Exercise Books
Exactly match each subject's processes and systems
We take a different approach to customised exercise books for schools. We believe in crafting the perfect learning experience. Our custom books are designed with teachers in mind, ensuring that every student has the tools they need to excel.
- Any page rulings or grids
- Add any marking scheme, including on the exercise pages
- Add subject support pages
- Exactly match your school’s brand
Our expert team will design anything you need. We have hundreds of page ideas you can use or adapt for maths, English, science, design and technology, handwriting and anything else you can think of. Use as they are, amend or ask us to create original pages and our design team will perfect them for your school.
Create your perfect exercise books
Perfect for All Marking and Feedback Methods
Adding feedback systems to your exercise book pages can significantly help productivity and consistency. Our books are perfect for all marking and feedback methods. These could include:
- EBI (Even Better If)
- WWW (What Went Well)
- Live marking
Better Valued by Students than 'Generics'
Having customised books, rather than generics, helps students to take better pride in their books, making it less likely that they will lose or deface them.
Keeps them in a better condition for when they are needed for revision near end of year exam periods.
No More Sticking in Sheets
It can be difficult to give thorough feedback without having to write or stick over part of your students’ work.
Customising can dramatically reduce your costs – particularly if you are currently using labels or sticking in feedback forms.
If you’re using feedback stickers or stamps, we can create a spot on each page for them without covering work.
Add subject resources so they are always to hand
English Exercise Books
Add copy-editing symbols, grammar overviews, word lists and more to your English books.
Maths Exercise Books
Your maths books are the ideal place to add important reference pages: formula sheets and conversions, key summary notes and much more.
Science Exercise Books
From formula sheets to chemistry lab safety and biology glossaries. Consider adding support pages to your science books.
Art Exercise Books
Your art books can be made using sketch pad paper. You can also include art theory and vocabulary pages.
Handwriting Exercise Books
Include exercise book pages to support handwriting practice at a primary level: useful spellings, the alphabet and more.
Humanities Exercise Books
Maps, weather cycle diagrams, timelines and more can be added into your books to support geography and history studies.
Languages Exercise Books
Include alphabet, vocabulary pages and more to help your students. We create exercise books for a range of languages, including French, German and Spanish.
Easy to customise each page type
Page Ruling or Style
Choose any exercise book page ruling or style. Alternatively, give us a specification to create one for you.
Marking and Feedback Systems
Consider adding your marking, feedback or peer review systems to the exercise pages. This can save time and expense over your current ways of working.
Support Pages
Enhance your school exercise books with subject support pages. Include anything from marking criteria to formula sheets.
Multiple Editions
Bring each exercise book editions to life with custom covers. Reflect your school brand or makes each department really stand out.
Generic vs Custom Exercise Books
Unlike generic books, our fully customised exercise books combine your exercise pages with departmental systems to truly reflect your school’s ways of working.
Include your own, unique marking keys, classroom expectations and rewards, and have them built into your designs.
Pages at the front and back are designed to your exact specifications by our professional team – exactly like our customised planners.
Also, for each and every subject and Key Stage, we can design and produce tailored covers, support pages, and exercise pages to meet your exact needs.
Award-Winning Product
Our customised exercise books won best general classroom resource award in 2018. Now in their 20th year, Education Resources Awards are widely recognised as a sign of excellence in the education resources industry.
The awards highlight and reward the quality and diversity of educational products, resources, services, and people, as well as the best educational establishments and the most dedicated members of the teaching profession.
We last won an ERA award in 2006, in the Supplier of the Year 1m-3m turnover category, and are delighted to have received another.
Exercise Books For Primary Schools
Customised exercise books are not limited to just secondary schools.
We believe they have equal value to pupils in primary schools. We can help you create bespoke handwriting books to support younger students.
Or make maths books full of subject-specific pages such as times tables and shapes.
Exercise Book FAQs
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 is 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.
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