Single subject curriculums
Every subject deserves to be taught brilliantly.
Every subject deserves a high-quality curriculum
Every subject on the national curriculum matters. But not every school has a specialist for every subject. History, science, art and design, geography, design and technology and RE all deserve a curriculum that is carefully sequenced, knowledge-rich and genuinely engaging. Not a collection of downloaded resources, but a properly built curriculum that gives your subject leaders the confidence to lead and your teachers the clarity to be able to focus on teaching their class.
Turn your weakest subject into one of your strongest
With a carefully sequenced, knowledge-rich curriculum behind them, your subject leaders can adapt where necessary and lead with real confidence. Your teachers get everything they need to deliver lessons that children genuinely enjoy. And because every subject curriculum lives on our digital platform, Maestro, your dedicated curriculum adviser can work with you to make sure it’s built and sequenced in a way that works for your school.
Here’s what sets our single subject curriculums apart
Four reasons why the Cornerstones single subject curriculum goes further than a standard subject resource.
Curriculum quality and sequencing
Every Cornerstones single subject curriculum is built on a comprehensive skills and knowledge progression framework spanning Nursery to Year 6. Each project is carefully sequenced so that learning builds meaningfully over time. This isn't a collection of lesson plans. It's a properly built curriculum.
Works alongside your existing curriculum
You don't need to overhaul everything you already have. Our single subject curriculums are designed to slot alongside your existing provision. Keep what works, and use Cornerstones to strengthen the subjects where you need it most.
Maestro: more than a resource platform
Maestro, our digital curriculum platform, gives your subject leader a complete view of their subject across the school. See exactly what is being taught in every year group, track progression, identify gaps and adapt content to suit your context. Unlike a resource platform, Maestro makes your subject curriculum a living, managed system that your whole school works from.
Dedicated adviser support
Every school gets a designated curriculum adviser who works with you directly. Not a chatbot. Not a help centre. A real person who understands your school and helps you build and sequence your subject curriculum in a way that works for your context.
See how Cornerstones could strengthen your subject curriculum
Whether you need to fill a gap with one subject or strengthen several, a curriculum conversation is the best place to start.
Honestly, I think this is probably one of the best years we have had. Especially seeing the links throughout different subjects. While we study ancient Greeks, we're learning through dancing, arts, PE, maths, novel studies and more, and my class is absolutely obsessed with it.
Danni Perry
Explore our single subject curriculums
Art and Design
Carefully sequenced projects that build genuine artistic skills and give children a real creative voice.
Design and Technology
Hands-on, purposeful projects that develop problem-solving, making skills and real-world thinking.
Geography
Knowledge-rich projects that build a genuine understanding of the world, from local to global.
History
Sequenced projects that build historical knowledge, thinking and enquiry from Nursery to Year 6.
Science
Practical, engaging projects that develop scientific knowledge, skills and a curiosity about the world.
RE
Thoughtful, balanced projects that explore beliefs, values and worldviews with depth and sensitivity.
Our digital platform gives your subject leaders the tools to lead with confidence
Unlike a resource platform where content sits in isolation, Our digital platform, Maestro, brings your single subject curriculum to life as a managed, trackable system. Your subject leader can see exactly what is being taught across every year group, monitor progression, identify gaps and adapt content to suit your school. Planning is live and connected, so nothing falls through the cracks and every teacher is working from the same coherent curriculum.
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What you get with a Cornerstones single subject curriculum
Access to Maestro
Maestro, our digital curriculum platform, gives your subject leader a complete view of their subject across the school. See exactly what is being taught in every year group, track progression, identify gaps and adapt content to suit your context. Unlike a resource platform, Maestro makes your subject curriculum a living, managed system that your whole school works from.
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.
Access to our fully integrated assessment suite
Track progress for every child against your subject curriculum. Make live assessment judgements at the click of a button and produce clear reports for parents, governors and Ofsted.
1000s of quality resources
Every project comes complete with beautifully designed, high-quality resources such as videos, audio recordings, presentations, and quizzes, all specifically designed to support teaching, learning, and retrieval. Everything your teachers need, ready to use.
Fully aligned national curriculum content
Every project is mapped to the national curriculum programmes of study, giving you complete confidence in your coverage and helping you articulate the breadth and depth of your subject curriculum.
Free updates when the curriculum changes
When the national curriculum changes, your subject curriculum will be updated to align with it at no extra cost. Schools using Cornerstones are already moving towards the forthcoming changes following the Curriculum and Assessment Review.
An evidence-informed pedagogy
Built on a creative, skills and knowledge-rich approach that teachers enjoy delivering and excites children to learn.
Hear from schools using our single subject curriculums
The depth of the curriculum is great, so much so that some of our subject leaders can now train and support other colleagues with the depth of knowledge and confidence they have gained. Which is something they may not have been able to do before.
Michelle Foster
Cornerstones have worked with myself as curriculum lead and supported/trained subject leaders so they can refine our curriculum but make sure that it reaches all of the NC requirements and also that there is suitable progression.
Matthew Hudson
After teaching the Cornerstones curriculum, our children are much more able to talk about their learning. Their breadth of understanding is just deeper, and they seem so much more confident. The curriculum gives the teachers the subject knowledge and consistency of curriculum delivery.
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Angela Didier
Give every subject the curriculum it deserves
Whether you need to strengthen one subject or several, a curriculum conversation is the best place to start.