About Us

Gatehouse Books® from Gatehouse Media Limited
Gatehouse Media publishes and distributes books and resources for use in post-14 and adult basic education - Skills for Life - Literacy and ESOL.

Gatehouse adult beginner readers
We promote writing by adult learners by publishing and distributing their work in the form of high quality adult beginner readers. Our collection of adult beginner readers, many of which have been written by adults who are themselves developing their literacy skills, is known as Gatehouse Books. Gatehouse Books are a source of inspiration to all who read them. The underlying principle of a Gatehouse Book is that the writer is involved in all aspects of the publication. This ensures that the finished book 'belongs' to the writer. Adults who are learning to read are inspired to read about someone like themselves and this can make their engagement with reading a richer and more memorable experience. With their authentic, everyday adult themes and content, Gatehouse Books are also useful for stimulating discussion and often inspire readers to recall similar experiences of their own, which they may then write or have scribed for them to produce their own initial texts.

Our inclusive approach
We encourage the involvement of tutors and their students in a number or ways: participation in selecting and evaluating publications; trialling resources; contributing ideas; submitting work for consideration for publication.    

Our growing multi-media portfolio also includes
Interactive CDRom readers
Tutor resource books and CDRoms
Student worksheets
Talking stories on audio-cassette and CDRom 

Please contact us with your comments or to discuss your requirements.