1989
Class founded
Class founded as a healthcare and medical publishing business, under the imprint Class Health
Class starts representing Jones & Bartlett Learning
Class represents Jones & Bartlett, selling and distributing their academic and professional titles across Europe

Class Legal imprint starts publishing for family lawyers
The first annual edition of At A Glance is published, on behalf of the Family Law Bar Association (FLBA)
1991
1996
Lorna Downing joins Class

Class opens Bridgwater, Somerset office
2009
2009:
Nancy Caroline, UK edition, is published
Standby CPD first published
2010
2013
JRCALC Guidelines 2013 are first published by Class
JRCALC Guidelines 2013 are first published by Class, a seminal addition to our list

iCPG, our JRCALC guidelines app, is launched

2016
2017
Class partners with the College of Paramedics
Class partners with the College of Paramedics to publish a series of titles by paramedics for paramedics. Decision Making in Paramedic Practice, written by Andy Collen, is the first title published

Class celebrates 30 years!

2019
2020
ParaPass is launched!

Release of new Primary Care range

ParaPass wins the Stationers‘ Award for ’Best Customer Experience’


Class wins two IPG Awards
Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year Award and Young Publisher of the Year Award.


Class wins a BMA in the Covid-19 Category for our title ‘Community Palliative Care and Covid-19’

2021
2022
St John Ambulance: First Aid FAST app is released!

Responder Plus (previously CFR Plus) wins the Stationers’ Award for ‘Marketing including Communications’

Class shortlisted at the IPG Awards, in the Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year category

Team of Class ‘mountaineers’ scale the heights of Snowdon (at night), raising over £3k for The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC)

ParaFolio, our CPD management app, is launched

Class shortlisted at the IPG Awards, in the Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year category

For the first time, Class shortlisted at The British Book Awards

Launch of Class VIPs!

2023
2024
Class celebrates 35 years!

Class shortlisted at the IPG Awards, in the Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year category … again!

For the second time, Class shortlisted at The British Book Awards

Class is awarded The Investors in People Award for Best Culture

Class wins at The British Book Awards!

Class shortlisted at the IPG Awards, in the Academic & Professional Publisher of the Year category … again!

Class win Academic, Educational & Professional Publisher of the Year at The British Book Awards 2025

ParaFolio for NQPs shortlisted in the Education Technology category at the Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards 2025

2025
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