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Fast Facts booklets equip people from all walks of life with the literacy and numeracy support they need. Designed to fit into a top pocket or purse, Fast Facts and an ideal aid for those who do not have instant access to a dictionary, textbook, calculator or spell-checker.

Each Fast Facts booklets contain general information including:

bulletSpellings of days of the week
bulletSpellings of months of the year
bullet24 hour clock
bulletMultiplication table
bulletWeights and Measures
bulletTips to improve spelling

They also contain specific information that is relevant for peoples’ particular situations including:

bulletCommon Abbreviations
bulletSpellings of useful words and phrases
bulletHow to write reports, letters and other paperwork
bulletuseful resources

Fast Facts titles currently available are:

Building Trades
(click on a title to jump to more information)

bulletTrowel Trades
bulletElectricians
bulletPlumbers
bulletCarpenters and Joiners
bulletPainters and Decorators

Care Professions

bulletHealthcare Assistants
bulletHospital Domestic Staff
bulletCare Staff – working with elders
bulletCatering in the NHS

Other titles

bulletEarly Years Child Care
bulletHealth Professionals
bulletJobhunters
bulletReading
bulletStation staff
bulletStreet/Refuse and Recycling Operatives
bulletTeaching Assistants

 

You can buy Fast Facts in two ways:

1) as packs of 50 of a single title, £30.00 for a 50-booklet pack

2) as Building Trade or Care Profession packs (20 of each Building title, 25 of each Care title) £50.00 for a 100-booklet pack

 

1) Packs of 50 of a single title, £30.00 for a 50-booklet pack
Cover of Fast Facts for Trowel Trades Fast Facts: Trowel Trades (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 305 6
November 2006

Trowel Trades: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Trowel Trades: sample page - Spellings - [PDF]

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for Electricians Fast Facts: Electricians (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 308 7
November 2006

Electricians: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Electricians: sample page - Spellings - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for Plumbers Fast Facts: Plumbers (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 307 0
November 2006

Plumbers: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Plumbers: Sample page - Spellings - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for CarpentersFast Facts: Carpenters and Joiners (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 306 3
November 2006

Carpenters: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Carpenters: sample page - Abbreviations - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for Painters Fast Facts: Painters and Decorators (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 304 9
November 2006

Painters: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Painters: sample page - Spellings - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for Healthcare Fast Facts: Healthcare Assistants (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 301 8
November 2006

Healthcare: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Healthcare: sample page - Fact, Opinion and 3rd party information - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for Hospital domestic staffFast Facts: Hospital Domestic Staff (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 303 2
November 2006

Domestic: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Domestic: sample page - Useful Words - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for Working with elders Fast Facts: Care Staff: Working with Elders (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 302 5
November 2006

Elders: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Elders: sample page - Tips - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for catering inthe NHS Fast Facts: Catering in the NHS (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 309 4
November 2006

Catering: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Catering: sample page - Weights and Measures - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for Health Professionals Fast Facts: Health Professionals (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 300 1
April 2007

Health: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Health: sample page - Vital Signs - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for Station Staff Fast Facts: Station Staff (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 297 4
November 2006

Station: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Station: sample page - Phrases - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for Jobhunters Fast Facts: Jobhunters (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 324 7
April 2007

Jobhunters: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Jobhunters: sample page - Transferable Skills - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts ReadingFast Facts: Reading (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 351 3
December 2007

Reading: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Reading: sample page - Making Reading Relevant - [PDF]

Reading: sample page - Helping with Tricky Words - [PDF]
 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts early years child careFast Facts for Early Years Child Care (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 348 3
June 2008

Early Years Child Care: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Early Years Child Care: sample page - Reading observations - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts for Street/Refuse and Recycling Operatives Fast Facts for Street/Refuse and Recycling Operatives (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 349 0
June 2008

Street/Refuse and Recycling Operatives: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Street/Refuse and Recycling Operatives: sample page - Words and their meanings - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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Cover of Fast Facts forTeaching Assistants Fast Facts for Teaching Assistants (pack of 50)
ISBN 978 1 86201 358 2
June 2008

Teaching Assistants: sample page - Contents - [PDF]
Teaching Assistants: sample page - Questioning techniques - [PDF]

 

£30.00 (US$56.00 €47.00)

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2) Building Trade or Care Profession packs (20 of each Building title, 25 of each Care title) £50.00 for a 100-booklet pack

Covers of the Building Trade Fast FactsFast Facts: Building Trades
Pack of 100 (20 each of Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters & Joiners, Painters & Decorators, Trowel Trades)
ISBN 978 1 86201 298 1
November 2006
 

£50.00 (US$92.00 €77.00)

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Covers of the Care Professions Fast FactsFast Facts: Care Professions
Pack of 100 (25 each of Direct Care for Elders, NHS Domestic Staff, Catering in the NHS, Healthcare Assistants)
ISBN 978 1 86201 299 8
November 2006
 

£50.00 (US$92.00 €77.00)

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