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Exercise Books

Exercise books designed around how learning actually happens in your classrooms, not generic stock formats.

Give students structured space to think clearly while supporting consistency across subjects and year groups.

  • Layouts that match subject needs and curriculum intent
  • Structured pages that improve presentation and clarity.
  • Covers that reinforce expectations and school identity
  • Durable formats built for daily classroom use
  • Options for trust-wide consistency across schools

Exercise books are part of a learning system

An exercise book is not just paper and a logo. When designed properly, it reinforces curriculum intent, supports classroom routines, and reduces decision fatigue for teachers. It becomes a tool that quietly improves consistency across your school.

Why Exercise Books Often Underperform

Most problems are not about material quality. They are about design decisions.

No structure

Pages are blank when they should guide learning.

Inconsistent formats

Different departments use different layouts with no shared standard.

Covers that say nothing

No reinforcement of subject identity or expectations.

Built for ordering, not usage

Chosen quickly, used daily, regretted all year.

Our solutions

Two ways schools create exercise books that actually work

Both options produce the same fully custom exercise books. The difference is how hands-on you want to be.

How it works:

  • You share your curriculum priorities, subject needs, and format requirements
  • We shape the internal page structure, margins, grids, and section flow
  • We design covers and internal layouts to reflect your school or trust identity
  • We manage layout checks, pagination, and print setup
  • You review and approve before production

Best for:

  • Schools redesigning exercise books across departments
  • Multi-academy trusts seeking consistency
  • Schools without in-house design capacity
  • Teams who want clarity, reassurance, and accountability

How it works:

  • You select internal page formats or upload your own layouts
  • You define page count, ruling style, grids, and section structure
  • You provide finished cover artwork or use existing templates
  • We run print-readiness checks to ensure technical accuracy
  • You approve and we move directly to production

Best for:

  • Schools already designing layouts in-house
  • Trusts with centralised templates
  • Departments refining existing formats
  • Teams who want full control over structure and artwork

Create Perfect Exercise Books

Create exercise books around the way your school works. Select from tried-and-tested pages, add your own content, or create something unique with our team.

Smarter Marking

Pages that support consistent marking and feedback

Exercise books can include built-in feedback structures that align with your school’s marking policy. Instead of adding stickers, loose sheets, or repeated instructions, the structure lives directly on the page.

Common page features schools include:

  • Dedicated WWW and EBI feedback sections
  • Structured response and improvement space
  • Learning objective and success criteria boxes
  • Live marking check columns
  • Peer and self-assessment prompts
  • Reflection and review sections

What these pages support:

  • Faster and more consistent marking
  • Clear pupil response routines
  • Reduced reliance on additional feedback sheets
  • Stronger alignment with school marking policies
  • Visible progress across the term

Organisation & Routine

Pages that reinforce structure and expectations

A well-designed exercise book reduces repeated instructions. Clear prompts and repeatable layouts help pupils understand what good work looks like every lesson.

Common page features schools include:

  • Clear title and date prompts
  • Margin guidance and structured working space
  • Presentation expectation reminders
  • Vocabulary or key terminology boxes
  • Structured problem-solving layouts
  • Extended writing frameworks

What these pages support:

  • Stronger presentation standards
  • Fewer clarification interruptions during lessons
  • Consistent routines across classes and subjects
  • Clearer thinking through structured layouts
  • Reduced teacher workload over time

No Loose Sheets

Pages that keep key resources inside the book

Instead of handing out additional sheets that get lost or damaged, important curriculum tools can be printed directly into the exercise book.

Common page features schools include:

  • Knowledge organiser spreads
  • Vocabulary and key concept pages
  • Times table or formula reference sections
  • Source analysis or retrieval practice grids
  • Revision summary templates
  • Subject-specific reference material

What these pages support:

  • Reduced paper clutter and photocopying
  • Fewer lost or damaged resources
  • Stronger revision and recall routines
  • Improved curriculum consistency
  • Better continuity for absent pupils
Bespoke Exercise books
Organisation and routine pages inside custom exercise book
Custom printed exercise book

How to Order Custom Exercise Books

Our straightforward process helps you create exercise books that fit your curriculum, support marking and give students the content they actually need.

Get Started

Share a few details about your needs to kick things off.

Select A Service

Pick our fully managed design service or self-serve tools for full control.

Create Your Exercise Books

Include subject support, rulings, marking schemes and more.

Print & Deliver

Once approved, we’ll print, bind, and ship your planners directly to your school.

