History Curriculum Statement

History Curriculum Statement

At Bearsted Primary Academy, we want every child to be happy and enthusiastic learners of History, and to be eager to achieve their very best in order to fulfil their potential. We firmly believe that the recipe for success is high quality first-wave teaching in History, which is central to the life of our happy, caring academy.

Intent

• Our principal aim is that children leave Bearsted Primary Academy with a wide range of happy and rich memories in History formed through interesting and exciting experiences driven through vehicles that enhance a child’s awareness of their own abilities and strengths as a learner; thus ensuring that children see learning in History as an on-going process not a one-off event.

• Children will meet the National Curriculum expectations in History, taught by highly-qualified, enthusiastic staff who will support children to develop mastery of concepts and inspire enthusiasm and interest in the subject.

• Opportunities will exist for children of all ages to experience learning beyond the classroom, interleaved with other areas of the curriculum and international-mindedness. In tandem with this approach, cultural capital opportunities will allow learners to enrich their knowledge; for example, visiting places they may not normally consider such as castles, museums or places of historical interest.

• Children will develop a deep understanding of the subjects they are studying. They will increasingly use their prior knowledge to solve problems and apply their knowledge across the curriuclum.

• In History, children will develop the skills to appropriately use research and sources to consider historical information and to develop a range and depth of historical knowledge and chronological understanding.

• Children will develop a real understanding and appreciation of the world learning from the best that has been developed and said. For example, museum curators, college and university professors and historical researchers.

The key areas are concerned with building knowledge, developing understanding of the big ideas and processes of history, and the overall goal of history education: we want young people to gain an increasingly mature and informed historical perspective on their world. The areas are developed throughout a pupil's time at the academy in order to prepare children for secondary education.

Implementation

• The subject leader for History will meet the senior leadership team and repesentatives from the Trust on a regular basis to evaluate provision in order to ensure that teaching and learning in History is outstanding. Where necessary, staff will receive coaching and training in History.

• Carefully designed, interleaved learning in History ensures consistency and progress of all learners.

• Discreet knowledge of History is taught alongside our interdisciplinary approach to learning.

• Enrichment opportuntes take place throughout the year to enhance learning; these may take the form of (but not limited to) reading historical books, watching history programmes such as ‘Horrible Histories’ and visiting places of historical interest.

• Clearly defined end goals are set in order to guide children to achieve their potential. This ensures work is demanding and matches the aims of the curriculum.

• High quality teaching responds to the needs of children.

• Misconceptions are identifitied through a range of assessment for learning strategies to ensure any gaps in knowledge are identified and addressed.

• High quality input from experts and educational resources complement the delivery of specialist learning. Children understand how Geography is used in the wider world including careers.

Assessment

Each lesson will include high quality teaching and conferencing. Teachers are able to respond to the needs of the pupils within each class and ensures any misconceptions are identified and addressed quickly.

Cultural Capital

• Children will learn about key figures from history, focusing on their impact and why they are important to history.

• Meeting and talking to history specialists including secondary teachers.

• Visit to at least one local and one national museum.

• Exploration of local history and its importance.

Impact

• Children are happy learners who have a thorough grasp of historical knowledge. They experience a wide range of learning - delivered through local, national and international context - challenges within the subject and know appropriate responses to them.

• Visits within History have enriched the lives of the children and they are able to discuss how the experience impacted their knowledge and understanding.

• Children of all abilities and backgrounds achieve well in History reflected in outstanding progress that reveals a clear learning journey. Children talk enthusiastically about their learning in History and are eager to further their learning in the next stages of their education.

• Fundamental British Values are evident in History and children understand how it can celebrate difference.

• Through wider reading in History, children will understand how events in History have influenced the modern world. Reading materials include horrible histories; BBC bitesize; Historical Association articles; BBC news along with a range of library books tailored to children’s reading ages.

• Children will understand how to decide the reliability of varied sources.

• Through this exposure, children will produce work which reflects their developing knowledge of the subject.

Knowledge Pathways for History:
https://sites.google.com/latrust.org.uk/knowledge-pathways/foundation-subjects/history