Catholic Planners

Our Catholic Planner places the gospel at the heart of your school by making it accessible to every student.

The Penstripe Catholic Planner is designed to reinforce the Catholic ethos in your school and help pupils link faith with their daily lives. Every week has a reflection on the gospel from that week’s Sunday Reading. Designed to follow the calendar of the liturgical year alongside an academic diary that provides plenty of space for homework and student notes.

With all the optional features of our market leading Student Planners, your Catholic Planners can be fully personalised to your school. Personalised pages can be used for everything, from school rules and uniform policy to prayers and timetable information.

Choose your binding

We know that Student Planners come in for a lot of wear and tear, which is why we use high grade materials and binding methods that won’t fall apart before the first term is finished!

Spiral Bound

Produced with our strong steel wire, secure endlocks and safe rounded corners.

ToughBind

Produced with super tough ‘lay flat’ adhesive binding - impossible to remove a page without leaving a trace.

Case Bind

A unique combination of our super tough ‘layflat’ adhesive binding and durable hardback covers.

Covers that last

Now you've chosen the format and binding you can start to feel good. The next bit is looking good. You'll undoubtedly gain an extra spring in your step by simply being a highly organised and efficient 'planner', but why not also get admiring looks for aesthetic appearance.

Firstly here's a little detail around the cover materials for our different binding styles. Next steps are to choose your cover designs.

Spiral Bind Covers

Printed on tough polypropylene
Anti-graffiti, hard to deface
Robust and impossible to tear
Made from eco-friendly material

ToughBind Covers

Printed on white board with durable gloss laminate
Full colour at no extra cost
Made from eco-friendly material
Dry-wipe surfaces for dry-wipe pens

Case Bind Covers

Smooth black vinyl material
Your school details in silver foil
Durable hardback covers

Choose from our range of cover designs...

Take the stress out of designing unique covers for your school by selecting one
of our three vibrant options developed in partnership with teachers.

DESIGN 1 - LAVA

Available formats
• A5 Spiral Bind
• A5 ToughBind

DESIGN 2 - WAVES

Available formats
• A5 Spiral Bind
• A5 ToughBind

DESIGN 3 - GLOW

Available formats
• A5 Spiral Bind
• A5 ToughBind

or design your own cover...

Why not create your bespoke cover? You might include photographs of your school, your logo and colours or perhaps ask your students to design your covers.
Speak to our team for advice or to receive samples.

Bespoke Cover Example Range

You can print on the front, inside front, back and inside back of covers.

If the cover is printed on board we will add clear polypropylene covers to the front and back for additional durability and protection.

Bespoke Case Bind Covers

You can print on the front, spine and back of covers.

Speak to our team for advice or to request samples.

Example Designs

What goes on your bespoke cover is entirely up to you. Here's some ideas to get you started:

1. Use your students' own artwork
2. Include photographs of your school building
3. Use your school colours and logo
4. Or why not take advantage of our own design service

Bespoke pages - choose your print options

No two schools are the same, which is why we give you the option to add your own unique content. It could be your school's ethos, dress code, timetable, teacher details or things like term dates and IT policy.

The first steps are to choose from our different print options...

Black Ink On White Paper

Printed in black ink on white paper as standard

Black Ink On Coloured Paper

Printed in black ink on coloured paper at no extra cost

Coloured Ink On White Paper

Printed in coloured ink on white paper
*extra cost

Full Colour On White Paper

Printed in full colour on white paper
*extra cost

Example ideas for your bespoke pages

This is your chance to include bespoke content unique to your school. It could be your school's ethos, dress code, timetable,
teacher details or things like term dates and IT policy. Here's a few example ideas you might want to consider...

EXAMPLE: Valuables, Lost Property, Breaks..

These are example pages and offer suggestions on how you might want to layout your bespoke section

EXAMPLE: Punctuality & Attendance..

Bespoke pages are available as 8 page, 16 page or 32 page sections

EXAMPLE: Rewards, Punishment & Bullying..

