About School Link

School Link is an exciting scheme brought to you by The Book People. Not only are we able to offer you up to 85% off publishers’ prices, you can also earn free books for your school!

The School Link Team

We are not a book club, you can order what you want, when you want, with no further obligation. There is no catch... when it comes to children’s books, we want to make it easy, affordable and fun! We offer everything from first picture books and fantastic fiction to Curriculum-based learning and revision titles. Plus, we also bring you the very best books for grown-ups too!

In choosing great books at low prices, your school receives 10% of the order value in book vouchers. So far, we have given £1.5 million worth of free books to schools throughout the UK! It means the more you buy, the more your school benefits.

Find out more about what we offer for Schools

Find out more about what we offer for Parents

Find out more about what we offer for Children

Schools…

Reasons to choose School Link…

Free books – earn vouchers to the value of 10% of every order placed by the school or parents.

Teacher's Choice - When you place your school order, not only can you choose your free books from the fantastic range in the School Link catalogue, we also provide co-ordinators with a very special selection of titles chosen for their amazing value for money and because they are perfect for classrooms and school libraries. Our Teacher's Choice selections are only available to co-ordinators and always prove to be popular. Look out for your Teacher's Choice mailing with your School Link catalogues... or get online for an even wider selection. When logging on to the website as a school, you will be shown an exclusive Teacher's Choice category, with lots more books available to order for your school.

Easy to operate – The School Link scheme is the easiest scheme to run for busy co-ordinators. Send your group order in using the pre-paid envelope and the books are delivered individually wrapped to make handing them out quick and easy.

Incredible value for everyone – With over a hundred books to choose from at greatly discounted prices – sometimes up to 85% - there is something for everyone in each of our colourful catalogues. Plus – schools can choose from our hand-picked selection of ‘Teacher’s Choice’ titles.

We are always here to help – School Link has been established over 10 years and we pride ourselves on providing the very best service. You will have a dedicated co-ordinator to help you get the most from School Link, along with our friendly customer services team who are on hand 7 days a week, 8am to 8pm.

Free vouchers when you register – When you choose to register with School Link, we’ll give you a £5.00 book voucher as a “Thank You” for choosing the UK’s favourite in-school book program. Find out how to register here.

Check out The Staff Room – we have an area of the site dedicated to the latest news from School Link, your school events, fun downloads for the classroom, message board chat, exciting competitions and much more.

Register with School Link to receive regular catalogues to send home to parents. Simply ask parents to return their orders to school in good time, then place a group order. Your voucher, worth 10% of the total order will be sent with your next batch of catalogues, along with a certificate to let parents know how much their orders have raised for the school. You can redeem your voucher against anything in the School Link catalogue, or choose one of our special ‘Teacher’s Choice’ selections, which are hand-picked titles for use in the classroom.

Although we are currently unable to take group orders online, school co-ordinators can use their vouchers online to place orders for the books that will be used in the classrooms and library. Our bright and colourful website also allows you to see reviews from parents, teachers and children, plus ‘look inside’ some of our favourite books for extracts and samples of the illustrations and text sizes.

We’ve also created an area of the site dedicated to keeping in touch. With the latest news from School Link, you can find out what’s coming in the weeks ahead. We’ll also feature your school events and provide fun downloads for you to print off and use in the classroom. Our message board makes it easy to share book-related and other chat with teachers and parents. Check out our fabulous competitions – enter with your class for the chance to win great prizes for the school. The Staff Room aims to make your experience with School Link more fun and interactive.

Parents can also order on the School Link website and donate the 10% earned online directly to your school account. We also feature a ‘School of the Month’ online, which means that anyone can order from School Link and if they don’t have children in a school registered for the School Link Scheme, they can choose to donate their discount to the featured school – so someone can still benefit from their order!

If your school is not already involved with School Link and you would like to register, then please phone 0845 601 80 80 or email sophie.lockett@schoollink.co.uk. Our friendly School Link Team will be delighted to deal with your registration and answer any questions you might have.

Parents…

Reasons to choose School Link…

Your child’s school will benefit – For every order you place with School Link, whether through the school with the group order or online, your school will receive a voucher to the value of 10% of your order.

Huge savings – with every book we offer discounted, you can afford to stock up your child’s bookshelf at home for less.

Great selections – From the latest children’s favourites to bestselling books for grown-ups, there’s always something for everyone. Why not make School Link your first choice for good quality, affordable presents?

Check out The Staff Room – we have an area of the site dedicated to the latest news from School Link, different school’s events, fun downloads for the home and classroom, message board chat, exciting competitions and much more.

If your school is registered with School Link, you will receive a regular catalogue, sent home with your child. There are two simple ways to place an order. Either return your completed order to the school by the specified date. Delivery is free and will take only 7 days from when we receive the school’s group order. Alternatively, you can order from home and your chosen school will still benefit. When ordering online, you can search for your child’s school and they will still benefit by receiving a voucher for 10% of your order value.

We’ve also done our very best to make choosing books for your child even easier - our bright and colourful website also allows you to see reviews from other parents, teachers and children. You can also ‘look inside’ some of our favourite books for extracts and samples of the illustrations and text sizes.

We’ve also created an area of the site dedicated to keeping in touch. With the latest news from School Link, you can find out when to expect your next catalogue from the school. We provide fun downloads for you to print off and use with your child at home. Our message board makes it easy to share book-related and other chat with teachers and other parents. Check out our fabulous competitions – your children will love the chance to win prizes for themselves and their school. The Staff Room aims to make your experience with School Link more fun and interactive.

If your school is not already involved with School Link, why not speak to someone in the school office to see if they would like to join? They can phone 0845 601 80 80 or email sophie.lockett@schoollink.co.uk for more information.

Don’t have a child in school?

No problem! You can still order from School Link through our website. We have a ‘School of the Month’ online, so if you don’t have children in a school registered for the School Link Scheme, you can choose to donate your discount earned online to the chosen school – so someone can still benefit from your order! Alternatively, you can search for a local school to see if they are registered and would benefit from your order.

School Link for children…

As we all know, it’s the children who ultimately make the decision on which books parents will be buying! So, that’s why here at School Link, we love to stay in touch with the people who really matter and we’re sure that kids will love the School Link website…

Write reviews – share with others what you thought of a particular book or see what everyone else is saying about a book before you decide to choose it from School Link.

Look inside the books – Sometimes it can be hard to decide if a book is worth reading without seeing it first. That’s why we provide both text extracts and inside images of many of the books on our website. So, you can read the first few pages and see if it leaves you desperately wanting more, or have a sneaky peek at the text size and illustrations on our younger kids books.

I saw this and thought of you… – See something your friend would love? Email it to them using our ‘send to a friend’ option.

Competitions – Our fantastic competitions give you the chance to win fabulous prizes for yourself and your school. All of our fantastic competitions can be entered individually, even if your entire class hasn’t decided to enter.