What is Curriculum Maestro?
Curriculum Maestro is a game-changing online platform that helps you to implement and manage your primary curriculum all from one place. It includes a fully sequenced curriculum, projects, resources, teaching and assessment tools.
Curriculum Maestro is aligned with the new Ofsted framework and is easy to implement, saving you and your staff hours of valuable time.
It's the most comprehensive primary curriculum platform available, helping you to design, deliver and manage your curriculum with ease.
Whole-school curriculum
Access the much-loved Cornerstones Curriculum spanning Nursery to Year 6, plus White Rose maths schemes. Content is rich in knowledge and skills, carefully sequenced and adaptable.
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.
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.
Planning, teaching and assessment
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.
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.
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.
Recommended Usage
We recommend daily usage of 30+ minutes as Maestro is integral to teaching learning and assessment.
Educational Impact
Additional evidence
Jan 2021
Bringing a ‘heads, hands and hearts’ curriculum to life at All Saints C of E Primary School
May 2020
Queen Emma’s Primary School – Making the most of Curriculum Maestro
Dec 2020
Pembroke Primary: how we’re developing our Curriculum for Wales with Maestro
Sep 2021
Implementing our outstanding early years curriculum using Cornerstones
Mar 2023
Implementing a vocabulary-rich curriculum at a new bilingual school
Jan 2023
Teaching that meets every child's needs
 Company | Business Name: Cornerstones Education HQ Location: United Kingdom Founded: 2010 |
| Age Range | 0-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13 |
 Features | CurriculumPrimary CurriculumAssessmentCurriculum DesignResourcesCurriculum Sequencing |
 Languages | English |
 Accessibility | Robust features |
 Policies |  Terms of ServicePrivacy Policy |
 Requirements | Internet - Low BandwidthInternet - High BandwidthDesktop - MacDesktop - WindowsDesktop - ChromebookMobile - iPhoneMobile - iPadMobile - WindowsMobile - Android Operating system: Windows 7+ Mac OS 10.12+ iOS 10+ (limited functionality on smaller screens) Android 7.0+ (limited functionality on smaller screens) Browsers: Chrome 36+ Edge 15+ Mozilla Firefox 60+ Safari 11+ (MacOS only) iOS Safari Android browser |
 Set Up | Once you've purchased and sent back your signed terms and conditions, we can usually start the onboarding process the same day. |
 Training | Live OnlineWebinarsDocumentationVideos We have a complete help centre available with Curriculum Maestro giving users (NQT to SLT) 100% satisfaction, including video tutorials, step-by-step guides, handy tips, advice, guidance, and much more. |
 Support | FAQs/ForumKnowledge BasePhone Support |
| Home Learning | School must create the account. While the Curriculum Maestro is not available to parents, all projects from the Cornerstones Curriculum come with parent information and home learning for the school to share. |
 Tags | Curriculum sequencingCurriculum designAssessmentManagementTime savingOfsted requirements metDesignProjectsattainment gapssupport |
Curriculum Maestro PricingPricing Plans Paid Subscription Curriculum Maestro pricing starts from £500 / year Annual licence to Maestro costs between £500 and £2,750 depending on the size of the school.  Optimised for a quick response | |
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Curriculum Maestro Reviews
from 16 Verified Reviews
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Feb 2024
It is an amazing platform
Maya tafsir found Curriculum Maestro:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“It has helped with planning and searching resources.”
- Does not provide school data“I'm not aware of this.”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“It takes a huge load off the class teachers work.”
- Slightly improves attainment“Unaware”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“some resources are good”
Nov 2022
Up to date, easily accessible and challenging for all
Louise Burridge found Curriculum Maestro:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Reduction in planning and assessment workload”
- Moderately provides school data“Just starting to assess foundation subjects”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Resources readily available”
- Slightly improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Supports a knowledge rich curriculum”
Cherida Gibson
Nurture Coordinator
Used Curriculum Maestro daily for 4-6 months
Feb 2022
It's a fantastic system that helps planning, tracking and assessment. It's just a very difficult system to use and can be complicated to find the areas that you need. It would be great if the system was easier to use and simpler to navigate.
Cherida Gibson found Curriculum Maestro:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Planning and tracking data”
- Significantly provides school data“we can clearly track progress across all ages/stages”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“Clear lesson plans, resources and next steps”
- Significantly improves attainment
- Significantly builds student knowledge
Maz Whittaker
Class teacher, KS2 Leader, English Lead, SLT
Used Curriculum Maestro daily for 4-6 months
Jan 2022
Lots of great resources. We particularly love the art and DT lessons- they show clear progress and building of skills within each unit. The RE units have really useful info and avoid teachers having to do extensive research. We still have some trouble navigating the system- the website is very 'busy'. Some history and geog units are very reading heavy so we extract the texts and use those for whole class reading lessons. Would appreciate some more creative activity ideas for humanities subjects- seems to be a lot of read/research and fill in the sheet.
Maz Whittaker found Curriculum Maestro:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“We no longer have to spend ages sourcing good quality resources such as texts and videos”
- Slightly provides school data“haven't used this function yet”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“THe sequence of lessons is clear so there's less 'faffing'”
- Slightly improves attainment“Don't know yet”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“Knowledge organisers are great. The key information they need to know for each topic is very clear.”
