacher Day
👉 Educators on the honours list
👉 SEND statistics 2025
👉 @unison.org.uk on TAs
👉 Balancing holiday screen time
👉 @ofcom.bsky.social on online safety education
👉 Hedgehog rescue 🦔

Read more at: twinkl.co.uk/l/wha56

When buying swimwear for your child, think about which colours are still clearly visible underwater.
#DrowningPreventionWeek #WaterSafety

Find out more water safety tips here: twinkl.co.uk/l/1fgr5v

This week is #DrowningPreventionWeek so Digest is looking at water safety advice for parents, whether you're taking children to the sea or just to local waterways or parks.

Read the full article here 👉 www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1fgr5v

On Wednesdays, we talk about wellbeing 😀

As the summer holidays approach, parents may be wondering how to ensure their children don't spend too much time on screens over the break.

Today's Digest offers some advice, click here to read: twinkl.co.uk/l/i4pt1