History

We encourage cross curriculum teaching, where by children experience an understanding of how learning links across a range of subjects.

Understanding the roots of our nation and the broader origins of Western civilisation is covered in detail throughout the school. With our ancient nation’s many millennia of history we are unable to address every era but work to our strengths covering many key periods in detail. Beginning in Key Stage 1, we address the understanding of change through time, how the past is different to the present, before moving onto deeper knowledge and skills throughout Key Stage 2.

KS1 History

Key Vocabulary

Pupils should develop an awareness of the past, using common words and phrases relating to the passing of time.

Time lines

They should know where the people and events they study fit within a chronological framework and identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods.

Vocabulary and Questioning

They should use a wide vocabulary of everyday historical terms. They should ask and answer questions, choosing and using parts of stories and other sources to show that they know and understand key features of events.

Sources of information

They should understand some of the ways in which we find out about the past and identify different ways in which it is represented.

KS2 History

Chronology

Pupils should continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.

Connections and vocabulary

They should note connections, contrasts and trends over time and develop the appropriate use of historical terms.

Questioning

They should regularly address and sometimes devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance.

Applying knowledge

They should construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information.

Sources of information

They should understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.

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