1. + Permission to innovate - next steps for the Cambridge Primary Review The Cambridge Primary Review Northeast and Cumbria Regional Network Dr Kate Wall Regional Coordinator Durham University

2. + THE FINAL REPORT: 78 CONCLUSIONS, 75 RECOMMENDATIONS The overall picture (1-3) Children and childhood (4-21) Narrowing the equity and attainment gaps (6-8) Children with special needs (18, 21) Home and school (7-8, 14) Ages and stages: early years and primary education (22-31) What is primary education for? Aims, values and principles (32-37) What should children learn? The curriculum (38-53) How should children learn and be taught? Pedagogy (54-61) Assessment and testing (62-74) Quality, standards and accountability (40, 47, 53, 75–85, 150) Teachers: education, training and development (119–23, 128–31) Teachers: professional roles, expertise and deployment (118–9, 124–8, 132-3) Teachers: leadership for learning (134-42) Schools for the community, schools and other agencies, schools for the future (86-117) Funding, governance and policy (143-153)

3. + The well- being of individual children well being engagement empowerment autonomy Children's interactions with each other and the wider world encouraging respect and reciprocity promoting interdependence and sustainability empowering local, national and global citizenship celebrating culture and community Children's engagement with learning exploring, knowing, understanding and making sense fostering skill exciting imagination enacting dialogue

4. + AN ALTERNATIVE PRIMARY CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK (Cambridge Primary Review final report, chapter 14)

5. + “The Cambridge Primary Review is for the longer term, not the next election... and it is not just for the transient architects and agents of policy. It is for all who invest daily, deeply and for life in this vital phase of education, especially children, parents and teachers.”

6. + CPR Network Extending the work beyond the research National initiative 9 regional networks Northeast & Cumbria Region www.primaryreview.org.uk

7. + A tool for thinking about curriculum change Not a simple answer or solution Not a toolkit A tool that will help To scaffold curriculum development To frame interactions As a lens for looking at practice To assess what is working and why An access point to think about the curriculum A value based curriculum which can support practice

8. + The well- being of individual children well being engagement empowerment autonomy Children's interactions with each other and the wider world encouraging respect and reciprocity promoting interdependence and sustainability empowering local, national and global citizenship celebrating culture and community Children's engagement with learning exploring, knowing, understanding and making sense fostering skill exciting imagination enacting dialogue

9. + How do the aims characterise practice in your school at the moment? DIAMOND NINE ACTIVITY TOP MIDDLE BOTTOM

10. + Number one priority Assimilation Future developments Rise in prominence X EMBEDDING

11. + Purpose of the network The network aims to encourage, support and celebrate practice that: builds on the ideas, evidence and proposals in the final report of the Cambridge Primary Review; builds on the research and practice of others who share the CPR’s commitment to evidence, vision and quality in primary education; advances professional and community empowerment; improves the quality of primary education experienced by the nation’s children, especially those who suffer material, social or educational disadvantage.

12. + To explore and share the practice that is behind each of the CPR aims…

13. + Network activities News Events Conferences Scoping events Learning walks Resources Case studies Tools http://www.dur.ac.uk/education/research/cambridge_primary_review/

14. + Scoping events The aim of these seminars is to facilitate shared experience Discussion around each of the aims from the CPR report. Members bring along a piece of evidence which they believe encapsulates that aim in practice in their school (this could be video, a child’s work, planning documents etc. ) Resources are the focus of discussion to explore areas of commonality and difference when putting the CPR into practice.

15. + Scoping event timetable

16. + Learning walks

17. + Murton CPS: learning walk feedback We really appreciate the positive feedback we received, thank you! It's always nice to have receptive visitors in school, as it reboots our imaginations and just from having these professional discussions it allows us to clarify thoughts etc and identify next steps. (Host school) I have thoroughly enjoyed the visit and will take away many ideas to try and discuss back in my school (Learning walk participant) It has been really interesting to see how the theory is put into practice – how whole school ethos really is reflected across the school (Learning walk participant) Seeing curriculum work in practice, talking to staff and children, Fantastic opportunity for me.

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20. + Further information Dr Kate Wall School of Education Durham University Leazes Road Durham DH1 1TA Email: Kate.Wall@durham.ac.ukKate.Wall@durham.ac.uk Tel: 0191 334 8334 Dr Elaine Hall Research Centre for Learning and Teaching Newcastle University King George VI Building Queen Victoria Road NE1 7RU Email: Elaine.Hall@ncl.ac.ukElaine.Hall@ncl.ac.uk Tel: 0191 222 6371 http://www.dur.ac.uk/education/research/cambridge_primary_review/