SEND Curriculum
A rich, meaningful education for every child in your school.
SEND pupils thrive when the curriculum works for them
You already know what your SEND pupils are capable of and need. The challenge is building a curriculum that reflects that, one that’s flexible enough to meet each child’s individual needs without placing an impossible burden on your staff. Every child, including those with SEND, deserves access to a broad and balanced curriculum that is ambitious and engaging. That’s exactly what the Cornerstones curriculum is designed to do.
What does great SEND provision look like?
Your SEND pupils access the same rich, meaningful curriculum as every other child in your school. Your staff feel confident adapting content to meet individual needs, without it adding hours to their week. Leaders can clearly evidence progress for every child, including those taking the smallest steps forward. This is the reality for schools using the Cornerstones curriculum, with the right SEND support in place from day one.
Challenges we help schools with SEND provision overcome
Here’s how the Cornerstones curriculum addresses four of the most common challenges schools face when supporting SEND learners.
Adaptability for diverse needs
Our curriculum is designed to flex around your children, not the other way around. Projects can be adapted for a wide range of cognitive, communication, sensory, physical and social-emotional needs, whatever your school's profile looks like.
EHCP alignment
Every child with an Education, Health and Care Plan deserves a curriculum that reflects their individual targets. Cornerstones gives you the tools to map curriculum content directly to EHCP outcomes, so every child's learning has purpose and direction.
Works alongside your existing provision
You don't have to start from scratch. The Cornerstones curriculum is designed to complement and enhance what you already have. Keep the parts of your current provision that work well and use Cornerstones to complete it.
Staff confidence and training
You don't need a team of SEND specialists to deliver something brilliant. Every school gets a dedicated curriculum adviser and access to training that gives your teachers and teaching assistants the confidence to adapt and deliver with clarity.
See how Cornerstones could work for your SEND provision
Whether you’re a mainstream school looking to better support your SEND pupils, or a specialist setting building a curriculum from scratch, a curriculum conversation is the best place to start.
We adapted the projects to fit the needs of our children and locality.
James Foxwell
A curriculum that adapts to every child, not the other way around
No two SEND pupils are the same. That’s why the Cornerstones SEND curriculum is built around flexibility at every level. Projects can be adapted to meet a wide range of cognitive, communication, sensory, physical and social-emotional needs, all mapped to each child’s starting point and EHCP outcomes. Through Maestro, you can adjust learning outcomes, personalise activities and always maintain a clear view of where each child is and where they’re heading. The result is an inclusive curriculum where every child’s learning has purpose, visibility and direction.
SEND support for every member of your team
Tailor the curriculum
Build a bespoke curriculum that genuinely reflects the needs of your children, choosing content that works for your specific cohort.
Choose the right projects
Select from a wide range of engaging projects that can be adapted for cognitive, sensory and communication needs.
Train your whole team
From teachers to teaching assistants and curriculum leads, everyone gets the training and guidance they need to deliver with confidence.
Manage and track learning
Use Maestro's intelligent platform and integrated assessment system to monitor progress for every child, including those making the smallest steps forward.
What you get with the Cornerstones curriculum
Access to Maestro
Maestro is our award-winning digital curriculum platform, bringing your SEND curriculum, assessment and resources together in one coherent, accessible environment. Adapt content for individual needs, track progress against EHCP outcomes and give every member of staff a clear view of what each child is learning and achieving.
1:1 support throughout your time with us
Every school gets a dedicated curriculum adviser from day one. Your adviser will provide training, consultations, practical support and guidance throughout your licence. You're never left to figure it out alone.
Fully integrated assessment suite
Track progress for every child, including those making the smallest steps forward. Make live assessment judgements at the click of a button and produce clear, evidenced reports for parents, governors and Ofsted.
A choice of curriculum projects
Choose the projects that suit your children and we'll help you build a coherent, inclusive curriculum that works for your whole school.
1000s of quality resources
Every project comes complete with beautifully designed resources including presentations, English packs, videos, artefacts, information sheets and more. Everything your staff need, ready to use and easy to adapt.
Hear from schools supporting SEND learners
The fact we can see progression of skills in each lesson has helped our school loads. We have many EHCP children who are working more than one year below their classmates. Allows them to listen to the input and be a part of class but access differently.
Amy Laker
We're on a three year rolling programme with mixed-age groups working at different levels. The teacher takes a Cornerstones topic and adapts it to make it relevant for our children. There might be some children working at a year two level so they would just have to bring it down.
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Abigail Wilburn
Our teachers know that they can use the resources that are available on Maestro, or tweak them to fit their class. They make adaptations by adding content in the lesson adaptations box on Maestro. Maestro gives us the tools to exclude certain lessons or objectives.
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Carrie Kiselis
Build a curriculum where every child thrives
Whether you're a mainstream school looking to better support your SEND pupils or a specialist setting building a SEN curriculum from scratch, we're here to help. A curriculum conversation is the best place to start.