Curriculum at Ruislip Gardens Primary School

Cornerstones Curriculum

Ruislip Gardens Primary School is using the Cornerstones Maestro 22 Curriculum to deliver a high quality sequenced curriculum covering science, history, geography, art and DT. The curriculum map ensures suitable progression in knowledge and skills across our mixed age classes. For English, links will be made where appropriate; with Cornerstones topics and high quality texts will be used to drive the learning. For Maths, we use the Planpanion scheme of work – this is adapted and tailored to meet the needs of our children and ensure cross-curricular links are made where appropriate. For all other subjects, teachers plan bespoke, engaging lessons to ensure all children access a broad curriculum. For further information, please look at the individual subject overviews.

The ‘Cornerstones Curriculum’ is based on inspirational learning activities which take place in a classroom environment that allows children to learn in a way that motivates and interests them.
Cornerstones will provide our children with challenge, giving them opportunities to solve problems, apply themselves creatively and express their knowledge and understanding across the curriculum.

Engage- At the ‘Engage’ stage, children:

Gain memorable first-hand experiences, such as going on a visit or inviting a special visitor into school
Get an exciting introduction to the projects
Begin researching and setting enquiry questions
Get lots of opportunities to make observations
Develop spoken language skills
Take part in sensory activities
Have lots of fun to fully engage with their new project

Develop-At the ‘Develop’ stage, children:

Improve their knowledge and understanding of the topic
Develop and practise their new skills
Compose, make, do, build, investigate, explore, write for different purposes and read across the curriculum
Research their own questions and those set by others
Follow new pathways of enquiry based on their interests.

Innovate- At the ‘Innovate’ stage, children:

Apply skills, knowledge and understanding in real-life contexts
Solve real or imagined problems using everything they’ve learnt
Get inspired by imaginative and creative opportunities
Revisit anything not fully grasped at the ‘Develop’ stage.

Express- At the ‘Express’ stage, children:

Become the performers, experts and informers
Share their achievements with parents, classmates and the community
Evaluate finished products and processes
Link what they have learnt to where they started
Celebrate their achievements!

If you would like to find out more about the Cornerstones Curriculum, please visit their website
at https://cornerstoneseducation.co.uk/curriculum/cornerstones-curriculum/

If you have any other questions about our curriculum, please contact the school office.