History

Our aim for History education, is for all children to develop an enjoyment of historical study, which develops children’s curiosity in order to gain a clear understanding of the past (and present).

History is taught in mixed ability groups as we believe all children can achieve, regardless of their personal or social circumstance. All children are exposed to some higher-level thinking questions and problem-solving as well as having the opportunity to collaborate and develop a growth mind-set through working with their peers.Teachers reinforce an expectation that all children are capable of achieving high standards in History. 

All staff use a reflective approach to each lesson to evaluate learning and to plan next steps for all.  All lessons are planned tosupport our Inclusive, equitable approach, helping children to scaffold and compartmentalise their learning.

History begins in Foundation Stage and each unit of work is carefully constructed and sequenced to ensure a logical progression of learning. We consider prior learning, experiences and exposure to plan lessons which develop children's historical knowledge and historical skills. 

All History lessons begin with retrieval tasks which both help to engage learners in their upcoming lesson and provide a valuable assessment tool for teachers to check prior understanding. 

History Subject on a Page

Knowledge Organisers and Grids 

Our Knowledge Organisers outline and display thekey information, vocabulary, facts, diagrams, maps and pictureswhich children need to know for the themes and discrete subject units taught in class. We use them to retrieve and recall information, helping children to learn and retain the knowledge of our curriculum.

They are effective at helping children to learn and remember more, building on our knowledge-rich curriculum, that links to children’s previous and later learning across the whole school.

Retrieval Templates

Retrieval practice is a teaching and learning strategy underpinned by cognitive science. It is a well-researched method that helps improve students’ knowledge retention of new information and recall of previously learned content. Our weekly retreival activities are designed to activate prior learning for children and allow teachers to explore deeper understanding through extension questions and higher-order questions. Image retrievals provide open-ended, high-ceiling opportunities for learners (these can be supporetd by Key Vocab if the teacher deems necessary).