CASE STUDIES & FEEDBACK

Proven in schools like yours

One school’s experience of creating its exercise books from the ground up.

Harrytown Catholic High School. A secondary school for students aged 11 to 16, with over 112 years of history and a strong Catholic ethos focused on helping every student reach their full potential.

The Challenge

Following the pandemic, pupils were no longer taking as much pride in their exercise books or their learning.

  • Presentation standards had dropped
  • Expectations varied between departments
  • Pupils were disengaged from their books

The Solution

The school introduced bespoke exercise books designed to support standards and rebuild school pride.

  • Bespoke exercise books designed around clear standards
  • Personalised internal content
  • Full school rollout

The Impact

Based on staff feedback and pupil response following the introduction of bespoke exercise books:

Teaching and learning

  • Clearer expectations around presentation
  • Consistent look across subjects reinforced what “good work” should look like
  • Space included for key terms, feedback and learning objectives

Engagement and culture

  • Immediate positive pupil response
  • Pupils eager to use the books
  • Improved care of books and pride in work

What real schools say

Feedback from primary, secondary, and SEN schools using curriculum books as part of daily routines.

A huge thank you for all your guidance, support, and all-round legendary help in getting our exercise books delivered in time for the start of this academic year. From the very first email you were quick to respond, kept me on track with nudges and reminders, and made sure everything was clear around the process and deadlines.

Katy Reeves, E-ACT Merchants Academy
Exercise Books
Bristol

The books your company has provided are stunning. Not only are they great aesthetically but they have meant a real pride has permeated from our children who only dare put their best handwriting into practise! I do feel, are imperative to a successful school.

Fiona Chapman, Greenfield Academy
Exercise Books
Newton Aycliffe

The pupil workbooks are amazing and really help to improve the quality of Mandarin lessons by saving teachers time to focus on the important stuff! The print and paper quality is good and I can tell they well serve us well for the whole year. Thanks!

Harris Federation
Exercise Books
Croydon

In short, we are delighted with the exercise books we ordered from you: they have had a really positive impact on the quality of student's work and their attitude towards their studies.

Mr Diggory, St. Mary’s Catholic School
Exercise Books
Bishop Stortford

Frequently Asked Questions

We’re here to make things easy. Whether you’re ordering for the first time or coming back for a reprint, here’s what you might want to know.

Explore Support Centre

Once we receive your content, our design team will create your editions, ensure they are proofread, then send out to you to evaluate. This step usually takes two to three weeks during our summer peak, but is quicker earlier in the year. You are welcome to develop the exercise book further before it goes to print, we do not charge extra for this. Production takes four to six weeks, including delivery to your school.

Our team will support you every step of the way. Our advisors can talk through how to develop an effective exercise book for your subject. You have access to our full library of page ideas. This can be a huge time-saving resource and help you avoid reinventing the wheel. Our design team put in all the time so that you don’t have to, ensuring everything is consistent. Our proofreaders check carefully for errors and will also make recommendations where they may help you. Our on-site production centre works to the highest standards, ensuring you get consistent, quality exercise books that will last the school year.

If you are an existing customer, it can be as simple as sending us your order quantities. For new customers, you can:

  • Send us other school resources for inclusion such as marking schemes
  • Use any copyright-free content from your existing resources
  • Choose any number of pages from our extensive content library

You don’t need to worry about presentation – just bundle your ideas and send to us. Our design team will take care of the rest.

Yes, for many schools exercise books are a vital tool. Their usage varies based on factors like region, school policies, and subject matter. While the emphasis on digital learning in certain regions might reduce the reliance on traditional books, they remain a primary tool in many educational settings. Particularly, subjects like mathematics often rely on books for hands-on problem-solving. In contrast, research-intensive subjects might lean more towards digital platforms. The tactile nature of writing and solving problems on paper can offer benefits in comprehension and retention, making exercise books a preferred choice for certain disciplines.

We can help you develop an exercise book for any subject you require. Popular exercise book subjects that our primary and secondary customers order are:

  • Handwriting
  • English
  • Maths
  • Science
  • German
  • French
  • Spanish

Can’t see your subject? Don’t worry, we can create an exercise book for your subject. We have hundreds of page ideas you can use or adapt for a wide range of subjects.

Get a exercise books sample pack

Get printed samples, content examples and material options so you can review layouts, finishes and print quality up close before creating your own.

printed exercise books stacked together

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