History

Intent:

We aim to inspire our pupils to become curious and analytical thinkers with a broad understanding of the past – in other words, to think like historians. The intention is for our pupils to develop the confidence to question and investigate evidence, explore different perspectives and build informed interpretations of events, people and societies.

We aim to build pupils’ awareness of how History shapes identities, cultures and communities over time. Our aim is to inspire our children to become reflective, active citizens who can draw on historical understanding to make sense of the present and contribute thoughtfully to the future.

Implementation:

Our History progression document ensures the children receive a broad and balanced curriculum, focussing on a range of historical areas of learning, including a progression of skills and historical vocabulary (from EYFS to Year 6).
We use our skills wheels in every lesson (from EYFS to Year 6) to help the children recognise which skills they are using, ensuring that prior skills are built upon.
History is taught through investigation and enquiry, where possible, encouraging children to be 'Historians' and looking at the world through the 'Eyes of a Historian'.
Our whole school History 'WoW' days and our class 'Wow' days provide active, first hand experiences for our children. This makes History learning both fun and memorable.
KS1 and KS2 use the Kapow Primary History Scheme of work.

How we measure impact:

The National Curriculum has been broken down across Key Stage 1 and 2 to ensure that key skills and knowledge are taught.

At the end of the year, teachers will make judgements about pupil's understanding/application and record these on our assessment system. Pupils will be judged at working towards, at or beyond these age related expectations.

Camps Hill Primary School

History

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How we measure impact:

Skills Wheels