History

More able learners in History may display a selection of the following characteristics:
• Perform at levels of literacy that are advanced for their age
• Able to communicate effectively in different forms
• Use subject-specific vocabulary with accuracy and confidence
• Show particular skill at inference and deduction
• Able to make logical connections between events and people
• Good understanding of cause and effect
• Able to set both new and previously acquired information in a chronological framework
• Broad range of general and historical knowledge
• Can discuss the significance of events, people and changes
• Maturity in ability to analyse historical sources and organise historical information
• Able to demonstrate and use a wide and growing knowledge base
• Able to use several sources simultaneously with confidence and perception, including complex and ambiguous ones
• Keen awareness of the characteristics of different historical periods
• Able to question, challenge and develop own lines of enquiry
• Good grasp and understanding of historical interpretation
• Can make imaginative links between the topics studied in multiple subject fields
• Ability to hypothesise; can make judgements and justify them
• Can take on broad concepts
• Offer unexpected insights
• Willingness to search for new information and ideas
• Enquiring mind
• Can cope with tentative conclusions
• Developed sense of empathy and imagination
• Use visits to historical sites as a basis for further investigation

NB: High ability in history can take time to emerge, as the nature of the subject can often require maturity. However, young children can display a marked interest and enthusiasm for history that can develop as they mature