Curriculum Maestro

Implement and easily manage an ambitious primary curriculum or individual subjects. From sequenced, resourced curriculum projects to teaching and assessment tools, Maestro is the online curriculum and assessment platform with everything you need, all in one place.

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  • Annual licence
  • Individual subjects available
Curriculum Maestro
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MAKING IT EASIER TO MASTER YOUR PRIMARY CURRICULUM

What's included in Curriculum Maestro?

Everything you need to design, teach and assess your curriculum.

Single subject or whole curriculum

Access the ambitious, much-loved Cornerstones Curriculum spanning Nursery to Year 6, plus White Rose Maths schemes. Content is rich in knowledge and skills, logically sequenced and fully adaptable.

Planning, teaching and assessment tools

Everything is connected so that teachers can seamlessly plan, teach and assess across the curriculum. Maestro’s tools and editable content will transform your day-to-day teaching.

Curriculum tools

Maestro makes it easier to implement, monitor and articulate your curriculum. You can see how subjects are covered and sequenced across year groups even at a granular level.

High-quality lesson resources

Bring your best curriculum to life with our engaging videos, presentations, knowledge organisers, quizzes and more. Designed by primary experts and loved by children.

Subject leadership tools

Lead your subject and support colleagues using Maestro's simple tools and reports. You’ll be able to view and monitor children’s subject coverage and progression in real time.

Dedicated support

Access free, ongoing guidance and support from our team of curriculum and subject experts. Online video tutorials are available to help you get the best out of Curriculum Maestro. Find out more.

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Your school is unique. Please give us a call on 03333 20 8000 or email support@cornerstoneseducation.co.uk and we'll answer any questions you may have.

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What do I get when I subscribe to Maestro?

Your school will have an online 'home' for everything to do with your curriculum. First, you'll get access to a well-sequenced and ambitious curriculum of over 100 Cornerstones Curriculum projects supported by teaching resources. Staff can then edit content and add lessons and projects to the platform if they wish.
The curriculum is linked to a built-in skills and knowledge framework to ensure progression and connection in children's learning over time. Maestro also includes clever tools to help you to easily articulate how subjects and concepts develop over time through your curriculum. It really has everything you need right now to deliver an ambitious, coherent primary curriculum that children will love (and that saves teachers' time).

Our experienced curriculum advisers will provide you with ongoing curriculum support whenever you need it.

What support is available?

Our team includes experienced primary leaders, advisers and teachers who are here to help you at every step of your curriculum journey. We can help you to work on your curriculum intent, help you to implement it, and how to monitor and maintain its impact on teaching and learning. Visit our 'About’ page to view our team and our ‘Contact’ page to get in touch. You can also ask us questions via Live Chat on our website and on your Maestro homepage.

Find out more about the support we provide.

How much does an annual Maestro licence cost?

Our pricing is flexible and offers excellent value, making it cost effective for any school. Your annual curriculum licence will give all staff access to Maestro, including a fully sequenced curriculum, White Rose Maths, assessment and inspection tools, resources, new features and ongoing expert support. The price depends on the size of your school, and we offer discounts for multi-school purchases. For schools new to Cornerstones, the licence ranges from £500 to £2,750. Just give us a call or email us and we can give you a quote for your school.

We also offer loyalty discounts for schools already using the Cornerstones Hub or preHub materials. If you are already using Cornerstones materials, please get in touch for your loyalty pricing details.

How can Maestro help with assessment?

Maestro comes with an inbuilt skills and knowledge progression framework, which underpins your curriculum content. This framework gives teachers clear assessment points in every primary subject. Maestro provides teachers with class-based assessment tools to monitor and support learning. Live recording of what has been taught and learnt, alongside quizzes and more formal half termly tests, enables you to make quality assessment for learning and accurate teacher assessments.

Can I sync Maestro with my school’s Management Information System (MIS)?

We've partnered with Wonde to synchronise Maestro with information in your MIS (such as Capita SIMS, RM Integris, ScholarPack). This means that your classes and pupils will always be up to date with information about attributes, new pupils or pupils that have left the school. Maestro uses this information securely to populate your midterm plans, monitor actual coverage and allow you to assess in real time.

