Curriculum and pedagogy guidance
Equality, diversity and inclusion in the Cornerstones Curriculum
Please note: this guidance is taken from the Maestro Helpcentre for England, but may provide some context and detail for schools in Wales who are intending to use some of the knowledge-rich projects (KRPs) within their own bespoke curriculum. At ...
Breadth and depth labels
Within our Knowledge-rich projects, several lessons have been labelled as 'breadth and depth'. This article will explain why this is the case and what this means when planning your own curriculum. As many schools in Wales are choosing to incorporate ...
Cwricwlwm statement
The tabs within the Cwricwlwm statement share the various aspects of purposes and principles which Welsh Government suggest should form the guidance supporting schools to "develop a vision" of their own bespoke curriculum which meets the requirements ...
How to ensure a bespoke curriculum with Cwricwlwm Maestro
Most schools using Maestro will be using projects written by Cornerstones, as this is a huge springboard to having quality content which is mapped to the Curriculum for Wales Statements of What Matters. It seemed that early on in the implementation ...
Memorable experience map
The Memorable experiences map will help you find locations/venues that you can use for your own memorable experiences. All of the locations/venues have been suggested to us by teachers but you will need to visit the locations yourself to judge their ...
Sequence in learning
This article will explore the tools and features that teachers can use to look at the short term and long term sequence in their curriculum projects. Short term sequences of learning The timetable Whether accessed from the homepage or from the ...
The Cornerstones Pedagogy
Pedagogy, pronounced peh·duh·go·jee, originates from the Greek word paidagogos, comprising of two root words: paidos (child) and agogos (leader). Today, we use the word pedagogy to mean the art or science of teaching children, but it is often ...