History

History

We are a school of historians. We aim to develop a passion for history as it explains the society and the world around us. It challenges and promotes the social, spiritual, moral and cultural understanding of the world around us and how our society has developed. Our units of study are based on historical eras and concepts such as significant events such the Battle of Britain or the Romans. We focus on the local areas to encourage children’s curiosity about the community they live in both through the local community, the city, country and continent we live in and the wider world.

Our children explore the past, developing a historical curiosity and understanding of why the past can be interpreted in different ways. We strive to encourage questioning and investigating different eras of the past and the links between them. The children learn to challenge their own ideas and others through historical enquiry using a range of sources including high quality teaching, trips and visits, looking at primary and secondary sources and themed days. Our curriculum encourages children to explore topics and themes through methods such as thoughtful discussion, questioning and analysis.

We develop and build on the key areas and concepts of history and linking them through the different topics taught by different classes. All the children will cover all the areas and concepts, regardless of the route they follow through the school, by comparing and contrasting different historical topics.

By the time children leave our school they will be able to:

• Have an understanding of the world and society around them and how it has developed.
• Have developed their understanding of how the past can be interpreted.
• Have developed their conceptual understanding of links between historical themes.
• Become increasingly critical and analytical within their thinking.
• Have a further understanding of History on a local level and on a wider scale.
• Make connections between what they have learned and what they are currently learning.
• Be increasingly curious and reflect on their own lines of enquiry and areas of interest.

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Historical Key Concepts