Frequently Asked Questions

Start Right Workbooks are designed for learners in Years 1 to 8. Find out more about these below.

Learners in years 9 and 10 can use Learning Guides, LearnWell Digital, Learning Workbooks or Study Guides. Find out more about these below.

Learners in years 11 to 13 can use Learning Guides, LearnWell Digital, Learning Workbooks, Study Guides or AME Workbooks. Find out more about these below.

Start Right Workbooks are A4-sized workbooks designed for students working at Levels 1 to 4 of the New Zealand Curriculum, which is typically Years 1 to 8 at school. They have a simple, colourful, write-on format. Other features of Start Right Workbooks include:  

• Footers identify how material on each page relates to The New Zealand Curriculum. 
• Examples, illustrations and material relevant to New Zealand students. 
• Answers provided to check, improve and guide student learning. 
• For use in the school, home schooling or to support classroom learning at home. 

Titles include:  

• English: Levels 1 to 4 (Years 1 to 8) of The New Zealand Curriculum 
• Mathematics: Levels 1 to 4 (Years 1 to 8) of The New Zealand Curriculum 
• Science: Levels 2 to 4 (Years 3 to 8) of The New Zealand Curriculum 
• Social Studies: Levels 1 to 4 (Years 1 to 8) of The New Zealand Curriculum 
• Homework: Levels 1 to 4 (Years 1 to 8) of The New Zealand Curriculum 
• Logic and Problem Solving: Level 4 (Years 7 and 8) of the New Zealand Curriculum 
• Junior Handwriting: Levels 1 and 2 (Years 1 to 4) of the New Zealand Curriculum 
• Senior Handwriting: Levels 3 and 4 (Years 5 to 8) of the New Zealand Curriculum 
• The Punctuation Book: Levels 2 to 4 (Years 2 to 8+) of the New Zealand Curriculum 
• My Creative Writing: Levels 2 to 4 (Years 5 to 8+) of the New Zealand Curriculum

Start Right Workbooks have been written to enable parents (and many teachers) to: 

• Understand the curriculum in clear, accessible terms, aligned with the Level and Year of their child. 
• Work through manageable sections of material, making it easy to focus on a specific amount in one sitting. 
• Familiarise themselves with the terminology used, enabling them to understand what is being taught and the skills required, so they can effectively support their children. 
• Offer engaging homework opportunities that reinforce school programmes, allowing parents to understand, explain, assess, and provide guidance. 

Many Learning Guides and LearnWell Digital resources align, allowing you to mix and match print and digital options to suit your needs or those of your students. They are designed for independent learning, providing a clear, connected journey through the material, while also being able to seamlessly integrate into classroom settings.  

Features of Learning Guides include: 

• Comprehensive, scaffolded activities with answers.
• Extensive glossaries to enhance general vocabulary and subject-specific terminology.
• QR codes linking to audio and video resources.
• Each book covers the learning for one Strand from Level 4 and 5 of The New Zealand Curriculum (Years 9 and 10) or one NCEA Achievement Standard (Years 11 to 13).
• Read more about how we developed our Innovative Learning Guides here.

Many LearnWell Digital resources and Learning Guides align, allowing you to mix and match print and digital options to suit your needs or those of your students. They are designed for independent learning, providing a clear, connected journey through the material, while also being able to seamlessly integrate into classroom settings.  

Features of Digital Learning Guides include: 

• Interactive, scaffolded learning and activities with instant feedback.  
• Compatible with most devices. 
• They are accessed by using the iQualify online learning platform, where you'll find all your digital resources together in one place. 
• Available as Home Use for independent learning or School Use for facilitated learning with extra data and analytics.  
• Each digital course covers the learning for one Strand from Level 4 and 5 of The New Zealand Curriculum (Years 9 and 10) or one NCEA Achievement Standard (Years 11 to 13). 
• Read more about how we developed our Innovative Learning Guides here.

The content in the School Use and Home Use resources is the same. The difference is that learners work completely independently through the Home Use option, while School Use allows a teacher or mentor to facilitate and review their progress. 

Learning Workbooks are activity-focused books, with brief notes, examples, and illustrations, followed by lots of practice activities. Answers are provided in the back of the book. These write-on books can be used to support classroom work, internals or for end-of-year revision. 

Year 9 and 10 titles for English, Maths and Science cover the learning for a full year’s work. Learning Workbooks for other subjects cover a key Achievement Objective from the New Zealand Curriculum.  

Titles for NCEA Levels 1 to 3 cover a single Achievement Standard or a popular combination such as the externals or all Standards in a workbook.  

If you have any questions, send an enquiry to: hello@learnwell.co.nz.  

Study Guides are often used as textbooks in classrooms. They provide full coverage of the year’s work for most subjects, and can be used to support classroom work, internals or for end-of-year revision. Other features of Study Guides include:  

• More comprehensive notes, examples, illustrations, photos, and diagrams. 
• End of chapter questions, with answers provided in the back of the book. 
• Year 9 to 13 titles cover a year’s worth of learning for each subject.  
• Many different subjects available.  

AME Workbooks contain recent past NCEA exam questions for essential exam practice. These write-on workbooks can be used for end-of-year revision for exams or throughout the year as the work is covered in class.   

Other features of AME Workbooks include: 

• Brief end-of-year revision notes and examples. 
• Answer spaces as given in the exams so students know what level of detail is expected. 
• Answers provided guide students in what is required for ‘Achieved’, ‘Merit’ and ‘Excellence’. 
• Scholarship titles contain recent scholarship questions and more advanced notes and examples. 

LearnWell was established in 2022 from the existing businesses of ESA Publications and iQualify for Schools.   

ESA Publications has been a leader in providing quality print educational resources for teachers and learners since 1985. From our first Study Guides, through to our current range of over 340 books, you’ll find our books in most New Zealand schools. 

Established in 2017, iQualify for Schools has created over 100 online learning resources which are used in high schools all over New Zealand. Our team brings expert learning design and knowledge of online learning to everything we do. 

Together as LearnWell, we continue to provide a wide range of resources for primary and secondary school students.  

Yes, we can build you a custom book using our existing resources. To discuss this and terms and conditions contact us at hello@learnwell.co.nz.

LearnWell Digital Learning Guides are new resources and not pdfs of the existing printed books. We only have copyright permissions for print. There are two exceptions to The Copyright Act 1994. 

1. If you/your student is visually impaired, you are able to access a pdf copy through BLENNZ. You must initiate this contact directly with BLENNZ. 
2. If you have purchased a class set of a title and need a pdf copy for projection in your classroom, we are able to arrange this for you. Contact hello@learnwell.co.nz with proof of purchase. 

Not specifically. Contact us to have a conversation about the learning needs of your student. We may be able to set you up with a resource to meet these needs.  We have a varying range of options in print and digital.  For those needing assistance with visual impairments we work with BLENNZ to make our resources available (see ‘Can I get a digital copy of an existing book’).

Many families find tutoring services to be outside their budget. For a one-off cost, purchasing a LearnWell resource can help you assess the expected level of achievement for your child’s year group and identify areas where they may need additional support. Alongside this, consider asking your child’s teacher for further guidance on how to help them reach the required level. This combination is a great starting point for supporting your child's learning. Check in with the teacher at regular intervals to see how your child is progressing.

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