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Autumn 2012 Open Futures termly newspaper packed with creative lesson ideas and practical advice.

Spring 2013 Open Futures termly newspaper packed with creative lesson ideas and practical advice.

Summer 2013 Open Futures termly newspaper packed with creative lesson ideas and practical advice.

Autumn 2013 Open Futures termly newspaper packed with creative lesson ideas and practical advice.

Spring 2014 Open Futures termly newspaper packed with creative lesson ideas and practical advice.

Things to consider when designing your vegetable garden.

Ready to print plant family trees.

Activities to introduce safe working practices in the garden.

A lovely booklet celebrating 10 years of Open Futures at St John the Baptist Primary in Findon.

This brochure provides an overview of the research findings from an Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) Efficacy Trial carried out by Durham University and published in 2015.

This filmit film, made by the school, shows how they brought their community together and built their school garden in one day. As the Headteacher says about Open Futures, “It enthuses and excites everyone and leads to great developments within the school. The pupils love it. Everyone can achieve. It’s not just another strategy, but a vehicle to impact on our community.”

As the Open Futures project progressed, the evaluation found increasing evidence in several schools of an impact on science learning.

Science in the garden for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6!

A great selection of science topics to deepen children's learning.

Slug facts and how to deal with them.

Know your soil and how to improve it.

A simple how to guide.

A simple how to guide.