Subject Leader: Mr M Duffy

History Curriculum

The intention of the History curriculum is to provide opportunities for children to explore political and religious developments in history at a range of scales; therefore giving every child a broad understanding of how the human world of today has developed the way it has. 

Our main aims are to:

• Live: Ensure pupils develop analytical, empathetic and interpretation skills and personal qualities for lifelong learning so that they can make an active contribution to society
• Love: Broaden pupils’ horizons by giving them opportunities to explore the wider world through their study of different cultures and societies in history.
• Learn: Develop independent, confident and successful learners who achieve the best possible academic standards, whatever their starting point.

There are six key concepts for history threaded throughout pupils’ four year journey at Edward Peake. These are: cause and consequences, change and continuity, similarity and difference, significance, interpretations and evidence. 

These concepts allow pupils to deepen their understanding of history across a wide variety of topics, time periods and cultures.

	Live: Ensure pupils develop analytical, empathetic and interpretation skills and personal qualities for lifelong learning so that they can make an active contribution to society	Love: Broaden pupils’ horizons by giving them opportunities to explore the wider world through their study of different cultures and societies in history.	Learn: Develop independent, confident and successful learners who achieve the best possible academic standards, whatever their starting point.
In the classroom	Each lesson has a learning question assigned which is sequenced through the MTP.  Opportunities for collaboration amongst peers Consistent expectations for pupils’ attitude to learning reviewed regularly by the subject leader.  A clear focus on Christian values	Development of pupils’ cultural capital through celebration of diversity and multiculturalism  Opportunities in lessons to explore aspects of our local, national and global history, culture and traditions – this is all provided through a diverse range of societies studied throughout history at Edward Peake.	Lessons follow a clear structure with reflective questions to sequence learning and time to respond to feedback provided.  Primary and Secondary sources tailored to pupil abilities.
Out of the classroom	Close links with feeder lower and upper schools Cross curricular links with other subjects Develop links within and beyond our local community	Extra-curricular clubs Community events Opportunities for trips and in-house visits	Appropriate and challenging home learning Access to online resources Intervention strategies and support

Impact: Pupils achieve academically, are ready for their next steps in education and have high aspirations for their future.

Live: Ensure pupils develop analytical, empathetic and interpretation skills and personal qualities for lifelong learning so that they can make an active contribution to society	Love: Broaden pupils’ horizons by giving them opportunities to explore the wider world through their study of different cultures and societies in history.	Learn: Develop independent, confident and successful learners who achieve the best possible academic standards, whatever their starting point.
Pupils are enthusiastic about their history.  Pupils are confident in what they have learnt and how to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained	Pupils have high aspirations for their future. Pupils are prepared for the wider world Pupils extend their cultural capital with a greater understanding of the origins of different cultures.	Pupils make good progress and are able to achieve academic success Disadvantaged pupils are supported in order to close the gap between themselves and their peers