History
Intent:
A high-quality history education will help pupils gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. It should inspire pupils’ curiosity to know more about the past. Teaching should equip pupils to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. History helps pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time.
Implementation:
Pupils study Humanities every term. Typically, two of the three terms in a year will be devoted to History while the remaining term is dedicated to Geography. History lessons are weekly, but the subject being studied is used as a context for learning in other subjects – for instance writing a story about Anglo-Saxons in English. Knowledge is taught, so that pupils build up a web of knowledge upon which further knowledge can be more easily placed. Knowledge from previous years is referenced in subsequent years so that pupils are able to spot trends across the ages. Specific themes are studied in each area of History studied; for example types of government, buildings, warfare, role of women, social hierarchies, art, technology. Furthermore, concepts and skills such as evidence, chronology, comparisons, and similarities and differences are built in to lessons to get children actively learning the subject and improving their thinking skills.
Long term plan:
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Nursery | Reception | Year 1
H1-5 |
Year 2
H1-5 |
Year 3
H1-5 |
Year 4
H1-5 |
Year 5
H1-5 |
Year 6
H1-5 |
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Autumn 1 | Follow children’s interests | Follow children’s interests | Great Fire of London | Stone Age to Iron Age | Ancient Greece | Early Anglo-Saxons | |||||||||||||||
Autumn 2 | Medicine through the Ages | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spring 1 | Great explorers | Ancient Egypt | WWII | ||||||||||||||||||
Spring 2 | We are Britain | Holocaust | |||||||||||||||||||
Summer 1 | Why are they famous? | Roman Empire | Late Anglo-Saxons (& Vikings) | ||||||||||||||||||
Summer 2 | Seaside | Changes within Technology | The Mayans
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Impact
Assessments of learning are carried out in each lesson by the teacher. At the end of a unit, a final piece of work is to be completed which brings together the knowledge learnt throughout the term. Regular subject moderation takes place.
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