Sharing Resources Using Personal Child Logins

Personal Child Logins (PCL) are log in details that are unique to each child.  The same PIN, username and password are entered into the website each time to access the resources you have chosen to share as a lesson.  Sharing lessons in this way allows you to allocate specific resources to individuals, groups or a whole class allowing you to support classroom, online or home learning.

 

Setting Up Personal Child Logins

Before you can share the resources with the children you will need to set the children up on the system.  To do this, follow these steps:

- Click 'My Account' from the menu on the homepage.  Then click 'My Resources' followed by 'Manage Learners' and click on the link.

- A 'Twinkl Tables Assessment' page will open the first time you set up Personal Child Logins.  Click 'Activate Twinkl Tables Assessment'.  Select either 'Teacher' or 'Parent' and agree to the terms & conditions (section 35).  Please note, that if your account is part of a school membership, your school contact will need to approve your request (they'll be automatically notified when you switch PCL on). Once they've approved, you and your colleagues will be notified by email and you can set up .

- Click the 'add pupil' icon at the top right of the screen to enter a name.  You will also see a username and password for each child you add.  Click the 'Create' button to add the child to your list.

 

Share Personal Child Login Details

You can gather all of the children's usernames and passwords in one place to make them easier to share.  To do this, follow these steps:

- Click the box next to 'Name' so that a tick appears next to each child's name.

- Click the 'Download Options' icon at the top right of the screen. Click 'Spreadsheet*.xls' to download the details as an Excel spreadsheet or click 'Labels*.pdf' to download the details as individual labels that can be cut out and handed to the children or printed onto sticky labels.

 

The video below will demonstrate how to set up Personal Child Logins and download the details to share with your children.

 

Get a Master PIN

Once you've activated Personal Child Logins, your children will log in with the same username and password every time.  They will also use the same PIN each time.  

To get the PIN code for your lessons, Follow these steps:

- From the Planner, click +Manage All or go to twinkl.co.uk/go/lessons where you'll see the lessons you've created.

- Click 'Share' on one of the lessons.

- Slide the 'Share this lesson' slider to the right.

- Click 'Save Changes'.

- Make a note of the PIN code created.  The PIN code will consist of two letters and four numbers e.g. JB1234

This will be the master PIN code all your children use to log in from now on (as long as you do not delete the lesson). The PIN for this lesson will give access to all your lessons.

How Children Access the Resources

Children log in at either twinkl.co.uk/go or twinkl.co.uk/go/sign-in. They:

- Enter the master PIN

- Enter their username

- Enter their password

When they first log in, you’ll have given them a single-use password. They’ll be prompted to create their own password and this is the password they will use each time they log in. If they forget it, you can give them another single-use password and they make a new one as they log in again. 

If children are logging in on the same computer/device and you're already logged in to Twinkl, they'll need to use a different browser or incognito mode so that your own Twinkl login doesn't prevent them from logging in.

What Children See When They Log In

When children log in, they'll see all the lessons you're currently sharing with any groups they're a member of.  They can click on each lesson to download or launch the resources you have shared.

If you've previously used PIN-only sharing, your children will have been used to seeing just one lesson. Now they can see everything they need to with the same login details every time.

They'll also only be able to view lessons/resources you've shared with them so it's a great way of distributing appropriate resources to the right children.

Here are some links for articles, blog posts and videos that provide further information on using Personal Child Logins to share resources.

Create a Lesson

A teacher's guide to sharing Twinkl resources directly with children

A parent's guide to sharing Twinkl resources with your children

'Personal Child Logins for Parents' videos

Facebook Live video on sharing resources