A rejuvenated reading culture leading to Ofsted recognised impact

Davison CE High School for Girls, West Sussex

Davison CE High School for Girls have been using the complete literacy solution from Renaissance Learning UK since 2013. In the 2019/20 academic year, Laylah Moore became the schools permanent LRC manager. Laylah brought with her an aspiration and goal to enhance the school's reading culture and ensure more students are reading for pleasure and academic opportunity in her new role. Since 2013 Davison CE High School for Girls has seen a steady rise in progress 8 scores for mainstream and disadvantaged pupils. Laylah wants to ensure that these high standards are maintained across the school and that all students can access cross-curricular resources confidently by acquiring proficiency in reading.

Talking Points: Assessment, Celebration, Comprehension, Data, Data Review, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Library Use, Motivation, Ofsted, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Premium, Pupil Progress, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Target Setting, Whole-School Literacy

On the Road to Recovery

Christ the Redeemer Primary School, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Christ the Redeemer School have been using Renaissance solutions for over a decade. In the midst of a global pandemic with schools across Northern Ireland being forced to partially close their doors to pupils, the school continue to maintain high levels of reading engagement and staff have managed to avoid seeing too big of a drop in learning based on recent assessment data. The school even faced an inspection at the halfway point of the pandemic and were still able to produce an accurate and detailed analysis of their pupils' progress and subsequent teaching strategies to support those who had dropped off in both reading and mathematics.

Talking Points: Assessment, Attainment, Celebration, Data, Data Review, Incentives, Intervention, Motivation, Parents, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Progress, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Target Setting

Shared Education Partnership

Bridge Integrated Primary School and St Ronan's Primary School, Northern Ireland

Bridge Integrated Primary School and St Ronan's Primary School have been using Renaissance solutions since 2017 & 2018, respectively. In 2017 both schools formed a shared education partnership. A partnership of learning and activities planned by the teachers from both schools with Numeracy and ICT focuses on developing new skills and enjoying new experiences together. 

Talking Points: Assessment, Celebration, Data, Data Review, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Motivation, Progress Monitoring, Reading Age, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Renaissance School Partnerships, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Target Setting, Whole-School Literacy

The Complete Literacy Solution with Harrow International School Bangkok

Harrow International School Bangkok, Thailand

In March 2021, Head of English at Harrow International School Bangkok, Tyla Arabas, wrote an exclusive article with Renaissance Learning outlining how the school utilises the Complete Literacy Solution from Renaissance. In June 2021, Tyla took part in a live School Spotlight webinar with Renaissance, where she gave an update on the school's reading culture since the article, as well as taking the time to offer useful tips and strategies for the attendees. 

Talking Points: Assessment, Celebration, Data, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Library Use, Motivation, Parents, Progress Monitoring, Reading Age, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Target Setting, Whole-School Literacy, Word Millionaires

Instant impact with Brompton-Westbrook Primary School

Brompton-Westbrook Primary School, Kent

We speak to Deputy Headteacher Kevin Presneill whose school, Brompton-Westbrook Primary School, have been using The Complete Literacy Solution by Renaissance since 2019. Kevin explains the difference in reading enjoyment, engagement and development that the school are no much better able to track and maintain since introducing Renaissance solutions.

Talking Points: Assessment, Book Stock, Celebration, Data, Data Review, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Library Use, Motivation, Parents, Progress Monitoring, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Target Setting, Whole-School Literacy

GEMS Education International Schools Success

GEMS Education, International

Talking Points: Assessment, Data, Data Review, Independent Reading, Library Use, Progress Monitoring, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Whole-School Literacy

The Complete Literacy Solution across Hales Valley Trust

Hales Valley Trust, Dudley

Hales Valley Trust, situated in Dudley, has produced unprecedented product usage statistics throughout one of the most challenging years in education due to school part-closures due to COVID-19. We contacted the Director of School Improvement for the Trust, Rebecca Cox, who explains how the Trust has ensured consistent and strong reading practice across all schools both in and out of school.

Talking Points: Assessment, Celebration, Data, Data Review, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Library Use, Motivation, Progress Monitoring, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Whole-School Literacy

Ensuring reading progress is constant and trackable with the Complete Literacy Solution

Cranleigh School, Abu Dhabi

I would definitely recommend Accelerated Reader and Star Reading as a way of tracking students' progression.

Talking Points: Assessment, Data, Data Review, Intervention, Motivation, Progress Monitoring, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Whole-School Literacy

The Complete Literacy Solution at Harrow Bangkok

Harrow Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

Following a discovery of outstanding Renaissance Learning solution usage statistics, we got in touch with Tyla Arabas, Head of English Faculty, to find out what staff and students are doing that makes Harrow Bangkok such a successful reading school.

Talking Points: Assessment, Celebration, Data, Data Review, EAL, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Library Use, Motivation, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Progress, Reading At Home, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload, Student Engagement, Target Setting

The International School with the Complete Literacy Solution

Rashid School for Boys Secondary Section, Dubai, UAE

Talking Points: Assessment, Celebration, Data, Data Review, Incentives, Independent Reading, Intervention, Library Use, Motivation, Parents, Progress Monitoring, Pupil Progress, Reading Age, Reading Culture, Reading for Pleasure, Staff Engagement, Staff Workload