SCHOOL SERVICES
WHY CHOOSE US?
I (Michelle Billings, Franchise Owner) come from a family of teachers and librarians, and I'm very aware of time/budget constraints, curriculum demands, literacy benchmarks and assessment. I am strongly passionate in accessible reading for all, and so is my fantastic team who help me make it all happen.
Our saying is 'Enjoy personal service today' and we really mean it. Or to put it simply, our job is to make yours a little bit easier!
WHERE CAN WE HELP?
Cross-Curriculum Priorities
We provide up-to-date book recommendations for Cross-Curriculum Priorities and provide free Teacher Resources with your purchase order. These recommendations cover Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture, Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia, and Sustainability and Environmental Issues.
Free Search Services for Specific Topics and Subjects
We can provide you recommendations on specific topics or subjects that you need, for a specified age range or covering many ages. This is a completely free service to schools. Just send us an email at sunbury@collinsbooks.com.au to get started.
Class Sets / Lit Circles
We have extensive and up-to-date knowledge of titles, covering a broad range of themes and reading levels that are suitable to be used as class sets and for Lit Circles. Our aim is to provide the very best titles aimed at primary and secondary school readers. Our range is very broad and includes non-fiction books such as reference books, dictionaries and atlases.
Dyslexic and Reluctant Readers
We are very proud stockists of Barrington Stoke. Barrington Stoke is an award-winning publisher with 25 years’ experience of pioneering super-readable, dyslexia-friendly fiction to help every child become a reader. The books are hi lo (high interest, low ability), meaning the content is appropriate to the age of the reader but the text is edited to suit a lower reading age.
Lists, Lists and more Lists
Let us do the work for you. We are constantly updating our recommendations lists. We've included just a few examples below.
Respectful Relationships, Diverse Perspectives, Religious Holidays & Cultural Celebrations, CBCA Awards, STEM, Australian History, Remembrance Day, Nature Storybooks, best school prize books. The list of lists just goes on and on!
Gift Vouchers
Collins Booksellers Stores are individually owned Franchises; however, our gifts cards can be used at any Collins Booksellers location, Australia wide, both in store and online. Many schools choose to purchase these as rewards for students.
Library Services
We send out a monthly newsletter, featuring the latest fiction and non-fiction titles suitable for school libraries. Monthly or quarterly visits can be arranged to showcase new releases, or suggestions for particular topics and genres trending. If you’re short on time, items can be left on approval for your evaluation.
We also offer personalised ‘update your library’ consultations. Recommendations by section, replacing worn out favourites and filling series gaps, or revamping on a budget, whatever you need, we’ve got you covered!
Free Delivery
We deliver for free once per week. Urgent deliveries can be arranged but may incur a charge.
Online Ordering & Quotes
Creating an account on our website allows your school to be invoiced and delivered to for free for the books purchased. Discounts will be automatically applied to your account once the order has been approved. This only applies after an account application has been completed. Request an Account Application form via email at sunbury@collinsbooks.com.au
Standing Orders
To discuss further please contact Michelle Billings at sunbury@collinsbooks.com.au
Discounts & Accounts
Fill in an account application to receive a 14-day account and applicable discounts to your school. Applications can be requested via email at sunbury@collinsbooks.com.au
No minimum order requirements. Holders of a VIT card can receive 5% off on their personal orders and deliveries can be made to the school for the teacher's convenience.
We have suppliers in the USA and the UK as well as Australia, so we can source many of those 'hard to get' books. No discounts apply for books ordered from overseas or small publishers.
We really look forward to establishing a relationship with your school.
Thank you for taking the time to read all about us!