If your school is not yet using the Wonde portal, we will cover the cost of this service for you. This means that you have the option, free of charge, to ensure that Maestro stays in sync with any relevant information that you input or change in your MIS. Please get in touch to find out more.

Will Maestro save teachers time?

Absolutely! Maestro saves teachers hours, if not weeks, of planning time. You have everything that you need to plan, deliver, monitor and assess your curriculum, all in one place. The 100+ projects are sequenced, connected, adaptable and come with high-quality resources, so that you don’t have to trawl the internet looking for resources to use in classes. We also offer ongoing teacher support, to help you to make the most of your curriculum.

Can someone come into my school to demonstrate Maestro?

Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions and government guidelines, much of our support is offered through online demonstrations. If you need us to visit in person, we can do this so long as government guidelines are followed.

What will a demo show me?

A demo is a perfect opportunity to see what Maestro offers you. A curriculum adviser from your region will ask you what you need and will show you how to use Maestro in the best way to support your school. The demo is a great way to get a feel for what Maestro includes and how it can save you time. After that, you can easily book a more focused session with members of your team.

Do you offer a free trial?

The best way to trial Maestro is to book a one to one or group demo with one of our advisers. They will listen to your needs and show you the features that will help you most. You are then very welcome to book further demos and ask us any questions before deciding upon purchasing your licence. Once your licence starts, you’ll get ongoing curriculum support to help you to get the most out of Maestro. Download our brochure about Curriculum Maestro

Can I buy Curriculum Maestro as an individual?

No. Maestro is most effective as a whole school curriculum design and management tool, which enables complete coherence across school, a key priority for schools, especially under the new inspection framework. Individual teachers have their own login and dashboard, so that lesson plans and curriculum models can be personalised.

We used to have a Cornerstones Curriculum licence. Can we rejoin on Maestro?

Yes, you can absolutely rejoin us on Maestro. We just need a few details from you to set up your annual licence and get you up and running in no time.

What subjects are covered by the projects?

The projects cover history, geography, science, design and technology and art and design, with English writing opportunities provided. Reading is supported in each project and lessons are regularly based around linked books and novels. Our resources also enable children to read across the curriculum. The projects include opportunities to teach PE, PSHE, music and computing, but for full coverage of these and Relationships and Health Education (RHE), teachers can use Maestro’s skills and knowledge framework to plan schemes of work. Our Love to Celebrate RE projects can also help teachers to plan and deliver their locally agreed RE syllabus. Maths coverage is provided through White Rose Maths projects and resources available on the Maestro platform, for Year 1 to Year 6.

How many projects are there in the Cornerstones Curriculum?

There are over 100 rich and ambitious projects in the Cornerstones Curriculum from Nursery to Year 6, available on Curriculum Maestro. All content can be tailored to suit your children and includes a wide array of high-quality resources. Explore the projects here or book a demo to find out more.

Do you have free sample materials?

The best way to explore what Curriculum Maestro has to offer and to get a feel for the Cornerstones Curriculum projects, pedagogy and resources, is to have a chat with one of our team. We'll listen to your needs and be able to show you the materials and tools that can best support you and your staff. In the meantime, take a look at our FREE project, Fallen Fields, which comes with a set of lesson resources.

Are the projects cross curricular?

We believe that an outstanding primary curriculum is one that includes authentic, meaningful links between subjects. Our original projects include plenty of opportunities for cross-curricular learning. Our new curriculum projects are more subject driven, but still make meaningful links to other subjects where this enhances children's learning. We provide you with a curriculum framework that includes the ideal subject projects to be taught alongside each other, each term. A balanced, connected approach helps children to broaden their skills, knowledge and understanding of subjects over time. Download a brochure about Curriculum 22

Are there any knowledge-rich projects?

Yes! The fully sequenced Curriculum 22 includes over 100 knowledge-rich main and mini projects with more coming soon. These are available on Maestro for Years 1 to 6. The projects are subject driven and include carefully sequenced activities and low stakes quizzing to help teachers to focus on children’s knowledge acquisition and application in engaging ways. We can show you around the projects when you book a demo. Or, read our blog about knowledge-rich projects for more information.

