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Renaissance Learning MD interviewed in Peirene Press newspaper
The latest edition of the Peirene Press newspaper carries an interview with Dirk Foch, our Managing Director. The newspaper is an annual publication from Peirene Press featuring commentary on European literature and translation. Read More
Halloween Collections
It’s Halloween on Friday; a day of spooky frights and things that go bump in the night. While the shops are full of ghoulish sweets and children are plotting their tricks and treats, why not encourage them to pick up a book with a Halloween theme? We have scoured through… Read More
Renaissance Learning takes delivery of two BookBenches
We are very pleased to have taken delivery of two BookBenches. Part of the Books about Town initiative, the benches had previously been on display in Central London locations at St Paul’s Cathedral and Greenwich Park. The National Literacy Trust (NLT) collaborated with Wild in… Read More
Parliamentary group calls libraries “beating heart of the school”
The Beating Heart of the School recommends data collection on library provision. Data should be collected on the extent of provision of school libraries, according to the Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group. In a report published this week, titled The Beating Heart of the School, the group examines the importance of school libraries and sets forward recommendations to ensure that they are given due recognition in national and local government. Read More
As seen on TV… AR & STAR gets results at “Last Chance Academy”
Last week a BBC Panorama special told the story of one school’s groundbreaking battle to save problem pupils from the scrap heap and bring exam success. Baverstock Academy is opposed to permanently excluding disruptive kids and will go to almost any lengths to keep them in mainstream education. The programme… Read More
Book discovery coming to Accelerated Reader
Book Discovery helps students to find books that interest them.Students are motivated to achieve success with their reading when they read books that interest them. That's why we are introducing a Book Discovery feature to Accelerated Reader. The Top Book Ideas for You shelf will allow students to browse books of interest based on their prior reading history and reading achievement data. The students' Top Book Ideas for You shelf will display books in the appropriate ZPD range and of an appropriate Interest Level. It will be displayed to students immediately after finishing an AR quiz. Read More
Happy Birthday, Royal Baby!
This time last year we celebrated the arrival of Prince George of Cambridge, third in line to the throne. To mark the occasion, we blogged about our newly-released quiz on Martha Mumford's picture book Shh! Don't Wake the Royal Baby! On Prince George's first birthday, then, it is only fitting that we highlight Mumford's follow-up title Happy Birthday, Royal Baby! Read More
Parliamentary group calls libraries “beating heart of the school”
The Beating Heart of the School recommends data collection on library provision. Data should be collected on the extent of provision of school libraries, according to the Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group. In a report published this week, titled The Beating Heart of the School, the group examines the importance… Read More
Kevin Brooks and Jon Klassen win at CILIP CKG Awards
Kevin Brooks and Jon Klassen have been awarded the 2014 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals. Read More
Most popular CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway shortlisted books
The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals will be awarded next week at a ceremony in central London. Excitement is building; in the meantime we can only speculate about who might win the prestigious awards. We can't tell you who's going to win the awards, but we can give an insight into which books have been the most popular with students. Read More