History

In history, children explore, investigate and answer questions to gain knowledge and understanding of a given topic. They learn about local, national and global events and each topic helps to build upon previous skills and learning.  Children are also given the opportunity to visit and work with local heritage sites to support their learning.

For more information go to our history long term plan to see what we are covering in each year group from Nursery to Year 6.

History Long Term Plan 

History in the EYFS

At Early Years Foundation Stage, our curriculum supports children’s History learning by helping them to understand the world around them. Children investigate past and present events in their own lives, focusing on their families and other people that they know.

Children are encouraged to develop a sense of change over time and are given opportunities to observe and differentiate between past and present by observing routines throughout the day, observing the passing of seasons and time and looking at photographs of their life and of others.

Language relating to time is used in daily routines and conversations with children such as: ‘yesterday’, ‘old’, ‘past’, ‘now’ and ‘then’. This vocabulary is developed and built upon throughout KS1 and KS2.

History in KS1 and KS2

In line with our whole school curriculum aims, our history curriculum intends to:

• Develop a coherent knowledge of significant historical individuals and events of Britain’s past and of the wider world;
• Cultivate curiosity, enquiry, perspective and critical thinking skills to equip them to challenge and identify their place within society;
• Develop and deploy an accurate use of vocabulary to evidence historical claims. Children should interpret and debate, make connections and analyse their community and the wider world.

 We have taken the aims and objectives from the National Curriculum programmes of study and used them to create the Beamish and Pelton History Curriculum.

Events

Throughout the year, we hold events in school to celebrate historical figures and events, not to mention to understand and raise awareness of important geographical issues such as climate change.
Some of last year’s events included:

• Black History Month
• International Women’s Day
• Remembrance Day
• National Recycling Week
• Holocaust Memorial Day
• Climate Week

Our Progress Journey

History