1 Progression of skills – History Curriculum intent: History is all around us. The study of history ignites children’s curiosity about the past in Britain and the wider world. Through finding out about how and why the world, our country, culture and local community have developed over time, children understand how the past influences the present. History enables children to develop a context for their growing sense of identity and a chronological framework for their knowledge of significant events and people. What they learn through history can influence their decisions about personal choices, attitudes and values. At Shawclough, our intent, when teaching history, is to stimulate the children’s curiosity in order for them to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding. Our whole curriculum is shaped by our school vision which aims to enable all children, regardless of background, ability, additional needs, to flourish to become the very best version of themselves they can possibly be. We teach the National Curriculum, supported by a clear skills and knowledge progression. This ensures that skills and knowledge are built on year by year and sequenced appropriately to maximise learning for all children. This does not mean it is taught chronologically, it means chronology is taught. It is important that the children develop progressive skills of a historian throughout their time at Shawclough and do not just learn a series of facts about the past. In History, pupils at Shawclough, find evidence, weigh it up and reach their own conclusion. To do this successfully, as historians, they need to be able to research, interpret evidence, including primary and secondary sources, and have the necessary skills to argue for their point of view; skill that will help them in their adult life.
ELGs •
Understanding the world •
Talk about the lives of people around them and their roles in society. Know some similarities and differences between things in the past
Nursery •
To begin to make sense of their own life-story and family’s history.
Reception • •
To comment on images of familiar situations in the past. To compare and contrast characters from stories, including figures from the past.