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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.

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.

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

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

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

A summary of impact from the evaluation by Newcastle University

A quick overview...what it is, it's impact and how it is transformative.

This report provides an overview of the Evaluation carried out by Newcastle University and the impacts on schools Open Futures worked with.

"This summary report reflects the findings from seven case study schools from the 2011 - 2013 Curriculum Partnership cohort, as well as findings from a further two schools that received initial training from 2008 - 2010 to investigate sustainability and trajectories of change within those schools."

"This evaluation uses a mixed methods approach (drawing on both quantitative and qualitative methods) to investigate the processes and outcomes of change within seven case study schools from the 2011- 2013 Curriculum Partnership cohort, as well as findings from a further two schools that received initial training from 2008 - 2010."

A report published by Ofsted in October 2008, focusing on curriculum innovation in schools and the factors that contribute to its success.

The 2008 to 2010 Wakefield Partnership saw the Open Futures approach to learning and teaching really consolidate its pedagogy and framework.

A quick introduction to Open Futures

"This paper was published in the Journal of Pedagogic Development Vol 5 Issue 1. It describes the Open Futures approach to Learning and how it was introduced into Central Bedfordshire College and the impact it has had on both staff and students."

Guidance for introducing Open Futures into your school

The Open Futures Quality Mark provided a framework for schools to successfully initiate, embed and sustain the programme throughout the school.

A brief look at what made Open Futures stick.