Inviting, editing and removing users

Inviting, editing and removing users

The Maestro administrator is responsible for adding, editing and removing users. Each member of staff is given a role that will allow them to access the tools that they need.

Roles on Curriculum Maestro

·         Maestro administrator

  • Has full permission to invite, edit and delete users, sync classes and pupils, manage the school curriculum and manage the system. Can use all planning and assessment tools

·         SLT

  • Has full permission to manage the school curriculum, add projects, create plans and assign teachers and classes. Can use all planning and assessment tools.

·         Teacher

  • Has permission to manage class plans that they are assigned to. Can use planning and assessment tools for their own class.

·         Teaching assistant

  • Has read only permission to plans and assessment for classes that they are assigned to.

NotesNote: We advise that you have more than one Maestro administrator. Usually, this is the Headteacher, Curriculum Lead and Office Administrator.


To add a new user

  1. From your homepage, click Settings School Settings on the sidebar menu.
  2. Click on Invitations.
  3. Click on New invitation in the top right corner.
  4.  Enter the email address of the new user.
  5. Choose the role.
  6. Click 'Send invitation'.

The member of staff will receive an email asking them to register and set their own password. Once they have registered, you will be able to assign them to a class.


Assigning users (assigning teachers to classes)

Once users have registered, they can be assigned to the relevant class/es.


  1. Go to Classes and Pupils Classes in the left-hand menu.
  2. Click 'Edit' next to the class name.
  3. Select the teacher's name from the drop-down list (multiple teachers may be added).
  4. Click off the drop-down list to close it.
  5. Click 'Save'.

To edit a user or send a request to reset their password

  1. From your homepage, click Settings School Settings on the sidebar menu.
  2. Open either the Maestro admin or School users sections
  3. All users within the school will be displayed. Click Edit next to the relevant user.
  4. Edit the email address, position in school or role of the user. You can request the user to reset their password by clicking 'Reset (Name)'s password'.

To remove a user

  1. From your homepage, click Settings School Settings on the sidebar menu.
  2. Open either the Maestro admin or School users sections
  3. All users within the school will be displayed. Click Edit next to the relevant user.
  4. Click 'Delete user' in the top right corner. If the user is in several schools, and only needs deleting from one of them, use the red Delete from school button for the appropriate school.

NotesNote: When you delete a user, you will still see their timetable, assessments and any attainments. A Maestro administrator can delete these if required.


Additional invitations

When a user is deleted, their invitation becomes free to allocate to another member of staff. Schools can also request additional invitations by contacting us in the office on 03333 20 8000 or via live chat (Monday - Thursday 8:00 - 17:00 GMT and Friday 8:00 - 16:00 GMT) or by emailing us at maestro@cornerstoneseducation.co.uk.


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