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- The future of assessment in primary schools
- Curriculum 22: Rising to the challenge of an ambitious primary curriculum
- Teach the First World War at primary school with our free KS2 project and resources
- How to build an effective primary curriculum framework
- How to design, plan and teach an ambitious primary curriculum
- How to design an outstanding primary art and design curriculum
- How to implement the Cornerstones Curriculum 22
- How to design your curriculum
- How to provide an exceptional primary Curriculum for Wales using Cwricwlwm Maestro
- Cornerstones Curriculum 22: a fully sequenced and interconnected primary curriculum
- What to expect from Ofsted’s subject ‘deep dives’
- What are curriculum principles and why are they important?
- What makes a great primary history curriculum?
- Knowledge-rich curriculum projects from Cornerstones
- 5 steps to planning Welsh history and culture through your primary curriculum
- Addressing the impact of COVID-19 on early child development
- Take your maths provision to the next level using White Rose Maths on Curriculum Maestro
- Dedicated curriculum support for primary schools
- Ofsted’s Annual Report 2019/2020: a summary for primary schools
- Teach diverse and engaging RE lessons with our Love to Celebrate projects
- Coping with the pandemic: five ways to master blended learning in primary schools using Maestro
- Curriculum for Wales: What’s next for Welsh primary schools?
- Measuring progress at primary school – where to next?
- An exciting new early years curriculum from Cornerstones
- Pedagogy: is yours distinct from your curriculum?
- Cornerstones in action: How to make teacher workload work
- The importance of continuous provision in the early years
- How connected is your curriculum?
- How Curriculum Maestro can help you prepare for your school’s recovery
- What is a recovery curriculum and how can primary schools implement it?
- A new curriculum platform for primary schools in Wales
- Supporting disadvantaged children and families in the North through education
- 10 Big Ideas – FREE home learning challenges for children and families
- Top free apps for families and children to enjoy during school closure
- Free access to Cornerstones’ Love to Read resources for home learning
- Why subject leadership is crucial to the success of your primary curriculum
- Knowledge and skills: getting the balance right across the primary curriculum
- The importance of early reading
- Primary curriculum event
- How to achieve subject coverage and progression with Cornerstones
- What are knowledge organisers and how can we use them in the primary classroom?
- Curriculum intent for primary schools
- Tom Sherrington spoilt my Sunday (not really) – A blog about the Cornerstones Curriculum, then and now.
- Ofsted’s new inspection framework: What can primary schools expect?
- How much does it cost to design a curriculum?
- A summary of Amanda Spielman’s (HCMI Ofsted) latest curriculum update
- Meaningful assessment: my conversation with Sean Harford, Ofsted’s National Director of Education
- How to choose the best primary teaching resources
- My curriculum conversation with Ofsted’s National Director of Education, Sean Harford.
- What makes a coherent curriculum?
- Coherent curriculums: How to be part of the curriculum revolution
- Beyond the word wall: building vocabulary in the classroom
- FREE resources for British Science Week!
- What is a broad and balanced curriculum?
- What is the best type of curriculum?
- Summary of Amanda Spielman’s (HMCI Ofsted) report on the primary curriculum October 2017
- Spotlight on the curriculum
- What is Diwali?
- Schools must plan curriculum and be able to show inspectors, says Harford
- What is SMSC?
- Put more art and design into your primary curriculum
- Mind the gap! Improving boys writing in KS1 and KS2
- Top 5 tips for managing enhanced provision in EYFS
- Teaching primary science…our top 10 tips for non-experts
- Science Week lesson ideas
- Science Week lesson plan: Chocolate structures (EYFS/KS1/KS2)
- Science Week lesson plan: Liquid layers (KS2)
- Science Week lesson plan: Milk shapes (EYFS/KS1)
- Science Week lesson plan: Bubble bangs (KS2)
- Science Week lesson plan: Floating flowers (KS1/KS2)
- Take a look at our Anglo Saxon and Viking Timeline video and resources
- 11 engaging autumn activities for primary schools
- How to explain the theory of evolution to Year 6 children
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Podcasts
- Calming the storm: using Stormbreak for children’s mental health
- What is curriculum sequencing and why is it important?
