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The sequenced curriculum

A robust, sequenced curriculum rich in skills and knowledge.

Housed on our advanced curriculum management platform, Maestro, you’ll find everything you need to teach and lead your curriculum, all in one easily accessible place.

Based on an ambitious, well-structured progression framework, this curriculum is ideal for schools and trusts that want consistency and equality across one or multiple schools. Includes, an integral assessment, tracking, and monitoring system and quality teaching and learning resources.

Cornerstones sequenced curriculum

Quick and easy to implement.

Reduce teacher workload.

Rich in skills and knowledge.

Evidence-informed approach.

Free ongoing online support.

Supports teacher expertise.

Integrated assessment and analysis.

Promotes a global outlook.

Projects and resources

To save teachers time, the curriculum projects and lessons are sequenced to provide the optimum learning experience for all children. This means new knowledge and skills build on children’s previous learning towards the endpoints of the curriculum. Schools can change the curriculum sequence using Maestro’s functionality if required.

To save teachers time, the curriculum projects and lessons are sequenced to provide the optimum learning experience for all children. This means new knowledge and skills build on children’s previous learning towards the endpoints of the curriculum. Schools can change the curriculum sequence using Maestro’s functionality if required.

Localising your curriculum

Adaptability and flexibility

Because schools value flexibility and autonomy, we’ve made adapting and localising the curriculum quick and easy. And you don’t have to worry about going it alone; we’ll help you do this with free online expert support from our curriculum advisers.

Because schools value flexibility and autonomy, we’ve made adapting and localising the curriculum quick and easy. And you don’t have to worry about going it alone; we’ll help you do this with free online expert support from our curriculum advisers.

Interconnected primary curriculum subjects

Make progress fast

Teachers can be confident that children make good progress by following the skills and knowledge set out in the curriculum’s progression framework. With links already made between the curriculum subjects, you can be sure your curriculum is interconnected and expertly balanced.

Teachers can be confident that children make good progress by following the skills and knowledge set out in the curriculum’s progression framework. With links already made between the curriculum subjects, you can be sure your curriculum is interconnected and expertly balanced.

Cornerstones' 10 big ideas

Global perspectives and diversity

The ten Big Ideas that head up the curriculum provide schools with clear intent and outcomes for children’s learning. These global concepts, including humanity, creativity, place and space, comparison and significance, ensure the curriculum offers all schools a rich and diverse menu of topics and resources.

The ten Big Ideas that head up the curriculum provide schools with clear intent and outcomes for children’s learning. These global concepts, including humanity, creativity, place and space, comparison and significance, ensure the curriculum offers all schools a rich and diverse menu of topics and resources.

A selection of sequenced curriculum resources

Easily accessible resources

To save teachers valuable time, we’ve embedded all our resources within each lesson plan. With Maestro’s advanced functionality, teachers can simply click, share, download or print exactly what they need for any lesson in an instant.

To save teachers valuable time, we’ve embedded all our resources within each lesson plan. With Maestro’s advanced functionality, teachers can simply click, share, download or print exactly what they need for any lesson in an instant.

Labour's Curriculum Review

Supporting schools through the curriculum review

In 2024, the new Labour Government in the UK announced a review of the primary curriculum. This will begin in September 2024, with any changes presented to schools in autumn 2025. As the curriculum changes, we’ll adapt to meet the new requirements, supporting you every step of the way. With our curriculum housed on Maestro, changes can be made effectively and quickly with little to no disruption to your school, and without unnecessary workload on teachers and subject leaders. Plus, many of the changes indicated, such as a renewed focus on oracy, are already embedded across the curriculum and will require no to little change.

In 2024, the new Labour Government in the UK announced a review of the primary curriculum. This will begin in September 2024, with any changes presented to schools in autumn 2025. As the curriculum changes, we’ll adapt to meet the new requirements, supporting you every step of the way. With our curriculum housed on Maestro, changes can be made effectively and quickly with little to no disruption to your school, and without unnecessary workload on teachers and subject leaders. Plus, many of the changes indicated, such as a renewed focus on oracy, are already embedded across the curriculum and will require no to little change.

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“The new early years projects are structured really well and offer a good balance of teacher directed and child-led activities. What we enjoy about Cornerstones is that it offers us that flexibility.”

Carrie Kiselis, Deputy Headteacher

Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School