Delivered differently
A great curriculum is only as good as the teachers that teach it. Maestro is the online platform that gives your teachers the tools they need to manage, teach and assess your curriculum with ease, in one coherent, shared environment.
Maestro is not a communication platform. It is not a resource aggregator. It is the home of the Cornerstones curriculum: the place where fifteen years of handcrafted curriculum content, expert-built lesson sequences and fully integrated assessment all live together, accessible to every teacher and leader in your school.
For British international schools, where staff mobility is high and curriculum coherence can be fragile, Maestro changes the equation. The curriculum belongs to the school, not to the individuals who happen to be in post.
Everything in one place
Maestro holds the full Cornerstones curriculum from Nursery to Year 6, every lesson sequence, every resource, every progression framework — in a single online environment that every teacher and leader in the school can access.
Planning, timetabling, curriculum sequencing and assessment all live in the same place. There are no separate systems to reconcile, no planning that exists only on a personal laptop, and no gaps in visibility for leaders who need to know what is being taught and how well children are learning it.
When a teacher plans a lesson on Maestro, they are working within a shared curriculum framework that connects to every other lesson in the school. When a subject leader wants to monitor their subject across year groups, the information is there. When a new teacher joins in August, they step into a fully resourced, coherently sequenced curriculum on day one, without rebuilding from scratch.
Built for the way international schools actually work
British international schools face a staffing reality that makes curriculum coherence genuinely difficult. Teachers arrive from Australia, South Africa, Canada, the UK and beyond, each with different training, different curriculum experience, and different assumptions about what good primary teaching looks like.
Maestro addresses this directly. It gives every teacher a shared baseline: what to teach, when to teach it, and what resources are available, without constraining their professional judgement. Teachers can annotate and adapt lessons, upload their own resources and add locally relevant content. The curriculum is coherent at school level and flexible at classroom level.
For leaders, Maestro provides the visibility that international school leadership demands. Coverage tracking shows what has been taught against what was planned. Assessment data is live and integrated with the curriculum. Monitoring reports give subject leaders and senior leaders an accurate picture at any point in the year.
Not all platforms are created equal
Many schools use communication and planning platforms that do a good job of connecting teachers, parents and pupils. We understand why, that communication layer matters, and we know it is something schools value.
Maestro does something different and something prior. It holds the curriculum itself: the content, the sequence, the progression, the assessment. So that when you communicate with parents about what children are learning, there is a coherent, expert-designed curriculum behind the conversation.
A communication platform is only as good as the curriculum it sits around. Maestro gives you something worth communicating about.
See it in action
Planning on Maestro
Curriculum sequencing
Timetabling
Live assessment
Coverage tracking
Subject leader monitoring
Year 2 Teacher
Sherborne Qatar Prep SchoolThe theory of the project is fantastic. They link well with the National Curriculum, and children loved the project approach, along with a good motivator at the beginning of the unit. The knowledge organisers are also great.
How does your curriculum compare?
| Feature | Cornerstones | Other providers |
|---|---|---|
| Whole school primary curriculum (Ages 3 to 11) | ✓ | Limited |
| All-in-one digital curriculum platform (Maestro) | ✓ | Limited |
| Coverage of core and foundation subjects | ✓ | ✓ |
| Flexibility to produce bespoke curriculum including knowledge-rich and creative cross-curricular options. | ✓ | ✕ |
| Live, editable online lesson planning linked to platform. | ✓ | ✕ |
| Fully integrated assessment suite (formative + summative in one platform) | ✓ | ✕ |
| Standardised tests and quizzes that are linked directly to the curriculum content. | ✓ | Limited |
| Real-time data and reporting dashboards. | ✓ | ✕ |
| Designated 1:1 Curriculum Adviser / personalised onboarding included. | ✓ | Limited |
| SEND-specific curriculum support and guidance. | ✓ | ✕ |
See Maestro working in a school like yours
Book a curriculum conversation and we will walk you through Maestro in the context of your school, from day-one onboarding to long-term curriculum management. No obligation.