- How to make the most of art in primary school: with ArtJohn
- Implementing an outstanding Early Years curriculum: Canon Sharples C of E Primary School and Nursery
- Revolutionising teacher recruitment: Slava Kremerman
- Lighting the way as a leader: in conversation with Angela Browne
- How to teach mindfulness to children with Nadege Robin
- Taking back control: in conversation with Bob Harrison
- What curriculum support is available for primary schools?
- How to break the sleep stress cycle with teacher wellbeing expert, Maria Brosnan
- Implementing our curriculum using Maestro: All Saints C of E Primary School
- Preparing our curriculum for Wales: Pembroke Primary School
- Wales: How to design a bespoke primary curriculum
- Blended and remote learning at primary school: how does it really work?
- Black history: inclusion and education with Dr Angelina Osborne
- Nursery and Reception curriculum – national updates and the latest news from Cornerstones
- How to plan your curriculum for mixed aged classes in primary school
- Our curriculum journey with Cornerstones: St Paul’s Church of England Primary School, York
- How the FA are applying the six steps of curriculum design
- Primary curriculum leadership in action
- My curriculum conversation with Mary Myatt
- School improvement through an inclusive curriculum: Queen Emma’s Primary
- How to use the Love to Read guides for home learning and family time
- Update and support for primary schools during COVID-19
- Why subject leadership is crucial to the success of your curriculum
- Primary curriculum design in action: The Stour Federation
- Ofsted’s new early years inspection – what does it mean in practice?
- Curriculum principles, purpose and pedagogy – with Jonathan Lear
- Initial Teacher Training and the Early Career Framework – an update with Professor Sam Twiselton, OBE
- Deep dives: How to achieve subject coverage and progression
- Wellbeing in the primary classroom
- Raising the status of teaching: Dame Alison Peacock
- Curriculum intent: big ideas and larger concepts
- Primary curriculum: three schools’ stories (part 3)
- What is Curriculum Maestro?
- Primary curriculum: three schools’ stories (part 2)
- What to expect when you’re inspected: a myth-busting conversation with Ofsted’s Matthew Purves
- Using LEGO Education in the primary classroom
- Primary curriculum: three schools’ stories (part 1)
- The transformative power of education: Hallam Festival of Education
- Debugging computing in the primary curriculum
- What’s the real cost of curriculum design?
- My curriculum conversation with Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman
- My curriculum conversation with Professor Sam Twiselton, OBE
- Excellence in the Early Years
- Are there three types of curriculum?
- How to achieve Ofsted’s three Is of curriculum
- What are knowledge organisers and how can we use them in the primary classroom?
- Bonfire Night – classroom edition 1
- Cornerstones in action: reducing teacher workload with Adam Newman
- How connected is your curriculum?
- Teaching the First World War in a primary classroom
- How to set up continuous and enhanced provision in the Early Years
- Testing and assessment: making it meaningful
- Cornerstones in action: Spilsby Primary Academy
- How to choose the best primary teaching resources
- ‘Children only have one childhood and we have a responsibility to get it right’
- An interview with Sean Harford, Ofsted’s National Director of Education
- Coherent curriculums: Why are they important?
- Coherent curriculums: how to be part of the curriculum revolution
- Beyond the word wall: building vocabulary in the classroom
- Teaching English across the primary curriculum
- The importance of history in the primary curriculum
- The importance of science in the primary curriculum
- Imagineering, uncharted territories and adventures in learning
- Implementing the six steps of curriculum design
- Community, philosophy and inspiration in education, with Hywel Roberts
- How to teach and cover the ‘cultural’ in children’s SMSC development
- An introduction to SMSC and fundamental British values
- The impact of a broad and balanced curriculum with Lyn McNamara of Probus Primary School
- Curriculum design in the classroom with Anthony Robinson of Farmilo Primary School
- Curriculum design and ‘learning not lessons’ with Farmilo Primary School
- How to ensure coverage with a broad and balanced curriculum
- How to plan a broad and balanced curriculum
- What is a broad and balanced curriculum?
