Oxford Impact and Learning Design

Designed for learning. Developed for impact.

To make a positive impact on teaching and learning requires a combination of great teachers, supportive parents/carers and engaging resources. However, choosing the most impactful resources can be difficult, and with increasing demands on time and budget, it has become ever-more important to invest in the right ones.

Our mission

As a department of the University of Oxford, improving educational outcomes is core to our mission. We are dedicated to creating educational solutions that deliver real impact in the most effective way possible.

We do this by blending impactful, proven learning design with our extensive global educational experience and expertise to ensure that we develop products and services that will support teachers, advance knowledge and learning, and deliver the best educational outcomes for all.

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"As schools globally face increasing pressure to select resources that deliver real impact, reliable evidence has never mattered more. At OUP, we are committed to designing and developing educational solutions grounded in the science of learning and teacher best practice. Combined with our rigorous impact evaluation process, we can ensure that they genuinely support teachers and deliver better educational outcomes for all"

Elizabeth Munn
Managing Director, Education

"With Oxford Impact our aim was to develop a rigorous, research-centred approach enabling us to carry out impact studies in a structured and credible way. This in turn would provide the evidence to support the positive impact that our products and services have on teaching and learning."

Dr Penelope Woolf
Director of Impact and Learning Design

“Impact studies for products and resources are crucial. Curriculum design and its implementation are increasingly being evaluated on the impact they are having on pupil learning outcomes and progression.”

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UK School

Making the right choice

But we don’t stop there. By evaluating the impact of our products and services, we can help educators in selecting the most impactful educational resources that meet their needs. We can also offer reassurance that OUP’s products and services continue to meet the high-quality standards that everyone expects.

This holistic approach gives us a deeper understanding of how we can develop and deliver the most impactful educational solutions now and in the future.

‘’Evidence of impact is essential in making decisions about purchasing educational resources. Our school looks for reliable data, such as research findings that show the impact of materials on improving student achievement.” IB Coordinator, USA

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Learning Design

Discover how we use the science of learning to help learners acquire, retain and apply their knowledge and skills in the most effective way possible.

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Impact Research

Learn more about OUP’s approach to evaluating the impact of its products and services on teaching and learning.

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Wellbeing impact study

Find out what we discovered in our evidence analysis study looking at the impact of promoting wellbeing on student academic and non-academic outcomes.

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