Star-t as you mean to go on
27 October, 2016
Evidence-based practice forms a core part of the teaching ethos at Brooklands Farm Primary School, with Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset used to encourage both teachers and students to thrive in a positive learning environment. With the first term now already over, Nicky Bullard, Assistant Headteacher at the school, takes us through her experiences of aligning technology with theorist principles and explains why they believe it’s important to ‘Star-t as you mean to go on’…
Introducing Middle Years+
23 September, 2016
The Content team is thrilled to introduce a new feature to better inform teachers and librarians using Renaissance Accelerated Reader as to whether a book is suitable for a particular reader. So, henceforward there will be a fourth Interest Level listing, which will slot in between Middle Years and Upper Years, and will be known as Middle Years+, age 12 and above.
Introducing Middle Years+
23 September, 2016
The Content team is thrilled to introduce a new feature to better inform teachers and librarians using Renaissance Accelerated Reader as to whether a book is suitable for a particular reader. So, henceforward there will be a fourth Interest Level listing, which will slot in between Middle Years and Upper Years, and will be known as Middle Years+, age 12 and above.
Guest Blog #1: Georgina Sheridan, KS2 Teacher, Brooklands Farm Primary School
20 July, 2016
Having spent the last year working hard on an NFER (National Foundation for Educational Research) led project which has focused on the role of feedback in children’s reading development; Georgina Sheridan, a KS2 teacher at Brooklands Farm Primary School in Milton Keynes, shares some of the key learnings to date and explains why, when it comes to reporting and feedback, ‘Actions Speak Louder than Words’…
