Breadth and depth labels
Once the release of our recommended curriculum (formally Curriculum 22) was completed back in October 2022, our Curriculum Team worked alongside our Curriculum Advisers to conduct research with schools to see the impact of the curriculum in the classroom. During customer feedback, some schools asked if they could remove some project content because of time constraints, especially during shorter terms.
The Curriculum Team then reviewed the curriculum content and to help schools in this situation, they have labelled some of the project lessons with Breadth and depth. These lessons expand and deepen children’s knowledge and skills, as well as provide cross-curricular opportunities, and it is highly recommended to teach them. However, if they are not taught, the sequence of learning and the coverage of national curriculum programmes of study will not be affected.
It is recommended that only senior leaders decide whether to remove Breadth and depth lessons from their Cornerstones Curriculum and consider each lesson carefully before it is removed. This will also help with consistency across the school.
The new Breadth and depth labelling will appear on lessons in projects on Maestro and will look like this:
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