History

Intent

Our aim is for all pupils to be knowledgeable, expressive and inspired: 

In History this means children are engaged and inspired by a well-designed sequential curriculum to be curious and interested to find out about Britain’s past and that of the wider world. History is highly valued as part of our rich curriculum. It equips children with the knowledge and understanding of significant aspects of history and the skills they need to make connections to their own histories and to critically evaluate the sources of evidence which are used to make historical claims. Our history curriculum draws from and makes full use of the immediate and wider local area which enables children to develop a deep understanding of the rich history of their locality.

Our Four Curriculum Drivers underpin our approach to learning across all subjects at NLAS.

Our intent is that our children gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. They learn about diverse places and people and how they have shaped the world we live in today.  Children are able to gain historical perspective through developing a growing sense of chronology and placing their knowledge into these timescales.  They are able to use their knowledge to begin to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the processes of change, the diversity of societies and the relationships between different groups as well as the challenges they faced.

Through the teaching of subject specific technical vocabulary and opportunities for focused talk during lessons, children develop their ability to speculate, make connections and interpret evidence to develop their understanding about the world and its people and build their knowledge to support them throughout their journey in school.

Contrasting localities are carefully chosen to help children to recognise the diversity of our local communities, providing an opportunity to deepen their frame of reference and show empathy and understanding to others. As such, resources and materials are selected to challenge stereotypical images of places.

Linking the content of the curriculum to our 10 core values and our All Saints’ Way is essential in the teaching of History: empowering children with the confidence to have a go, to learn from mistakes and to keep trying and improving.

All children, including those who have SEND or are disadvantaged are supported to fully access our curriculum. This may include additional adult support or the use of visuals, structured sentence stems, resources, etc. which acts as a scaffold for children’s learning.

Implementation

AT NLAS, we use Kapow’s History scheme of work which lays out the sequential steps to be taught so that new knowledge and skills build on what has been taught before and pupils can work towards clearly defined high quality outcomes.

The periods covered are taught in a chronological order in KS2 to build an understanding of how events fit together.

The history lead supports teachers and monitors standards by reviewing planning of units, talking to children with their books and completing walkthroughs and drop ins of lessons. Governors are also involved in these processes.

Impact

Children at NLAS can demonstrate a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world.Children become increasingly aware of how historical events have shaped the world that they currently live in.Children are curious to know more about the past and ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, siftarguments, and develop perspective and judgement.

Children are curious to know more about the past and ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, siftarguments, and develop perspective and judgement.Children have developed the historical knowledge and skills to help them explore, navigate and understand the worldaround them and their place in it