History Curriculum Intent 2021
Love Jesus, Love learning, Love Life, Love Enquiring
At St Joseph’s our intention is that our children will :
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Recognise the importance of our historical context
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Appreciate the relevance of key historical events and eras on their lives today.
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Know about local, national and world history in order to develop historical skills and recall key concepts
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Grow as historical inquisitors.
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Be able to use their knowledge of the past to inform their actions to change things for the better in the future.
History Curriculum Implementation 2021
History is taught in half termly units, alternating with geography
Our History Curriculum is designed to start with the world closest to our youngest children, and gradually expand to include the breadth of the National Curriculum requirements.
Skills and knowledge are planned to progress and build and pupils are encouraged to reflect, remember and make links as they learn
Through following the history of Britain and its invaders and settlers; we consider the importance of ancient civilisations and empires and how they may have influenced us; we think about changes in living memory and beyond living memory.
A whole school timeline which builds with the children’s learning journey, enables them to see each topic within its context and gradually become familiar with dates and chronology; taking into account significant events, eras and people.
Teaching uses the Recap & Recall format of questions at the start of each lesson, covering questions based on chronological understanding, key vocabulary and learning from a previous unit
Planning and questions use explicit links to the school curriculum, helping the children to make links and build on their learning skills from other subjects such as English and Geography
Discrete tier two and three vocabulary is taught in each topic area to support knowledge acquisition and enhance the children’s vocabulary
Specific historical skills such as asking appropriate questions, interrogating sources and making judgments are regularly modelled, practised and refined
Hook Days for History and Geography enable children to recall and remember their recent studies, make links to previous learning and spend a day immersed in this area of the curriculum twice a year
Fieldwork trips and outside learning support our teaching wherever possible,
Gospel values are embedded in each topic and children are regularly encouraged to discuss their learning in the light of these.
Our History Curriculum is designed to start with the world closest to our youngest children, and gradually expand to include the breadth of the National Curriculum requirements.
Skills and knowledge are planned to progress and build and pupils are encouraged to reflect, remember and make links as they learn
Through following the history of Britain and its invaders and settlers; we consider the importance of ancient civilisations and empires and how they may have influenced us; we think about changes in living memory and beyond living memory.
A whole school timeline which builds with the children’s learning journey, enables them to see each topic within its context and gradually become familiar with dates and chronology; taking into account significant events, eras and people.
Teaching uses the Recap & Recall format of questions at the start of each lesson, covering questions based on chronological understanding, key vocabulary and learning from a previous unit
Planning and questions use explicit links to the school curriculum, helping the children to make links and build on their learning skills from other subjects such as English and Geography
Discrete tier two and three vocabulary is taught in each topic area to support knowledge acquisition and enhance the children’s vocabulary
Specific historical skills such as asking appropriate questions, interrogating sources and making judgments are regularly modelled, practised and refined
Hook Days for History and Geography enable children to recall and remember their recent studies, make links to previous learning and spend a day immersed in this area of the curriculum twice a year
Fieldwork trips and outside learning support our teaching wherever possible,
Gospel values are embedded in each topic and children are regularly encouraged to discuss their learning in the light of these.