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Should we be assessing our students during this time of school closures?
With schools closed but learning continuing, many school and school trust leaders have reached out to us to ask whether Star Assessments can be administered remotely. Here, our Director of Professional Services, James Bell, shares the reasons why schools wish to administer assessments during school closures and the things that should be considered. Read More
Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary
It's Earth Day's 50th anniversary! In this blog, Lee shares some some great fiction and non-fiction titles that are sure to get kids exploring issues around climate change and the Earth. Read More
Business (not quite) as usual in the Content Team
In these unprecedented times of COVID-19 and working from home, we have had to make some changes to our quiz writing process. Cecelia, our Managing Editor, shares the details in this blog post. Read More
Renaissance Awards 2019
The last Friday in November is a big day in the Renaissance calendar. This year, the morning was spent erecting the stage, putting up banners, ironing the tablecloths, blowing up balloons, and making sure we had enough canapes... all in preparation for our annual Renaissance Awards ceremony! Read More
Bookbuzz 2019 quizzes are here!
Summer holidays are over. While that's always sad, there's plenty to look forward to in the new school year. First up: new Bookbuzz books! Read More
Who’s afraid of the big, bad, digital library?
Have you ever explored the idea of utilising a digital library? In this blog post, we’re exploring some of the benefits of a digital library and how these can help to overcome barriers that libraries are facing today. Read More
A love letter to libraries – and librarians
Here at Renaissance, we love libraries, and we love librarians. Read about the benefits of school libraries, and why we should be working hard to save them! Read More
Review by John Dabell – Star Assessments
Star Assessments are computer-adaptive assessments for reading and maths, and are used by almost 6,000 schools across the UK and Ireland. John Dabell, a teacher for over 25 years and previous Ofsted inspector, reviews Star Assessments on behalf of Teach Secondary. Read the full review below: At a… Read More
Let’s take a journey back in time…
Here at Renaissance, we’ve been accelerating learning for all for over 30 years. And it all started with a mother who wanted to share her love of reading with her children... read the story of Renaissance’s humble beginnings in the US all the way until today. Read More
Developing a Trust-wide reading strategy (with Accelerated Reader)
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. Read More