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South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre-School

South Petherton Church of England Infants and Pre-School

History

 

Intent

 

Many pupils in primary education today will live to see the next century. The content and approach to learning we have adopted recognises this. We seek to identify the most relevant and meaningful aspects of the subject content of the National Curriculum in history to explore in depth, rather than providing a more traditional approach that attempts a fully comprehensive coverage at the expense of subject rigour and the development of core subject concepts and skills.

 

 

Implementation

 

For pupils to know more and remember more in each area of history studied, there is a structure to the lesson sequence whereby prior learning is always considered and opportunities for revision of facts and historical understanding are built into lessons. However, this is not to say that this structure should be followed rigidly: it allows for this revision to become part of good practice and ultimately helps build a depth to pupil’s historical understanding. Through revisiting and consolidating skills, our lesson plans and resources help pupil’s build on prior knowledge alongside the introduction of new skills and challenges. The revision and introduction of key vocabulary is built into each lesson. This vocabulary is then included in display materials and additional resources to ensure that pupils are allowed opportunities to repeat and revise this knowledge. We recognise that increasing mastery of the subject occurs because of a pupil combining the application of key subject skills, processes, and subject vocabulary with the development of knowledge and understanding. These are interdependent components of a pupil developing the attributes of a young historian.

 

 

A unique aspect of the programme we use also provides a valuable professional development tool for teachers. Each enquiry includes detailed subject content background knowledge, as well as guidance on approaches to learning and teaching to achieve the best subject outcomes. A wealth of historical sources, including original texts, quotations, and images of artefacts as well as hyperlinks to streamed video and useful websites, are also included with each enquiry. Through these enquiries we intend to engage and motivate pupils and encourage them to see the world through the eyes of young historians.

 

Impact

 

The impact of using a wider range of resources will be seen across the school with an increase in the profile of history. The learning environment across the school will be more consistent, with historical technical vocabulary being encouraged, modelled, and used by all learners. Whole-school and parental engagement will be improved using history-specific topics and opportunities suggested in lessons and overviews for wider learning. We want to ensure that history is loved by teachers and pupils across our school, therefore encouraging pupils to want to continue building on their wealth of historical knowledge and understanding, now and in the future. Impact can also be measured through key questioning skills built into lessons and some child-led assessment opportunities.

 

KS1 Disciplinary Knowledge & Substantive Knowledge

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