History

‘Inspiring children’s curiosity to know more about the past.’

At Sacred Heart, our intent behind the History curriculum is to ensure that the children progress in gaining a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. Our focus this year is on monitoring the whole school coverage and progression of skills. This is to enable the children to become independent historians, and to teach them to recognise and appreciate how the world has developed socially and economically. We believe that we can inspire a curiosity to know more about the past, through equipping the children with the skills to ask perceptive questions, think critically and weigh evidence. We use a cross curricular approach across various subjects to immerse children in their learning.

History is an important part of the National Curriculum. When children leave education, we hope they will have an understanding of the past and an appreciation of the complexity of people’s lives, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time. The National Curriculum focuses on many different areas of learning within History as a subject. Initially, the children will develop a chronological understanding of events before looking at key people and changes in the past.

At Key Stage One and Two, teachers use The National Curriculum to plan high quality lessons, which promote historical enquiry. The Early Years plan from The Early Years Framework, ensuring high quality and is also delivered thus meeting the Early Learning Goals – Understanding the World.

Teachers plan for History on a half termly basis, using The National Curriculum as a guide to ensure the delivery of high-quality, effective and progressive lessons which will enhance children’s knowledge and understanding of history and how the world has changed.

Here the children are using drama to recreate key events in the Gunpowder Plot. 

More Information:

The following documents outline the content of the History Curriculum that is taught at the school. These documents should be read in conjunction with the Termly Curriculum Outlines, as these provide more detailed information of the how these topics are to be taught.