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This is a paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research in Porto 2014 by Pamela Woolner and Lucy Tiplady, Research Centre for Learning and Teaching, Newcastle University, UK.

Introducing educators to the askit strand.

Open Futures at Brookfields Primary

Camberwell Park and Open Futures at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2013

Brief overview of some of the impacts of Open Futures.

"Children from East Preston Junior School were invited to evaluate the Open Futures 'End of Pilot 2010 Conference'. They worked on the project in the run up to the conference and arrived fully prepared. Over two days, they interviewed a range of conference participants and inspirational speakers. The children edited together the interviews and presented their short film evaluation to close the conference. The film is a testament to what can be achieved when you let children loose on something, and they are enjoying learning. "

Over a 3 year period Chiltern Primary saw improvements in reading, writing, SPAG, maths and R/W/M combined. Their presentation gives examples of how they used Open Futures to teach the National Curriculum.

10 useful cards created to stimulate and guide discussion about your schools curriculum. Each card provides a discussion topic referencing a key piece of evidence from the Cambridge Primary Review and a key quote from the Cambridge Primary Review Final Report. They are brilliant if you are looking at how to develop your school curriculum further.

A useful overview of Curriculum Links for growit.

This is an evaluation report from Newcastle University specifically looking at Open Futures and its synergy with government initiatives in 2008.

Use the correct terminology when discussing digital video with the pupils.

Education Endowment Foundation Philosophy for Children Evaluation Report and Executive Summary July 2015 (Durham University)

Open Futures provided lots of opportunities for schools to engage with parents and their communities. This short film shows one school inviting parents in to show them how they teach the children and to pass on some of the skills. Cooking is an excellent way into maths, science and literacy with tasty results.

A brilliant guide to introducing enquiry based learning. What it is and why you should be doing it…

A summary of the evaluation carried out by Newcastle University 2007 to 2009.

filmit is all about communication. The notes offer a brief 'how to' overview.

Storyboard template to plan your films.

An excellent planning and assessment resource for teachers.