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Textbook series · KS2–A Level

Textbooks
tailored to
England’s students.

The Arabic Companion is a scaffolded series written for English-speaking learners following the National Curriculum and Edexcel — a clear pathway from the alphabet to A Level, classroom-ready and now fully digitised on Araboo.

The series
8 tailored titles
Levels covered
KS2 · KS3 · KS4 · KS5
Aligned to
National Curriculum & Edexcel
The series · ١

One shelf, the whole journey.

Key Stage 2

The Beginner’s Arabic Companion

الرَّفيق المبتدئ

Alphabet, vowels and first words — a gentle, structured start for primary and Year 7.

Key Stage 3

The Pre-GCSE Arabic Companion

رفيق ما قبل الشهادة

Builds the grammar and vocabulary base that Years 7–9 need before GCSE.

Key Stage 4

The New GCSE Arabic Companion

رفيق الشهادة

Exam-focused content and practice mapped to the GCSE specification.

Key Stage 5

The Advanced Arabic Companion

الرَّفيق المتقدّم

A thematic, exam-style approach for upper-intermediate to advanced A Level students.

Key Stages 3–5

The Companion’s Guide to Writing

دليل الكتابة

A dedicated handbook for developing Arabic writing across every stage.

Key Stage 4

The GCSE Arabic Writing Companion

رفيق الكتابة

Targeted writing practice tuned to the demands of the GCSE paper.

Practice

The Arabic Companion’s Workbook

كرّاسة التدريبات

Consolidation exercises that pair with the core Companions, page for page.

Enrichment

Hikam: Quotes by Inspiring Arabs

حِكَم

A curated collection of wisdom — culture and language woven together.

The approach · ٢

Written the way it’s taught.

01

Scaffolded by design

تدرّج مدروس

Every title builds on the last, so content stays accessible through a structured, confidence-building progression.

02

Classroom-oriented

جاهز للصف

Written by teachers for real lessons — teacher-friendly, curriculum-mapped, and ready to pick up and teach.

03

Digitised on Araboo

رقميّ على عربو

Every Companion comes alive on araboo.co.uk with hundreds of practice activities and progress tracking.

مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ لُغَةً قَوْمٍ أَمِنَ مَكْرَهُمْ

“Whoever learns the language of a people is safe from their cunning.”

From Hikam · حِكَم
8
Titles
KS2–5
Full pathway
Araboo
Fully digitised
Edexcel
Curriculum aligned