Student Planner FAQs

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Student Planners.

Having supplied the nation’s teachers for over 15 years, it’s safe to say we know a thing or two about student planners. In that time we’ve noticed that many customers have similar questions, so we’ve created this guide to answer the most common ones.

If your question isn’t answered, feel free to get in touch with the team and we’ll be happy to help.

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What should a student planner include?

Student planners can contain a variety of features, but some are more important than others. All pupil planners should contain; student details, school policies, homework diaries, lesson/period blocks, health and safety guidelines and a wellbeing section to name a few. You can also access MyPenstripe, our unique online design tool, to implement other ideas into student planners.


When should I buy a student planner?

Finding the best student planner for a new academic year can be tricky, but we suggest you start looking towards the end of the school year. Buying a student planner in the months of June, July and August will allow time for designing, printing and the delivery of your new diary!


How are student planners created?

Our student planners are fully bespoke, meaning each planner is made to your requirements. Each year we create different covers, bindings and content for schools across the UK – right from the initial design, manufacturing, quality checks and delivery. To find out more about the journey of a student planner, see our Youtube video.


How big are Penstripe’s student planners?

We offer our personalised student planners in a choice of 3 different sizes to suit a whole range of uses – A5, A6 and B5. Our team of experts can help you decide which is the best choice for you.


Can I customise the student planner?

We offer 3 different sizes, 3 different binding options and 8 homework diary layouts as a foundation for our student planners. From this base, you can fully customise the design and content of your new pupil planner, alternatively, we have hundreds of options in our catalogue.


Are your student planners durable and sustainable?

We create bespoke student planners that last the entire year. Guaranteed. Our team of experts are constantly innovating to produce useful new content that can be added to student planners. Penstripe has also been passionately supporting the Two Sides campaign in recent years, in order to help build a sustainable future for our pupil planners.


Why should I choose Penstripe to produce my student planners?

At Penstripe, our goal is to create the perfect student planner for your individual requirements. With a huge range of sizes, bindings and contents, we can create a custom student diary that exceeds your expectations. Combining this with decades of experience in producing student planners, diaries and books, we truly understand what it takes to create high-quality products that fuse beauty and functionality.

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