History at Field End Junior School
Intent
Our aim is for all children to become mastery learners, confident orators, active learners and lifelong readers.
In History this means that our sequential curriculum will enable children to gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. We promote a love of history and believe we can all children can be historians. Children will become critical thinkers and confident orators as they are given the opportunity to ask perceptive questions, investigate sources and justify their opinions with their peers and so broaden their knowledge of key events in History.
Our curriculum enables children to become mastery learners by building on key concepts year on year so that each child develops a secure chronological timeline which makes knowledge easier to learn. We aim to help children understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups.
Children gain a sense of their own identity within a social, political, cultural and economic background. We provide a progressive and sequential curriculum across the school which allows children the opportunity to develop their skills of enquiry, investigation and analysis, thus becoming active learners.
The focus on disciplinary reading ensures that children become lifelong readers.
Implementation
History is taught throughout the year so that children achieve depth in their learning. The key knowledge and skills of each topic have been identified and consideration has been given to ensure progression throughout the school.
By the end of Year 6, children will have a chronological understanding of British history from the Stone Age to the present day. They are able to draw comparisons and make connections between different time periods and their own lives.
Cross-curricular outcomes in history are specifically planned for with strong links between the history curriculum and English lessons enabling further contextual learning. Within our knowledge-rich approach, there is a strong emphasis on people and the community of our local area.
The local area is utilised with opportunities for learning outside the classroom embedded in practice.
Planning is informed by and aligned with the national curriculum. Staff have access to plans and resources produced by the Rising Stars scheme which are adapted to meet the needs of our pupils. Consideration is given to how learners will be supported in line with the school’s commitment to inclusion. Our quality-first teaching aims to meet the needs of all children and our history lessons are designed to be inclusive and differentiated to support disadvantaged children in our community.
Outcomes of work are regularly monitored to ensure that they reflect a sound understanding of the key identified knowledge.
Impact
Children are able to draw comparisons and make connections between different time periods and their own lives.
Children develop their skills of enquiry, investigation and analysis
Children will have a chronological understanding of British history from the Stone Age to the present day.
