History

History Curriculum Statement

We believe History should stimulate interest and understanding about the lives and times of people who lived in the past. We believe children should have a strong awareness of a range of cultural heritages and how they fit into a chronological timeline.

We aim to inspire pupils’ curiosity through a range of different activities. The children examine both primary and secondary sources of evidence, they visit sites of historical significance through a range of different trips and we encourage visitors to come into the school to talk about their experiences of the past.

The children will learn about a range of different historical periods. Through our varied topics the ultimate aim is that the children are curious and inspired about the past, so they are able to ask perceptive questions, think critically and develop their own perspectives and judgements.

History Overview History Progression

Topics covered

EYFS

The main topic during Foundation Stage is ‘Understanding the World’. During this topic, children explore a range of different aspects and tasks such as:

Begin to make sense of their own life-story and family’s history
Comment on images of familiar situations in the past
Compare and contrast characters from stories, including figures from the past.

By the end of their time in Foundation Stage, children should be able to:

Talk about the lives of people around them and their roles in society
Know some similarities and differences between things in the past and now, drawing on their experiences and what has been
read in class
Understand the past through settings, characters and events encountered in books read in class and storytelling.

Key Stage 1

The Great Fire of London
Queen Victoria – Old and New Objects
How the Seaside Has Changed
Local Artists – Barbara Hepworth
The Titanic
The Race to Space