Our History curriculum is designed to engage and inspire pupils’ curiosity about the past and its impact on the present. A clear progression of knowledge and skills, enables children to develop a secure understanding of local history, Britain’s past, and the wider
world. Pupils learn to explore events, people, and places from multiple perspectives, using historical vocabulary with increasing precision. Through building a strong sense of chronology and studying significant individuals, key events, and important locations,
children gain insight into how the past has shaped modern life. This approach fosters cultural capital and nurtures a lifelong interest in history.

 

Intent                          

• Inspire children's curiosity to know more about the past, developing a knowledge and understanding of their local history, Britain’s past, and that of the wider world. 
• Develop children's knowledge about people and events from a variety of perspectives: including Britain and the wider world, considering a range of perspectives: Political, Economic, Religious, Social, Scientific/Technological, Cultural/Artistic.
• Developchildren's language, skills and vocabulary needed to express their historical knowledge and understanding.
• Develop children's understanding of chronology, knowledge of key facts, significant people and places in history.
• Develop children's knowledge, links and awareness of how events that happened in the past have affected and shaped our lives today.

 

Implementation

• The National Curriculum for history is taught to all year groups.
• A clear progression in knowledge, skills and vocabulary is taught throughout the school starting at Early Years through to year 6 to ensure connections are clear, coverage is met and the sequence builds on skills as children progress through school.
• Trio Time is used to retrieve and reinforce previously taught knowledge in order to consolidate prior learning. It also used as an assessment strategy.
• Key vocabulary is shared and discussed at the start of each lesson and revisited in future lessons.
• Teachers assess and adapt teaching for all groups of learners, specifically providing extra targeted support and challenge for SEND, pupil premium and our most vulnerable children.
• Inquiry based history activities stimulate children's curiosity and independence.
• Children visit local historic sites so they can experience first-hand the scale and texture of real lives in the past.
• Links are made to wider parts of the curriculum when they naturally fit but this is never forced to ensure deep levels of history knowledge and skills are always prioritised.

 

Impact

• Children are curious and passionate about their learning in history with an ever-growing skill, knowledge and vocabulary set.
• Children are able to effectively use age appropriate historical vocabulary.
• Outcomes in history books evidences a broad and balanced history curriculum demonstrating children’s acquisition of identified key knowledge, vocabulary and a progression in skills.
• Increased pupil engagement and enjoyment in history- pupil voice shows a range of different teaching methods to engage all learners. 
• Children understand their local history and can talk confidently about aspects of it.