Dec 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 found Curriculum Maestro:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“everything in one place. user friendly Maestro platform”
- Significantly provides school data“Real time awareness of planning. formative assessment. summative judgements.”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“easy access for subject leads”
- Slightly improves attainment“still in initial embedding period, but very engaging topics will result in positive outcomes”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“systematic mapping out of key learning across subjects”
Lindsey Wain
Deputy Head Teacher
Used Curriculum Maestro daily for 5 years+
Nov 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 found Curriculum Maestro:
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Populating the timetable with lessons and using the lessons directly. Resources are provided which saves research time. Curriculum is sequenced. We can check coverage and assessment in real time.”
- Significantly provides school data“We can now assess our foundation subjects using the same familiar format”
- Significantly improves teaching efficiency“It sequences lessons, provides resources, shows previous and next steps, skills and knowledge”
- Significantly improves attainment“The engaging topics have ensured purposeful writing as it allows the pupils to immerse themselves”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Use of Knowledge Organisers. Ability to link new learning with previous and explain where they are going next”
Charlotte Gibbins
Headteacher
Used Curriculum Maestro daily for 3-4 years
Nov 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 found Curriculum Maestro:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Instant access to good quality resources”
- Slightly provides school data“Curriculum coverage”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency
- Moderately improves attainment“Clear progression of knowledge and skills ensures better outcomes.”
- Significantly builds student knowledge“Children know more and remember more”
Kathy Wharton
Head of Primary
Used Curriculum Maestro daily for 3-4 years
Nov 2021
It increased initially as new protocols and systems were introduced. From experience I know it will reduce workload when embedded in practice.
Kathy Wharton found Curriculum Maestro:
- Slightly reduces teacher workload“It increased initially as new protocols and systems were introduced. From experience I know it will reduce workload when embedded in practice.”
- Slightly provides school data“Not yet”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Understanding coverage and progression”
- Slightly improves attainment“Not yet”
- Slightly builds student knowledge“Not yet”
Sep 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 found Curriculum Maestro:
- Moderately reduces teacher workload“Preparing and finding resources for lessons”
- Slightly provides school data“I believe it will do but as yet we haven't used it in that way”
- Moderately improves teaching efficiency“Teachers have the plans and resources, they can group and stream and give different activities to groups and support staff and so they are more effective and efficient in what they are doing”
- Slightly improves attainment“Awaiting to see but it is most likely as the engagement with the topic and their interest is high”
- Moderately builds student knowledge“It allows pupils to connect skills, knowledge and learning together and relate them to specific areas of the curriculum and objectives”
May 2021
Maestro has allowed us to have confidence in the knowledge that we are covering the National Curriculum for all subjects, it is a great tool for subject leaders to analyse and progress their subjects and as school leaders you have a clear overview of planning, assessment, coverage and attainment at all times.
Justin Cowley found Curriculum Maestro:
- Significantly improves attainment“The planning allows for a well organised, themed approach to a topic which gives the children a context around their learning allowing for deeper learning.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Teachers need only to focus on the actual individual lessons and how they are going to deliver it as everything else is done for them.”
Jan 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 found Curriculum Maestro:
- Moderately improves attainment“Maestro helps staff to plan more effectively and teach age related expectations across all subjects. This is something we needed to develop and Maestro has supported this well.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“It has helped us to streamline planning and the use of the ready prepared lessons has saved staff time. We simply make adaptations that reflect our locality and the children in each cohort. It has also saved staff time in thinking of the teaching sequence and finding the resources to plan it. We were worried it could strip away what makes teachers individual but it hasn't. Through careful selections and the ability to plan supplementary lessons with lesson builder where staff choose to, our own curriculum design is being supported not dictated.”
Oct 2020
It is a one stop shop. It has the curriculum design, to the topics that cover the NC and more, to the individual lessons and resources, to the tools to assess children and for subject leaders to be able to monitor their subject confidently.
Emma Perkins found Curriculum Maestro:
- Significantly improves attainment“The knowledge the children gain and remember is excellent with very clear knowledge organisers.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“No teachers are spending huge amounts of time searching for high quality resources as they are all at the click of a button.”
Oct 2020
Allows confidence for curriculum coverage across the whole school
David Perkins found Curriculum Maestro:
- Moderately improves attainment“Massive increase in pupil engagement”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Starting points for all coverage”
Oct 2020
We are very happy with Cornerstones Maestro, it has given us a structure around which we have built our curriculum, enabling learners across our school to succeed.
Cormac Murphy found Curriculum Maestro:
- Significantly improves attainment“Allows us to identify and assess key knowledge that we want to ensure the children learn- this is often straight from their knowledge organisers. We then assess the children's learning using low stakes quizzes, which are provided or adapted from Cornerstones templates. This sharper focus has seen an increase in the proportion of children in a typical class recalling these identified pieces of knowledge.”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“The way the Maestro platform is organised, allows teachers to plan individual lessons and longer units of learning quickly, with easy access to the resources they need.”
Oct 2020
Maestro ensures coverage and provides teachers with guidance to ensure challenge and support
Jennifer Hourihan found Curriculum Maestro:
- Significantly improves attainment“Planning for progression in teaching of For inflation subjects”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Lesson ideas which teacher can adapt, resources provided including videos, PowerPoints and sheets”
Oct 2020
It is a very powerful tool for teachers, subject leaders and SLT, everything is in one place
Lindsey Wain found Curriculum Maestro:
- Significantly improves attainment“Engagement of pupils through the ILPs”
- Significantly reduces teacher workload“Reduces the need for MTP, gap anaylsis, progression tools, assessment etc”