History
Intent:
We want our children to gain a coherent understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. Our curriculum should inspire children’s curiosity to know more about the past. Children should think critically using sources of evidence to support their opinion. They should understand how people’s lives have changed, how diverse societies were, and the challenges that were faced.
To ensure this knowledge is retained we have carefully planned the knowledge we want the children to learn and when we want them to learn it. The knowledge taught is progressive across the primary phase (in partnership with Widcombe Infant School) and it makes links and connections within and outside of the subject domain.
We have chosen key historical concepts to derive our chosen knowledge from.
Concepts
The curriculum design has also been influenced by key concepts within each subject. We revisit these concepts throughout the primary phase to allow children to make connections and links within the subject discipline.
Chronology:
The order of events in time.
Before studying different historical periods, the children will need to develop a sense of chronology – the majority of which is completed at our partner school, Widcombe Infant School. Once children have established the idea that life is ever evolving, they will study the Stone Age. This will give children an understanding where their life has evolved from.
Chronological understanding is the bed rock for all subsequent historical studies as it enables pupils to place their learning and their lives within the bigger picture and allows them to establish a clear narrative within and across periods of history, which they are then able to compare and contrast. This all leads to a stronger understanding of world history and their role in the future.
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| Widcombe Spine History |
| Subject Journey History |
