Developing a Trust-wide reading strategy (with Accelerated Reader)
5 April, 2019
In this guest post, Gary Hillyard talks about his Trust-wide reading strategy and why they've evolved the use of Accelerated Reader beyond small intervention programmes to become the backbone of reading in all the Trust's schools.
Celebrate World Autism Awareness Week with a great book!
2 April, 2019
This week is World Autism Awareness Week. We’ve picked out some great fiction and non-fiction titles for all interest levels that are sure to get kids exploring issues around autism.
So… why is 'Mr Greedy' as hard to read as 'Of Mice and Men'?
1 April, 2019
In this blog post, we explain Accelerated Reader book levels, how they're decided, and why they sometimes seem surprising!
"An Education Renaissance" - announcing our partnership with the Confederation of School Trusts
29 March, 2019
We at Renaissance UK are proud to announce a new, momentous platinum partnership with the Confederation of School Trusts.
What Kids Are Reading 2019 - The Big Launch!
6 March, 2019
Now in its eleventh year, our annual What Kids Are Reading report is worth making a big deal out of!
Guest Blog: Bringing clarity and reality to school assessments
25 February, 2019
Like many schools, when levels were removed from primary assessment, we thought that the adoption of ‘Emerging, Developing and Secure’ would give us a solid way of assessing and measuring learning progression.
LGBT History Month
5 February, 2019
This February marks LGBT History Month. To celebrate, we’ve picked out some great fiction and non-fiction books for all interest levels that are sure to get kids exploring LGBT history and issues.
School Library Pack 2019
17 January, 2019
BookTrust’s free School Library Pack, funded partly by Arts Council England, contains forty books - and 39 of them have AR quizzes! This blog tells you more about the School Library Pack and our take on the books inside.
Renaissance Awards 2018
7 December, 2018
On Friday 30th November, teachers, headteachers and librarians from schools across the UK and Ireland headed towards Canary Wharf, East London. Waiting for them on the 14th floor of the South Quay building was a night to remember...
Reducing workload for Teach First with Renaissance Star Assessments
7 December, 2018
For a second year, Teach First is partnering with Renaissance to reduce the workload for its participants (trainees) in schools by making use of data gathered through Star Assessments.