History
Our Intent
The aim of history teaching is to stimulate our children’s interest and understanding of the life of people in the past. We teach in a way to inspire children’s curiosity about what has happened before. We encourage children to ask questions, think critically and develop judgements using evidence so that they can learn about the lives of others and value their own and other people's cultures in modern, multicultural Britain. By considering how others lived, the children are better able to make their own choices today.
We aim to ensure that our children understand the chronology of history and the impact of the societies studied on today’s world. In doing so, we teach them to investigate past events through the skills of enquiry, interpretation and analysis. History is taught across three half-terms, looking at a variety of British and world history through an enquiry-based approach, reminding children that historical events can be interpreted in different ways and making sure to look at the reliability of sources. Children have the opportunity to examine artefacts and primary sources to stimulate their interest in the past.
Year 5 had fun learning about the Vikings through artefacts
Year 6 enjoyed a trip to the Imperial War Museum to further their learning about the wars.