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So… why is ‘Mr Greedy’ as hard to read as ‘Of Mice and Men’?
In this blog post, we explain Accelerated Reader book levels, how they're decided, and why they sometimes seem surprising! Read More
“An Education Renaissance” – announcing our partnership with the Confederation of School Trusts
We at Renaissance UK are proud to announce a new, momentous platinum partnership with the Confederation of School Trusts. Read More
School Library Pack 2019
BookTrust’s free School Library Pack, funded partly by Arts Council England, contains forty books - and 39 of them have AR quizzes! This blog tells you more about the School Library Pack and our take on the books inside. Read More
Reducing workload for Teach First with Renaissance Star Assessments
For a second year, Teach First is partnering with Renaissance to reduce the workload for its participants (trainees) in schools by making use of data gathered through Star Assessments. Read More
Francisco Partners to Acquire Renaissance
Renaissance will continue to develop leading education technology products under new ownership Renaissance today announced that Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused global private equity firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Renaissance from Hellman & Friedman and its other stockholders. In conjunction with the closing, Chris Bauleke, the… Read More
Guest Post: Why data can help you find the story…
Like every other school in England, the removal of levels left the leadership team at Herne Bay Junior School, Kent, with the challenge of how to accurately track pupil progress without creating a mountain of paperwork that would drown teaching staff… having found a robust and reliable solution in Star… Read More
How to improve primary reading assessments
A quick guide to primary reading assessments As any teacher will know, reading is important for children to succeed, not only throughout their school life but beyond that. Reading encourages children to be exposed to a wide range of words, absorb imaginative content and helps with their vocabulary. What teachers… Read More
Understanding Primary Assessment – England
The current state of play for primary testing Back in September 2014, the Department for Education in England announced the removal of levels in primary assessment. The idea behind this was that it should provide teachers and schools with greater flexibility in the way they plan and assess their students. Read More
We’ve now quizzed 30,000 books on Accelerated Reader!
We are always growing the number of quizzes available to customers on an ever-expanding variety of titles. These 30,000 books quizzed for Renaissance Accelerated Reader™ cover both fiction and non-fiction titles in each of our four interest levels (Lower Years, Middle Years, Middle Years+ and Upper Years). They range from the early picture books such as Fusspot Bill to classics like War and Peace, which is still the longest book on AR. Read More
Creating cross-curricular literacy links using Renaissance Accelerated Reader
During my time at Renaissance, I’ve been fortunate to work very closely with the schools on our Renaissance School Partnership Programme. During my visits to these schools, similar questions and concerns emerged; Literacy Coordinators, who were responsible for Renaissance Accelerated Reader, wanted to find ways to embed its success across the curriculum. Read More