Not sure what to include? Our team of experts can give you all the advice you need

Catholic Diary

Our Catholic Planner comes with it's very own bespoke diary. Features include:

Week-to-view diary layout

A5 size

Weekly scriptures and reflections

Bespoke Diary Pages

If you would like your very own, bespoke diary page design, you can supply your own artwork.
Check out some examples of bespoke diaries our customers have created.

Bespoke Diary Example 1

This school created a tailored planner for their pupils with a fortnightly diary to support their two week school timetable.

Bespoke Diary Example 2

This customer created a three page weekly diary with half a page to a day layout. This allowed plenty of space for notes and lesson plans along with a record of attendance, achievement and behaviour for teachers to complete.

Bespoke Diary Example 3

This school created a weekly diary based around key subjects and lessons along with space to record extra curricula activities and an attendance record.

Penstripe Pages

We have a wealth of useful educational content and reference material that you can opt to include, making it more than just a planner. From food and nutritional information to advice and tips on how to prepare for exams, our bespoke Student Planners tailor for all student’s needs.

Student Wellbeing

NEW FOR 2019/20
Information, coping strategies and signposted additional support to aid in student mental wellbeing.

Making Progress KS 3&4

Allows key stages 3&4 students to see the ‘Big Picture’, set their own learning goals and record achievements month by month throughout the year. Use to record both academic results and out of school achievements.

Making Progress KS 5

Allows key stage 5 students to see the ‘Big Picture’, set their own learning goals and record achievements month by month throughout the year. Provision to record both internal and external assessments.

Subject Tracker KS 3&4

Help your students to track their progress in relation to learning goals and plan their revision timetable.

Subject Tracker KS 5

An advanced Subject Tracker with two pages per subject suitable for students preparing for university or employment.

Permission Slips

12 numbered and perforated permission to leave class notes with a stub which remains bound into the planner.

Record of Achievement

Use these pages to combine your students’ special achievements with their planner – a highly visible record to encourage and motivate throughout the year. Choose from three popular designs which can be used in conjunction with stickers, stamps, certificates or other awards.

Spelling Dictionary

Contains over 340 words which are commonly misspelled with space for students to compile their own list for each letter of the alphabet.

Notes

16 lined pages – convenient for students to record their own notes.

Absence Notes

12 numbered and perforated absence notes with a stub which remains bound into the planner.

Sixth Form Reference

Provides Sixth Form students with information on some of the wide range of expectations and choices that will be available and gives guidance on some of the opportunities on offer.

Keywords Spelling

Contains over 700 keywords by subject including all the words from the DfE listing with space for students’ own lists.

Month View Planners

Comprises of homework timetable, personal attendance record, summary of important dates for the year, 12 monthly planning pages and a forward planner into the next academic year.

Reference

Full colour reference section packed with valuable reference material including Literacy, Mathematics, UK, European and World maps, Periodic Table, General Science and Health & Fitness.

Extended Reference

Supplementary full colour reference section packed with valuable reference material. Includes Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, German, Spanish, Design & Technology, Business, Geography and Music.

Exam Reference

Full colour reference section including 5 pages of invaluable, tried and tested methods of revision, plus preparing for and managing exams.

Junior Reference

Full colour reference section including British Isles and Europe maps, Literacy and Numeracy pages.

Additional Features

We’ve also been busy developing a few other clever little extras.

Clip-Ins

Clip-in Page Marker combines a 21cm ruler, today marker and the 2 to 12 times table. It clips in easily and is shatterproof. Clip-in protractors – see-through, easy to clip in and out.

Clear Plastic Wallet

Robust and secure twin-welded seams for extra durability. Plus thumb-cut for easy use.

Learning Signals

Multi-function Whiteboard Back with two-sided dry-wipe surface and integrated learning indicators. Brightly coloured red, orange and green boards for students to communicate their understanding of a lesson.

Durable Dual Pocket

Robust and secure twin-welded seams. Unique durable dual pocket printed in full colour.

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