Download History Curriculum - Woodseaves Academy

WoodseavesCEPrimaryAcademy
HistoryCurriculum
WholeSchoolAims:
DuringtheirtimeatWoodseavesCEPrimaryAcademyweaimtodevelopchildren’shistoricalskills
sothatthey:
ü Haveanexcellentknowledgeandunderstandingofpeople,eventsandcontextsfroma
rangeofhistoricalperiodsandofhistoricalconceptsandprocesses.
ü Knowandunderstandthehistoryoftheseislandsasacoherent,chronologicalnarrative,
fromtheearliesttimestothepresentday:howpeople’sliveshaveshapedthisnationand
howBritainhasinfluencedandbeeninfluencedbythewiderworld
ü Haveapassionforhistoryandanenthusiasticengagementinlearning,whichdevelopstheir
senseofcuriosityaboutthepastandtheirunderstandingofhowandwhypeopleinterpret
thepastindifferentways
ü Understandthemethodsofhistoricalenquiry,includinghowevidenceisusedrigorouslyto
makehistoricalclaims,anddiscernhowandwhycontrastingargumentsandinterpretations
ofthepasthavebeenconstructed
ü Havetheabilitytoconsistentlysupport,evaluateandchallengetheirownandothersviews
usingappropriateandaccuratehistoricalevidencederivedfromarangeofsources.
KeyStageSpecificContent
InvestigateandInterpretthePast
KEYSTAGEONE
Year1/2
Observeorhandleevidencetoask
questionsandfindanswersto
questionsaboutthepast.
Askquestionssuchas:
Whatwasitlikeforpeople?What
happened?Howlongago?
Useartefacts,pictures,stories,
onlinesourcesanddatabasestofind
outaboutthepast.
Identifysomeofthedifferentways
thepasthasbeenrepresented
KEYSTAGETWO
Year3/4
Year5/6
Useevidencetoaskquestionsand
findanswerstoquestionsaboutthe
past.
Suggestsuitablesourcesofevidence
forhistoricalenquiries.
Usemorethanonesourceof
evidenceforhistoricalenquiryin
ordertogainamoreaccurate
understandingofhistory.
Describedifferentaccountsofa
historicalevent,explainingsome
ofthereasonswhytheaccountsmay
differ.
Suggestcausesandconsequencesof
someofthemaineventsandchanges
inhistory.
Usesourcesofevidencetodeduce
informationaboutthepast.
Selectsuitablesourcesofevidence,
givingreasonsforchoices.
Usesourcesofinformationtoform
testablehypothesesaboutthepast.
Seekoutandanalyseawiderangeof
evidenceinordertojustifyclaims
aboutthepast.
Showanawarenessoftheconceptof
propagandaandhowhistoriansmust
understandthesocialcontextof
evidencestudied.
Understandthatnosinglesourceof
evidencegivesthefullanswerto
questionsaboutthepast.
Refinelinesofenquiryas
appropriate.
BuildanoverviewofWorld
History
Describehistoricalevents.
Describesignificantpeoplefromthe
past.
Recognisethattherearereasonswhy
peopleinthepastactedastheydid.
ToUnderstandChronology
Placeeventsandartefactsinorder
onatimeline.
Labeltimelineswithwordsor
phrasessuchas:past,present,older
andnewer.
Recountchangesthathaveoccurred
intheirownlives.
Usedateswhereappropriate.
ToCommunicateHistorically
Usewordsandphrasessuchas:a
longtimeago,recently,whenmy
parents/carerswerechildren,years,
decadesandcenturiestodescribe
thepassingoftime.
Showanunderstandingofthe
conceptofnationandanation’s
history.
Showanunderstandingofconcepts
suchascivilisation,monarchy,
parliament,democracy,andwar
andpeace.
Giveabroadoverview
oflifeinBritainfromancientuntil
medievaltimes.
Comparesomeofthetimesstudied
withthoseofotherareasof
interestaroundtheworld.
Describethesocial,ethnic,culturalor
religiousdiversityofpastsociety.
Describethecharacteristicfeatures
ofthepast,includingideas,beliefs,
attitudesandexperiencesof
men,womenandchildren.
Placeevents,artefactsandhistorical
figuresonatimelineusingdates.
Understandtheconceptofchange
overtime,representingthis,along
withevidence,onatimeline.
Usedatesandtermstodescribe
events.
Useappropriatehistoricalvocabulary
tocommunicate,including:
odates
otimeperiod
oera
ochange
ochronology.
Useliteracy,numeracyand
computingskillstoagoodstandardin
ordertocommunicateinformation
aboutthepast.
Giveabroadoverviewoflifein
BritainfrommedievaluntiltheTudor
andStuartstimes.
Comparesomeofthetimesstudied
withthoseoftheotherareasof
interestaroundtheworld.
Describethesocial,ethnic,cultural
orreligiousdiversityofpastsociety.
Describethecharacteristicfeatures
ofthepast,includingideas,beliefs,
attitudesandexperiencesof
men,womenandchildren.
Describethemainchangesina
periodofhistory(usingtermssuch
as:social,religious,political,
technologicalandcultural).
Identifyperiodsofrapidchangein
historyandcontrastthemwithtimes
ofrelativelylittlechange.
Understandtheconceptsof
continuityandchangeovertime,
representingthem,alongwith
evidence,onatimeline.
Usedatesandtermsaccuratelyin
describingevents.
Useappropriate
historicalvocabulary
tocommunicate,
including:
odates
otimeperiod
oera
ochronology
ocontinuity
ochange
ocentury
odecade
olegacy.
Useliteracy,numeracyand
computingskillstoaexceptional
standardinordertocommunicate
informationaboutthepast.
Useoriginalwaystopresent
informationandideas.