- Introducing The Curriculum podcast
Case Studies
- Implementing our outstanding early years curriculum using Cornerstones
- Our experience under Ofsted’s new inspection framework using Cornerstones
- Bringing a ‘heads, hands and hearts’ curriculum to life at All Saints C of E Primary School
- Pembroke Primary: how we’re developing our Curriculum for Wales with Maestro
- Ysgol Y Bynea’s curriculum journey with Cornerstones
- How Queen Emma’s Primary School are mastering their curriculum
- Lea Forest Primary Academy: How a remarkable school brought subjects to life
- Hockley Heath Academy: Increasing engagement with pupils, staff and parents
- Hardwick Primary School: ‘Requires improvement’ to ‘outstanding’ in 18 months
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- Melanie Moore
- Caroline Pudner
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- How much does an annual Maestro licence cost?
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- What will a demo show me?
- Can someone come into my school to demonstrate Maestro?
- What support is available?
- How does Curriculum Maestro fit with the new Ofsted framework?
- How does Curriculum Maestro support schools with Ofsted’s deep dives?
- Will Curriculum Maestro show me subject coverage, progression and sequencing?
- How does Curriculum Maestro support mixed age planning?
- Can Curriculum Maestro be used for a mixed Reception/Year 1 class?
- Will Maestro save teachers time?
- Will Curriculum Maestro allow middle and senior leaders to track the curriculum through school?
- Can Curriculum Maestro help with subject leadership?
- How is the curriculum sequenced and connected?
- Can I sync Maestro with my school’s Management Information System (MIS)?
- How is Curriculum Maestro different to The Hub?
- How can I design a bespoke curriculum on Cwricwlwm Maestro?
- Where should we start with our curriculum design?
- How can Cwricwlwm Maestro help track progression?
- How is Cwricwlwm Maestro aligned with the new Curriculum for Wales requirements?
- Are there any Welsh language resources?
- Can I buy the Cornerstones Curriculum without Curriculum/Cwricwlwm Maestro?
- How many projects are there in the Cornerstones Curriculum?
- Are there any knowledge-rich projects?
- What subjects are covered by the projects?
- Are the projects cross curricular?
- Do you have free sample materials?
- What’s the difference between Maestro and Maestro Lite?
- How much does Maestro Lite cost?
Projects (English)
- Mix It
- Our Changing World
- Investigating Our World
- Interconnected World
- One Planet, Our World
- Tints, Tones and Shades
- Tints, Tones and Shades
- Remarkable Recipes
- Our Wonderful World
- Mix It
- Let’s Explore the World
- Cook Well, Eatwell
- Contrast and Complement
- Contrast and Complement
- Chop, Slice and Mash
- Animal
- Let’s Explore
- Build It Up
- Let’s Explore
- Build It Up
- Moving On
- Splash!
- Splash!
- Me and My Community
- Me and My Community
- Exploring Autumn
- Exploring Autumn
- Big Wide World
- Big Wide World
- Warp and Weft
- Invasion
- Architecture
- Groundbreaking Greeks
- Tomb Builders
- Ancient Civilisations
- Taotie
- Dynamic Dynasties
- Trailblazers, Barrier Breakers
- Maafa
- Make Do and Mend
- Britain at War
- Shadows and Reflections
- Sunshine and Sunflowers
- Puddles and Rainbows
- Dangerous Dinosaurs
- Puddles and Rainbows
- Dangerous Dinosaurs
- Shadows and Reflections
- Sunshine and Sunflowers
- White Rose Maths – Autumn Term
- White Rose Maths – Summer Term
- White Rose Maths – Spring Term
- White Rose Maths – Autumn Term
- White Rose Maths – Summer Term
- White Rose Maths – Spring Term
- White Rose Maths – Autumn Term
- White Rose Maths – Summer Term
- White Rose Maths – Spring Term
- White Rose Maths – Autumn Term
- White Rose Maths – Summer Term
- White Rose Maths – Spring Term
- White Rose Maths – Autumn Term
- White Rose Maths – Summer Term
- White Rose Maths – Spring Term
- White Rose Maths – Autumn Term
- White Rose Maths – Summer Term
- White Rose Maths – Spring Term
- Winter Wonderland
- Starry Night
- Winter Wonderland
- Starry Night
- Still Life
- Movers and Shakers
- Portraits and Poses
- Magnificent Monarchs
- Funny Faces and Fabulous Features
- Street View
- School Days
- Childhood
- Prehistoric Pots
- Through the Ages
- Mosaic Masters
- Emperors and Empires
- Inuit
- Sow, Grow and Farm
- Eat the Seasons
- Vista
- Misty Mountain, Winding River
- Rocks, Relics and Rumbles
- Ammonite
- Coastline
- Beach Hut
- Taxi
- Frozen Kingdoms
- Bright Lights, Big City
Projects (Welsh)
- Wriggle and Crawl
- Revolution
- Warrior Princess
- Eisteddfod
- Myths and Legends
- Winter Wonderland
- Sunshine and Sunflowers
- Starry Night
- Splash!
