Intent

 Here at Badsworth C of E Junior and Infant School, it is our intent for everyone to CARE - Prepare -  Believe.

As a school we:

Consider And Respect Everyone, as Jesus taught.

Prepare for a bright future.

Believe we can make a difference.

‘I can do all things through Him who strengthens me’

Philippians 4:13

In order for all children to live out our vision, we believe in delivering an engaging, broad and balanced curriculum. History is an important part of the children’s learning journey and a key component in holistically developing each learner. Our History curriculum provides our children with opportunities to be inspired, enthusiastic and curious about the past.

We aim to develop a sense of chronology and provide a progressive curriculum that enables children to understand and develop an awareness of significant events in British history and that of the wider world making links and connections across time periods.

Children will be taught to work as historians to find out and question about life in the past. They will be able to interpret a range of sources and be taught to make links and connections within and across time periods.

We aim for History to be used to enrich other areas of the curriculum and to develop the skills of enquiry, investigation, analysis, evaluation and debate.

History will be delivered through a balanced and ambitious curriculum taught within and outside the classroom. Links to local history will be made to give a deeper understanding, knowledge and consideration  of their local area and the impact the past has played on the present in the area they live.

Implementation

The knowledge and skills from the national curriculum and the school progression grid drive the curriculum and ensure a progressive and interesting approach to exploring the past. These skills and knowledge build upon prior learning to ensure a comprehensive and engaging curriculum. Enrichment opportunities and opportunities to apply learning are carefully designed through the planning process.  The history curriculum will be taught in units but using cross curricular links and quality texts will be used to immerse children into their learning.

Children will have first hand experiences of handling artefacts, seeing and using a range of sources and visits/experiences with an ‘expert’ on the time of history they are studying to immerse them in the past. They will be given opportunities to think critically about the past as they look at the impact of the time period, make connections between and within time periods and link events in the past to their local history.

Children will use subject specific vocabulary which will be taught progressively to enable them to talk about the past using the correct historical terms.

Impact

As historians our children will be increasingly aware of how historical events have shaped the world we live in and have a further understanding of history on a local level. They will be able to make links to prior learning, building on their understanding of chronology. Children will have participated in lessons and visits with high quality sources and artefacts which will have allowed them to  further consider  the impact of history and how the time periods they study impact and have shaped the present day.

Through our engaging units of work with cross curriculum links children will develop enquiry skills and become increasingly critical and analytical within their thinking, whilst remaining considerate to others, making informed and balanced judgements based on their knowledge of the past. Children will be able state facts about key historical events using the correct historical vocabulary and share their opinions through topical debates and discussions.

Through our history curriculum children will gain an understanding of historical skills enabling them to flourish during their next steps in education and future career opportunities.