We want to stimulate an interest in the life of people who lived in the past, by understanding how past events have influenced our lives today; and to learn from these to make better life choices today.
To teach children a sense of chronology, so that the children are able to develop an understanding of their own identity within Britain’s historical heritage; to learn to value their own and learn about other people’s cultured in modern multicultural Britain by learning about British and other culture’s history. To investigate these past events and, by so doing, to develop the skills of enquiry, analysis, interpretation and problem-solving enabling our children to flourish by being resilient, resourceful and reciprocal learners.
Golden Threads:
- What was it like for children?
- Where is it on the timeline?
- How can you prove it? (primary and secondary sources)
Our History curriculum is designed to ensure that pupils know how to ‘be a historian’. We do this through enabling all pupils:
- to develop the skills needed to be a historian and encourage enthusiasm for history by inspiring pupil’s curiosity
about the past. - to gain an understanding of Britain’s past and the wider world.
- to have opportunities to enhance pupil’s understanding of the past through visits and visitors.
- to have opportunities for pupils to develop history skills, key knowledge and core concepts to be able to
understand and question sources and events of the past. - to widen historic vocabulary and share good quality texts to enhance history topics.