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History

History at Primrose Hill

 

 

Intent

History is all around us. The study of history ignites children’s curiosity about the past in Britain and the wider world. Through finding out about how and why the world, our country, culture and local community have developed over time, children understand how the past influences the present.

 

History enables children to develop a context for their growing sense of identity and a chronological framework for their knowledge of significant events and people. What they learn through history can influence their decisions about personal choices, attitudes and values. At Pudsey Primrose Hill, our intent, when teaching history, is to stimulate the children’s curiosity in order for them to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding as well as reinforcing their comprehension, reasoning and problem solving skills.

 

To ensure that pupils develop a secure knowledge that they can build on, our History curriculum is organised into a progression model that outlines the skills, knowledge and vocabulary to be taught in a sequentially coherent way. Chronological Understanding; Historical Understanding; Historical Enquiry; Interpretations and significance of historical periods; Organisation and Communication are all mapped out to ensure that pupils build on secure prior knowledge. 

Our four key substantive knowledge strands are:

 

●      Invasion and Conflict

●      Empire and Civilisation

●      Monarchy and Power

●      Invention and Innovation

 

These themes run throughout our history curriculum and allow our children to recognise the impact and influence key historical events and eras have had on both Britain and the world up to the modern day. Our children also develop an understanding that the interpretation of these key moments is always changing.

 

We aim for all children to develop a genuine interest in history and a real sense of curiosity about how humanity has reached the point it has in the modern day and how they have been influenced by both key moments, eras and individuals.

 

 

 

History Curriculum Overview and Policy

Owlcotes Elements -An investigative mind

 

Being investigative is at the core of our history learning at Primrose Hill. We want our children to develop a passion for history through an enquiry based approach to teaching. We encourage children to be curious, have the confidence to ask questions and to use a variety of sources to find out more about the topic they are studying. 

 

 

 

Teachers share with their class an important and interesting historical event that occurred in that week in the past. Children have opportunities to discuss these events and see where they lie in their key stage timeline in comparison to other events they have studied so far. This will support their understanding of chronology and will be displayed on their class timelines. Through this, we aim to ignite investigative minds in history throughout the year. Keep an eye out for 'In This Week...' on the school's weekly newsletter! 

Here is an example of In This Week:

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