Yn adroddiad Dyfodol Llwyddiannus, mae'r Athro Donaldson yn argymell y dylai'r cwricwlwm newydd gael ei seilio ar chwe Maes Dysgu a Phrofiad. Yn unol ag argymhellion y Cwricwlwm Cymreig, mae'n cadarnhau y dylai pob Maes Dysgu a Phrofiad gynnwys dimensiwn Cymreig a phersbectif rhyngwladol, pan fo hynny'n briodol. Mae hynny hefyd yn berthnasol i gymwysterau – y mae rhai ohonynt eisoes wedi'u cymeradwyo ar gyfer cael eu defnyddio yng Nghymru. Cafodd argymhellion y grŵp eu hystyried hefyd wrth ddatblygu gofynion newydd y cymhwyster Safon A Hanes i'w addysgu o fis Medi hwn, ac wrth ddatblygu'r TGAU Hanes newydd i'w addysgu o fis Medi 2016.
In Successful Futures, Professor Donaldson recommends that the new curriculum should be structured around six Areas of Learning and Experience (AoLE). In line with the Cwricwlwm Cymreig recommendations, he affirms that each AoLE should include, where appropriate, both a Welsh dimension and an international perspective. This also applies to qualifications, some of which have already been approved for use in Wales. The group’s recommendations were also taken into account in the development of the new A level history specifications for teaching from this September and for the development of the new GCSE History for teaching from September 2016.