- Shadows and Reflections
- Puddles and Rainbows
- Me and My Community
- Exploring Autumn
- Dangerous Dinosaurs
- Big Wide World
- Winter Wonderland
- Sunshine and Sunflowers
- Starry Night
- Splash!
- Shadows and Reflections
- Puddles and Rainbows
- Me and My Community
- Exploring Autumn
- Dangerous Dinosaurs
- Big Wide World
- Warp and Weft
- Tomb Builders
- Invasion
- Ancient Civilisations
- Taotie
- Groundbreaking Greeks
- Dynamic Dynasties
- Architecture
- Trailblazers, Barrier Breakers
- Make Do and Mend
- Maafa
- Britain at War
- Year 6 Summer Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 6 Spring Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 6 Autumn Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 5 Summer Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 5 Spring Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 5 Autumn Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 4 Summer Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 4 Spring Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 4 Autumn Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 3 Summer Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 3 Spring Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 3 Autumn Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 2 Summer Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 2 Spring Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 2 Autumn Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 1 Summer Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 1 Spring Term – White Rose Maths
- Year 1 Autumn Term – White Rose Maths
- Where does snow go?
- Who lives in a rock pool?
- What happens when I fall asleep?
- Are we there yet?
- Are carrots orange?
- How many pebbles on the beach?
- How high can I jump?
- Are eggs alive?
- Tomorrow’s World
- ID
- Hola Mexico
- Gallery Rebels
- Darwin’s Delight
- Blood Heart
- A Child’s War
- Fallen Fields
- Inuit
- Time Travellers
- Stargazers
- Scream Machine
- Roses and Royals
- Pharaohs
- Fallen Fields
- Beast Creator
- Allotment
- Alchemy Island
- Pits and Ponies
- Eat the Seasons
- Traders and Raiders
- Road Trip USA!
- Potions
- Playlist
- Misty Mountain Sierra
- Castles and Kingdoms
- Burps, Bottoms and Bile
- Blue Abyss
- Vista
- Urban Pioneers
- Tremors
- Scrumdiddlyumptious
- Predator
- Mighty Metals
- Gods and Mortals
- Flow
- Tribe
- Prehistoric Pots
- Through the Ages
- Ammonite
- Rocks, Relics and Rumbles
- The Romans are Coming!
- Mosaic Masters
- Towers, Tunnels and Turrets
- The Scented Garden
- Street Detective
- Muck, Mess and Mixtures
- Land Ahoy!
- Beat Band Boogie
- Beachcombers
- Still Life
- Brilliant Betsi
- Movers and Shakers
- Portraits and Poses
- Magnificent Monarchs
- St David’s Story
- Beach Hut
- The Enchanted Woodland
- Superheroes
- Splendid Skies
- Rio de Vida
- Paws, Claws and Whiskers
- Moon Zoom
- Memory Box
- Frozen Kingdoms
- Sow Grow and Farm
- Misty Mountain, Winding River
- Emperors and Empires
- Coastline
- Dinosaur Planet
- Ysgol
- Street View
- School Days
- Funny Faces and Fabulous Features
- Childhood
- Taxi
- Cardiff Tales
- Bright Lights, Big City
