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History

Through linking learning across a variety of topics, children have the opportunity to investigate and interpret the past, understand chronology, build an overview of Britain’s past as well as the wider world and know what a historian should look like.

History - Curriculum Intent

Progression document (PDF)
Curriculum overview for parents and carers (PDF)

At Tickford Park Primary School, we feel that it is important for children to gain ‘real-life’ experiences, and inspire pupil’s curiosity and fascination about history. This is done through arranging class trips, visitors coming into school, handling real life artefacts and developing skills of enquiry, investigation and problem solving. To ensure high quality history curriculum is being taught, lessons are planned to demonstrate progression of knowledge, skill and understanding of chronology in each year group. This enabling them to make connections over periods of time and develop a chronologically-secure knowledge of History.

Through our scheme of work, we aim to build an awareness of significant events and individuals in global, British and local history and recognise how things have changed over time. History will support children to appreciate the complexity of people’s lives, the diversity of societies and the relationships between different groups.

Studying History allows children to appreciate the many reasons why people may behave in the way they do, supporting children to develop empathy for others while providing an opportunity to learn from mankind’s past mistakes. By the end of year 6, as historians, children will learn lessons from history to influence the decisions they make in their lives and future.