Curriculum Intent Statement
Pupils will gain knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. Teaching will equip pupils to ask questions, think critically, weigh evidence, and make arguments, We aim to help pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and the relationships between different groups. We will help them to explore their own identity and the history of their local area, and aim to inspire pupils’ curiosity to know more about the past as they go into their own future. We have a clear plan for progression.
Pupils will leave Key Stage One having developed an awareness of the past, using common words and phrases relating to the passing of time. 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. They will use a wide vocabulary of everyday historical terms. They will ask and answer questions, choosing and using parts of stories and other sources to show that they know and understand key features of events. They should understand some of the ways in which we find out about the past and identify different ways in which it is represented.
Pupils will leave Key Stage Two having continued to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history. They will have noted connections, contrasts and trends over time and developed the appropriate use of historical terms. They will have addressed and sometimes devised historically valid questions about changes, cause, similarity, difference, and significance. They will have understanding of how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources and that different versions of past events may exist, and give some reasons for this. Children will be supported to close any gaps in their learning. Where children show high ability, talent and interest, they will be challenged. Every effort will be made to identify and lift barriers to learning. The subject will be presented as one to enjoy.
