Secondary transfer

1. PARENT PRESENTATION 8TH MAY 2019

2. INTENT
IMPLEMENTATION
IMPACT

3. Why Cornerstones?
 Children deserve a broad and balanced curriculum.
We believe that every childhood matters and that the
innate qualities children have, including creativity,
curiosity and a love of learning, should be fully
nurtured.
 Our curriculum is based on a child-centred pedagogy
we call The Four Cornerstones. It forms the basis of
everything we do and can provide your school with
the foundations on which to build a rich and deep,
exciting curriculum.

4. Why Cornerstones?
 The Cornerstones Curriculum helps children to:
 learn about a range of interesting topics in creative
ways
 develop skills, deep knowledge and understanding in
a range of subjects
 make meaningful cross-curricular links
 identify their interests and develop their passions
 find out about themselves, the wider world and their
place in it
 develop their confidence, resilience, happiness and
well-being.

5.  Engage
 hook learners in with a memorable experience
 set the scene and provide the context
 ask questions to provoke thought and interest
 use interesting starting points to spark children’s
curiosity

6.  Develop
 teach knowledge to provide depth of
 demonstrate new skills and allow time for
consolidation
 provide creative opportunities for making and
 deliver reading, writing and talk across the
curriculum

7.  Innovate
 provide imaginative scenarios for creative thinking
 enable and assess the application of previously
learned skills
 encourage enterprise and independent thinking
 work in groups and independently to solve

8.  Express
 encourage reflective talk by asking questions
 provide opportunities for shared evaluation
 celebrate success
 identify next steps for learning

9. Why Cornerstones?
 Cornerstones addresses the need identified in the
Ofsted report March 2018.
 It supports the broader curriculum and supports
resourcing.
 It gives teachers guidance and also efficacy.
 It provides an online assessment tool for year end
assessment.
 It supports our workload initiatives in regard to
planning, feedback and data management.

10. Why Cornerstones?
 I will now talk you through the Cornerstones site, its
features and how a teacher might use it.
 There will then be the opportunity to view some
children’s work.