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10 Brilliant Books Featuring Autistic Characters

31st March 2021

We wrote this blog for World Autism Awareness Week 2021! Take a look at 10 children’s books featuring autistic characters, along with their Accelerated Reader quiz information. Lower Years A Friend For Henry by Jenn Bailey Quiz # 240000 | BL 2.4 |… Read More

Researching learning loss: findings from the first stage

24th February 2021

We’re proud to be working with the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and the Department for Education (DfE) on research to understand the immediate and potential long-term impact of Covid-19 on students in England and any learning loss caused by the pandemic. Read More

In response to: Cancelling interim testing this school year

25th January 2021

Considering the most recent announcements around the cancellation of SATs and GCSEs, Dr Gene Kerns discusses in this blog why formative assessment should take precedent within schools this year. Read More

Quiz Writers’ Highlights from 2020

18th December 2020

As 2020 draws to a close, we asked the quiz writers to choose some of their favourite books they've quizzed this year! Read More

The Lockdown Learning Awards 2020

2nd December 2020

Learn about the Renaissance Lockdown Learning Awards, who our winners are, and what they did! Read More

Non-Fiction Articles on Accelerated Reader

1st October 2020

To have or have not? When somebody asks you “What was the last thing you read?” most of us will rack our brains for the name of the last book we read, or maybe even feel slightly disarmed that there hasn’t been a book in a while. Maybe we have… Read More

Star shines a light on students moving from Year 6 to Year 7

1st October 2020

The lack of KS2 SATs in 2020 has placed an even greater burden on secondary schools unable to support the transition of their new Year 7 intake from their feeder primaries. In this blog, Frances highlights ways you can use Star to fill in gaps in your data. Read More

Keep moving forward: part eight of an assessment plan for back-to-school 2020

31st July 2020

This the eighth and final part of a new blog series in which we help you out with a back-to-school assessment plan so you can be ready for the autumn term 2020! Read More

Check for mastery: part six of an assessment plan for back-to-school 2020

17th July 2020

This is part six of a new blog series in which we help you out with a back-to-school assessment plan so you can be ready for the autumn term 2020! Read More

Consider the whole child: part four of an assessment plan for back-to-school 2020

3rd July 2020

This is part four of a new blog series in which we help you out with a back-to-school assessment plan so you can be ready for the autumn term 2020! Read More