History

• Develop secure knowledge of key historical periods, events and societies from the Stone Age to the present day
• Think critically, ask historically valid questions and communicate ideas confidently using accurate historical vocabulary
• Understand key historical concepts including chronology, change and continuity, cause and consequence, similarity and difference, significance, evidence and interpretation
• Gain a curiosity and enthusiasm for history, recognising that the past can be interpreted in different ways

History is taught through a carefully sequenced curriculum across Key Stage 2, ensuring clear progression within each year group and across the key stage. British history units are taught chronologically to help pupils understand the story of these islands as a coherent narrative, while world history units are placed carefully within their chronological context.
Our curriculum follows a spiral model, meaning pupils revisit key substantive and disciplinary concepts repeatedly, with increasing complexity. Prior knowledge is deliberately activated so that learning builds securely over time rather than starting again.

• Develop chronological awareness using timelines
• Use a range of primary and secondary sources
• Analyse cause and consequence, similarities and differences, and historical significance
• Explore how and why historians interpret the past in different ways

<pstyle=”text-align: left;”=””>By the end of Year 6, pupils will have developed a chronologically secure understanding of local, British and world history, and will be able to make connections across periods, societies and themes.</pstyle=”text-align:></pstyle=”text-align:></pstyle=”text-align:>

Assessment in History is primarily formative. Lessons begin with opportunities for recap and retrieval, allowing pupils to revisit key knowledge and enabling teachers to check understanding and retention. Ongoing assessment ensures pupils are secure in both historical knowledge and disciplinary skills.

The impact of our History curriculum is seen in pupils who are knowledgeable, articulate and curious about the past, who can ask thoughtful questions, evaluate evidence and explain how the past has shaped the world they live in today.