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On the road to recovery
We speak to Vice Principal Neil and P5 Teacher Darren, who have both marinated strong usage of Renaissance solutions throughout what has arguably one of the most destructive years in their educational careers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Star Reading and Star Maths, help staff set personal targets for each… Read More
Reading ages, pupil wellbeing and exam readiness: setting our pupils up for life
From implementation to daily use We implemented Accelerated Reader (AR) because we needed something to improve the students’ focus if we found they weren’t doing so well in reading and literacy in general. In addition, we wanted to have a better understanding of what pupils were actually reading and… Read More
Increasing Reading Engagement with myON
Scoil Bhríde has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading since 2014 to support the school’s literacy strategy. In 2020, the school invested in myON, the digital library from Renaissance, to provide access to more texts for all pupils, on any device, at any time. In early 2022,… Read More
Favourite LGBTQ+ romances for older readers
Love was in the air this past February during Valentine’s Day. Throughout the month of March, the Content team will continue to celebrate love in all its forms. Members of the team were asked to talk about their favourite LGBTQ+ romance novels for older readers. From the beauty in contemporary… Read More
Some of the Content Team’s Favourite Fiction of 2023
With this first blog of 2024, we want to look back at some of our quiz writers’ favourite fiction titles of 2023. We added 1,300 new titles to Accelerated Reader last year, and below you can read up on some of our top picks. The titles… Read More
Non-Fiction November: Our Favourite Non-Fiction Titles of 2023
To celebrate Non-Fiction November, the Content Team has compiled a list of some of our favourite non-fiction titles we’ve read in 2023. Throughout the year, the team has enjoyed reading and quizzing 269 non-fiction books covering topics from healthy eating to footballers to peculiar plants… Read More
Accurate Assessment and Reading for Pleasure at The Mall School
We live in a world of constant change. Endless new challenges await our children and we will need bright and bold minds to build a better future. Minds that will need the right people behind them. That’s why at The Mall we seek to ignite the love of learning. A… Read More
Reading Development Strategy at Charnwood Primary Academy looks ‘Good’ to Ofsted
Charnwood Primary Academy is a proud member of Staffordshire University Academy Trust. We are a friendly, one form entry school fuelled by our vision: Inspire….Nurture….Achieve. Charnwood Primary Academy, part of the Staffordshire University Academy Trust, has been using Accelerated Reader and Star Reading to support the school’s reading development strategy since 2016. Read More
Ofsted-Recognised Whole-School Reading Culture at The Byrchall High School
At Byrchall we offer an exciting and stimulating learning environment with access to one of the broadest range of subject options in the region. In addition to more traditional subjects, every student is taught how to harness the latest technologies to equip them with the skills necessary for today’s competitive… Read More
Case Study: Subject Monitoring Report at St Andrew’s CofE Primary School
We are a small, friendly and welcoming community where relationships are valued highly and learning is engaging and often fun. Our mission statement is: Learning for Life; Aiming for Excellence; Guided by God St Andrew’s CofE Primary School has been using Accelerated Reader, Star Reading and Star… Read More