Can I buy the Cornerstones Curriculum without Curriculum/Cwricwlwm Maestro?

No. Your curriculum on Maestro works as a living, breathing, connected programme of learning. Maestro’s tools enable you to edit and adapt projects and design your own curriculum. It helps you to see how subjects and concepts are connected and sequenced over time. Also, teachers can access resources within lesson plans and assess children's progress in real time. Unlike the original Cornerstones project booklets, we can update curriculum content on the platform, so that it is always current and relevant for you.

How is the curriculum sequenced and connected?

On Maestro, you now have access to an interconnected, ambitious and fully sequenced Curriculum 22. Subject knowledge and skills are built on over time, and authentic links are made between subjects and projects where appropriate. Book a demo and we can quickly show you how the curriculum is sequenced and connected. Download a brochure about Curriculum 22

What subjects does the Cornerstones Curriculum cover?

The Cornerstones Curriculum is a broad and balanced, knowledge-rich primary curriculum. Its content is delivered through a range of subject-specific projects, which last either a full or half term.
Subject-specific projects cover art and design, design and technology, geography, history and, from spring
2022, science. Maths is delivered through projects from the White Rose Maths scheme, and English is supported by a range of English packs. Currently, we advise schools to use specialist schemes for computing, PE, PHSE, music and RE, but you can still track these subjects on Maestro. Download our brochure about Curriculum 22

How is the curriculum sequenced and connected?

On Maestro, you now have access to an interconnected, ambitious and fully sequenced Curriculum 22. Subject knowledge and skills are built on over time, and authentic links are made between subjects and projects where appropriate. Book a demo and we can quickly show you how the curriculum is sequenced and connected. Download a brochure about Curriculum 22

Will Curriculum Maestro allow middle and senior leaders to track the curriculum through school?

Yes. Curriculum Maestro allows middle and senior leaders to support and track the intended and actual coverage and progression throughout school. Please book a demo and we can show you how this is done.

Will Maestro save teachers time?

Absolutely! Maestro saves teachers hours, if not weeks, of planning time. You have everything that you need to plan, deliver, monitor and assess your curriculum, all in one place. The 100+ projects are sequenced, connected, adaptable and come with high-quality resources, so that you don’t have to trawl the internet looking for resources to use in classes. We also offer ongoing teacher support, to help you to make the most of your curriculum.

Can Curriculum Maestro be used for a mixed Reception/Year 1 class?

Yes, you can use Curriculum Maestro to easily plan, teach and assess mixed Reception/Year 1 provision. Our curriculum advisers can help you to create optimum curriculum cycles that offer you the best coverage. Book a demo to find out more about our Early Years and Year 1 provision. Download our brochure about Curriculum Maestro

How does Curriculum Maestro support mixed age planning?

Maestro makes the tricky task of mixed aged coverage achievable. Curriculum 2022 provides you with a mixed aged curriculum model that you can tailor to suit your children. The projects themselves are perfect for mixed aged planning, as they are broad, balanced and engaging.

Will Curriculum Maestro show me subject coverage, progression and sequencing?

Curriculum Maestro now includes a fully sequenced, interconnected, knowledge-rich curriculum model: Curriculum 22. This includes subject schemes and provides you with an exceptional progression model. In addition, Maestro's tools can show your:


  1. Intended coverage of the national curriculum programmes of study by subject

  2. Progression of the skills and knowledge framework by subject and key concepts

  3. Sequencing of lessons com

How does Curriculum Maestro support schools with Ofsted’s deep dives?

Schools tell us that Maestro has supported them extremely well during the subject deep dives. The sequenced curriculum Curriculum 22, online tools and resources enable leaders to keep a close eye on actual, not just intended, subject coverage and progression. Maestro makes it very quick and easy to articulate to inspectors the rationale behind your curriculum, how it is sequenced, and where and how subject aspects are taught. Book a demo and we can show you exactly how Maestro supports you with the inspection process and deep dives.

