Opening Minds Primary Event 2009

Opening Minds at Primary School – what next for the Primary Curriculum?

Tuesday 3 November 2009

Audio downloads and videos from this event are available. Please peruse the links below.

Speakers

Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the RSA
Introducing the Opening Minds programme and how it fits within a broader debate on education.

Andy Bone, head of Opening Minds at Redbridge School and Community College
Talking about the practical application of the Opening Minds programme in his school, and the success that they have had with it.

Sir Jim Rose, joint author of the Primary Curriculum review
Discussing some of the key recommendations of the review, and the role that a programme like Opening Minds could play in easing the transition between primary and secondary school.

Barry Sheerman MP, chair of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee
Discussing the select committee’s recommendations for the national curriculum, with a particular emphasis on the primary curriculum.

Mick Brookes, general secretary of the NAHT
Debating that primary school teachers themselves can be instrumental in bringing about change in the curriculum.

Panel discussion
Panel discussion with Sir Jim Rose, Mick Brookes, Andy Bone and Pete Woods, chaired by Louise Thomas

Also available: audio for the workshop in the Great Room (MP3, 117MB) and the morning session recap (MP3, 10MB).