As a distributor of children's books through Scholastic Book Clubs and Fairs, Scholastic is the biggest children's specialist bookseller in the UK and Ireland with unparalleled reach to children through schools, increasing opportunities for reading and book ownership for children in the UK and Ireland and donating 2 million books to schools in 2005. Scholastic Children's Books publishes a wide range of books for all ages, including best-sellers and award-winners such as the Horrible Histories series and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, the Baby Einstein books and Klutz's innovative book and craft packs.

Scholastic Education is the UK's market-leading publisher of print and electronic resources for teachers. It offers professional and classroom support that meets teacher's needs and provides them with inspiration for their lessons through its website; through its range of popular teacher magazines including Nursery Education, Child Education, and Junior Education; and through its teacher’s resource books including such best-selling titles as 100 Literacy Hours