History
“How do you know
who you are unless you know where you’ve come from? How can you
tell what’s going to happen if you don’t know what happened
before? History isn’t just about the past. It’s about why
we are how we are – and about what’s next.” Tony Robinson,
Actor
KEY STAGE 1
Like geography, history starts by examining
things within a child's surroundinfs e.g. family history, their own
history etc. and move on to learning about other people’s lives
and lifestyles.
The topics studied are as follows:
|
|
Term
1 |
Term
2 |
Term
3 |
Year
1 |
1 - My family
tree
2 - Keeping
a record of bean seed growth |
1 - Comparing
old and new toys
2 - History
of music makers |
1 - Homes
long ago
2 - Lighting
through the ages |
Year
2 |
The history
of seaside holidays |
How do we
know about the Great Fire of London? |
Why do we
remember Florence Nightingale/Thomas Edison? |
KEY STAGE 2
Pupils learn about change and continuity
in their own area and in the wider world. They look at history in a
number of ways, for example, from technological, cultural or aesthetic
aspects. They use different sources of information to help them investigate
the past, both in depth and in overview. They use historical vocabulary
to describe people, events and developments. They also learn that the
past can be interpreted and represented in different ways.
Children follow history units of study such
as Inventors and Inventions, The Second World War, The History of Space
Exploration, Dinosaurs, Ancient Civilizations and World Explorers Who
Have Contributed to History.
KEY STAGE 3 
Pupils learn about significant individuals
and events in history from Ancient times to the twentieth century. They
also learn about key aspects of European and world history. They show
their understanding by making connections between events and changes
in the different periods and areas studied, and by comparing the structure
of societies and economic, cultural and political developments. They
evaluate and use sources of information, using their historical knowledge
to analyse the past and explain how it can be represented and interpreted
in different ways.
