At Cornerstones Education, we believe the strongest curriculum innovation happens through genuine partnership with schools. That’s why we are proud to be working closely with Sherborne Qatar as part of an exciting collaborative project focused on the development and pilot implementation of our new primary STEAM curriculum.
This ongoing partnership is exploring how high-quality STEAM education can strengthen creativity, innovation, problem-solving and enquiry across the primary curriculum within a British international school context.
What the Partnership Is Exploring
Working alongside leaders and teachers at Sherborne Qatar, the partnership is focused on:
- Piloting new Cornerstones STEAM curriculum projects
- Developing meaningful enquiry-led learning experiences
- Embedding creativity, engineering and innovation across subjects
- Strengthening oracy, collaboration and problem-solving skills
- Exploring how STEAM can support future-ready learning
- Ensuring projects remain practical, teachable and engaging for pupils
The curriculum projects being trialled combine science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics through purposeful real-world challenges that encourage children to think critically, collaborate and apply their learning in meaningful ways.
Importantly, the pilot process allows schools to actively shape and influence curriculum development before wider release, ensuring projects are both ambitious and workable within real classroom environments.
A Collaborative Approach to Curriculum Innovation
One of the key strengths of the partnership is the opportunity for ongoing professional dialogue between the school and the Cornerstones curriculum team.
Teachers and leaders provide valuable feedback on:
- Lesson structure and sequencing
- Pupil engagement and challenge
- Curriculum workload and teachability
- Resource requirements
- Adaptation for international contexts
- Opportunities for creativity and innovation
This collaborative process ensures the curriculum evolves in response to authentic classroom practice rather than being developed in isolation.
Benefits of Partnership Working
Schools involved in curriculum partnerships with Cornerstones benefit from far more than access to resources alone.
By working collaboratively with our curriculum specialists, schools gain:
- Early access to innovative curriculum developments
- Opportunities to shape future curriculum design
- Direct professional support and consultancy
- Tailored guidance aligned to their context and priorities
- Increased staff confidence in curriculum innovation
- Access to evidence-informed curriculum thinking
- Professional dialogue with experienced curriculum leaders
Most importantly, partnership working allows schools to remain at the forefront of curriculum development while ensuring teaching and learning remain manageable, engaging and impactful for both staff and pupils.
Looking Ahead
As the educational landscape continues to evolve, partnerships like this help ensure schools are not simply reacting to change but actively helping shape the future of primary education.
The ongoing collaboration with Sherborne Qatar reflects Cornerstones’ wider commitment to working alongside schools to develop ambitious, coherent and future-focused curricula designed specifically for British international education.
We look forward to continuing this exciting work together and sharing more developments from the project in the future.
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