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"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun"

31 October, 2024

I have found during my years in the classroom, that poetry is one of the most effective ways of eliciting original and perceptive responses about a text with pupils. Take this Keats line for example, how many different mists are imagined in the room when discussing it with a class of thirty 14-year-olds? And what can we say about mist? Shrouding? Mysterious? Illuminating? Beautiful? A carefully curated collection of poetry that supports both the primary and secondary curriculum is now available with myON from Renaissance.

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Embracing Neurodiversity at Renaissance

4 June, 2024

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are more than just words here at Renaissance. As an autistic person myself, a particular focus of mine has been working to ensure that both the content and the workplace culture at Renaissance are inclusive of neurodiversity. 

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[Press Release] What Kids Are Reading 2024

4 June, 2024

[Press Release] What Kids Are Reading 2024

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