Free revision books campaign

A pioneering publisher based in West Dorset has launched a campaign to give away 1,000 books to students revising for exams this winter.

PG Online, an independent publisher based in Tolpuddle, launched its 1000 Lucky Learners campaign on BBC radio and will be giving away 1,000 free copies of its ClearRevise book series for GCSE and A-level students. The company has won two consecutive education resource awards and is the first publisher in the UK to incorporate augmented reality into its books, allowing readers to view pages through smartphone and tablet apps to show extra information. The company’s chief operations director Leonora Sheppard said: “We hope that we can help make a difference to learning, and ultimately grades, at a time when life is challenging for many families.

“We are thrilled to have been recently nominated in two categories at the prestigious Bett Awards, but in particular for Innovator of the Year.”

She added: “In the last couple of years, we have been focusing on the development of a new range of revision guides which have already won two consecutive Education Resource Awards. More significantly we have become the first publisher in the UK to incorporate augmented reality into our books, starting with science and geography. ”

Former teacher and director of PG Online, Rob Heathcote, said: “The addition of AR functionality offers a modern, alternative tool to enrich the printed books in a way that increases students’ engagement in learning. We are delighted to be the first UK publisher of revision guides to offer this new and exciting functionality.”