History

In History, we embed the themes of Cultural Development, Technology and Science, Religion, Co-operation and Conflict, and Individuals in History in each unit of learning. This enables the children to gain an understanding of progress and change over time and to be able to talk confidently about chronology as they make comparisons between eras. Recognition of the same themes from different times and places further prompts and gives them the tools to be able to continuously revisit previous learning.

We want our children to become increasingly fluent with the fundamental skills as a historian as they progress through the school. These include identifying the five Cs of historical events: Cause, Consequence, Change/Continuity, Connection and Comparison. The final progression into Year 5/6 is to apply these skills to more extensive pieces of historical writing which focus on answering an historical question, using primary and secondary sources to support their answer, making links to our key historical themes and comparing different viewpoints. Within our themes, we ensure that children are exposed to people or key individuals that have been overshadowed by history and aim to break down the stereotypes surrounding periods in history. Finally, our curriculum endeavours to teach children to respect the past so they can develop into just and open-minded historians.