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Is reading the key to COVID catch up? – Guest Blog

10th March 2021

Kelly Buxton, Reading Lead & Year 6 Teacher There is so much negativity surrounding the return to classrooms this week, that we risk it becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy. Educators anxiously await the terrors resulting from children that have been sat around, their learning wasted and catch-up schemes touted… Read More

Engaging Families with Accelerated Reader and myON

23rd April 2020

This is part of our webinar series of blogs: covering topics that are particularly useful during the coronavirus pandemic while schools are closed and the vast majority of students and educators are working from home. This blog covers some key resources that you can share with your students and their families to help get everyone engaged with students' reading progress. Read More

Business (not quite) as usual in the Content Team

19th March 2020

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

Celebrating Women in Sport

17th June 2019

With the Women’s World Cup well underway in Paris, take a look at these books that cover a diverse range of fantastic sportswomen to inspire your young readers! Read More

Let’s take a journey back in time…

23rd May 2019

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

Celebrate World Autism Awareness Week with a great book!

2nd April 2019

This week is World Autism Awareness Week. We’ve picked out some great fiction and non-fiction titles for all interest levels that are sure to get kids exploring issues around autism. Read More

What Kids Are Reading 2019 – The Big Launch!

6th March 2019

Now in its eleventh year, our annual What Kids Are Reading report is worth making a big deal out of! Read More

LGBT History Month

5th February 2019

This February marks LGBT History Month. To celebrate, we’ve picked out some great fiction and non-fiction books for all interest levels that are sure to get kids exploring LGBT history and issues. Read More

School Library Pack 2019

17th January 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

Renaissance Awards 2018

7th December 2018

On Friday 30th November, teachers, headteachers and librarians from schools across the UK and Ireland headed towards Canary Wharf, East London. Waiting for them on the 14th floor of the South Quay building was a night to remember... Read More