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St Anne's Catholic Primary School

"Love one another as I have loved you in our home, school and Parish family"

History Curriculum Statement

Curriculum Drivers:

Purposeful       Empowering       Relevant        Experiential        Memorable

 

Intent Our History curriculum inspires in our children a curiosity to know more about the past.  Through their learning in History, our children develop their knowledge of Britain’s past and that of the wider world.  Through our History curriculum, our children develop a range of skills as historians including using and analysing sources, comparison, explaining historical reasons and sequencing chronologically.  Through History, our children are enabled to consider God’s people in the past, their own identity and their responsibility for the rights of others.

 

The aims of the History curriculum at St Anne’s Catholic Primary School are:

  • To develop knowledge of key periods of British history
  • To develop knowledge of history of the wider world
  • To progress historical skills including sequencing chronologically, comparing, using and analysing sources and explaining historical reasons
  • To build confidence in using historical vocabulary
  • To promote a sense of responsibility and empower children to be responsible citizens.
Underpinned by...






High Expectations Modelling Fluency Vocabulary
All children are expected to succeed from their starting points, developing an enthusiasm and enjoyment of History learning and discovery. Teachers teach the knowledge and skills to succeed in History, providing examples and modelling high expectations. Children can apply and link their History skills to all areas of the curriculum and daily life. Subject specific vocabulary is taught, applied and built upon as topics are revisited to ensure understanding. Pupils gain and deploy a historically grounded understanding of abstract terms.
Curriculum coverage and progression History Skills Enrichment Whole school events
The acquisition of core concepts (knowing what) and core skills (knowing how) is an integral part of our History lessons. At St. Anne’s, we follow the National Curriculum. Pupils develop an understanding of chronology and a concept of time. They are able to use a range of historical sources to understand concepts including continuity and change or cause and consequence. Children can differentiate between source types and explain how interpretations of events might differ. Walks in the local area, field trips and visits by local experts are all important parts of the curriculum. Opportunities to explore historical artefacts, buildings, documents films and photographs enhance learning. Children have real life experiences, learning about History in an active way and discovering connections to the locality and wider community. History days allow children across the school to mix and focus on a specific History topic for an entire day, offering them the opportunity to explore artefacts and gain hands-on experience of how things were done or made in the past. Such experiences allow pupils to learn in a creative and practical way.
Questioning Cross curricular links Real life context Support and challenge
Carefully planned questioning encourages deeper thinking and reasoning. Open questions are used to enable the pupils to explore their own ideas and clarify their thinking. History is taught as a discrete subject.  Staff have a good understanding of what the children have been taught previously and links are made to check the understanding of links.  We have identified the core knowledge for each year group, and we check this understanding in a variety of creative ways to ensure the children can remember prior learning and apply it to the new.  Close links are developed with many other curriculum areas for example English, Geography, ICT, PSHE (Citizenship) and CST. Pupils work as historical enquirers, developing the ability to apply questioning skills, carry out research and present their findings effectively through art and design, ICT, live presentations (e.g. class assemblies) and writing. Children are taught to reach clear conclusions and explain their findings in a well-balanced manner. Teachers create a positive attitude to History learning within their classrooms and reinforce an expectation that all children can achieve high standards. Children are supported and challenged in their learning.
Assessments Flashback questions are shared and revised at the start of lessons, to help support children to recall and retain prior knowledge.  These could link to the current topic but also to topics taught in previous year groups where relevant.


Impact
Pupil voice Evidence in knowledge Evidence in skills Outcomes
Pupil voice is used to develop the History curriculum, through questioning of pupils’ views and attitudes towards History lessons. Book scrutiny, professional dialogue and governor visits are all used regularly. Pupils show a well-balanced understanding of local, national and international History, including how events in different countries are interconnected. They can offer comparisons and contrasts and make links across historical periods, becoming increasingly analytical in their thinking and aware of how historical events have shaped the world. Teachers ensure that skills are built and developed throughout children’s time at the school. Pupils can apply their knowledge of History when conducting research They continue to ask questions and be curious about their own history and that of others. Children are able to place events in context using features of historical writing and appropriate vocabulary. Pupils’ achievements reflect planned outcomes. Children achieve Age Related Expectations (ARE) at the end of their cohort year and are fully prepared for their next stage of learning. Children who have gaps in their knowledge receive appropriate support and intervention to ensure that progress is made.

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Click Here for St Anne's RC whole school History Concepts and Skills Progression Document