How does Curriculum Maestro fit with the new Ofsted framework?

It fits perfectly. Our curriculum experts began developing Maestro even before the new Ofsted framework was published. From our research, leaders told us that they needed a one platform solution to help them to deliver, monitor and articulate well-constructed, ambitious curricula. Curriculum sequencing and knowledge-rich content are high on Ofsted's agenda and the curriculum housed on Maestro, Curriculum 22, more than meets this demand. The new inspection framework identifies three stages of curriculum excellence: intent, implementation and impact. You can deliver and manage all three on Maestro at the click of a few buttons.

How is the curriculum sequenced and connected?

On Maestro, you now have access to an interconnected, ambitious and fully sequenced Curriculum 22. Subject knowledge and skills are built on over time, and authentic links are made between subjects and projects where appropriate. Book a demo and we can quickly show you how the curriculum is sequenced and connected. Download a brochure about Curriculum 22

Will Curriculum Maestro show me subject coverage, progression and sequencing?

Curriculum Maestro now includes a fully sequenced, interconnected, knowledge-rich curriculum model: Curriculum 22. This includes subject schemes and provides you with an exceptional progression model. In addition, Maestro's tools can show your:


  1. Intended coverage of the national curriculum programmes of study by subject

  2. Progression of the skills and knowledge framework by subject and key concepts

  3. Sequencing of lessons com

Can Curriculum Maestro help with subject leadership?

Absolutely. Maestro shows you how each subject is covered across your curriculum and where subject aspects, key concepts and objectives are taught and learned. Subject leaders can easily plan coverage, run reports to monitor what is really happening in their subject across school, and support other teachers. Some schools don’t have subject leaders, because they use Maestro for shared subject leadership. Book a demo to find out more.

How does Curriculum Maestro support schools with Ofsted’s deep dives?

Schools tell us that Maestro has supported them extremely well during the subject deep dives. The sequenced curriculum Curriculum 22, online tools and resources enable leaders to keep a close eye on actual, not just intended, subject coverage and progression. Maestro makes it very quick and easy to articulate to inspectors the rationale behind your curriculum, how it is sequenced, and where and how subject aspects are taught. Book a demo and we can show you exactly how Maestro supports you with the inspection process and deep dives.

How does Curriculum Maestro fit with the new Ofsted framework?

It fits perfectly. Our curriculum experts began developing Maestro even before the new Ofsted framework was published. From our research, leaders told us that they needed a one platform solution to help them to deliver, monitor and articulate well-constructed, ambitious curricula. Curriculum sequencing and knowledge-rich content are high on Ofsted's agenda and the curriculum housed on Maestro, Curriculum 22, more than meets this demand. The new inspection framework identifies three stages of curriculum excellence: intent, implementation and impact. You can deliver and manage all three on Maestro at the click of a few buttons.

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    10/12/2021

    We are in a much better place with CM than with our old curriculum. We will be making it more bespoke in the second year.

    Conrad Fox – Headteacher, Hunmanby Primary School, England

    16/11/2021

    I have used Cornerstones from its first launch. The product has been refined over time as it is driven by feedback from schools and teachers delivering the content. The company is also responsive to a school's needs.

    Lindsey Wain – Deputy headteacher, Hartburn Primary School, England

    04/11/2021

    Maestro is a real time saver, particularly for leadership teams and subject leaders. There is a wealth of information and resources which can be used and adapted by creative skills teachers. The way the curriculum is mapped is excellent and was commented on in a very recent Ofsted inspection.

    Charlotte Gibbins – Thurlstone Primary School, England

    17/09/2021

    I have recommended and told many other schools and school staff about it. I would always though suggest that they need to ensure it is right for their school setting and the needs of their staff and pupils.

    Kathryn – Teacher, Langton Primary School

    20/01/2021

    It has been a revelation. Staff are finding their way through it and if we have any questions, the support from Cornerstones is amazing. We always get answers to our questions. It is now our one-stop-shop for curriculum with linked up thinking and approach through an intuitive and user-friendly system.

    Moira Cross – Executive head, Dordon Primary School