Subject Leader Statement
| History provides a unique perspective on the world, allowing children to understand how past events have shaped the current world and learn from the mistakes of previous generations. |
Curriculum Intent
| Our intent at Edenbridge is to transform the pupils into historians who are excited and intrigued about Britain’s past and the wider world. As historians, they will be able to make enquiries into the past, ask perspective questions, think critically, evaluate evidence, and scrutinise arguments. We also aim for our historians to develop a skill for comparing eras and events, to order chronologically, use subject specific vocabulary and develop their own perspectives (based on British Values regarding historical eras and events). |
Curriculum Implementation
History is taught through the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) scheme which enables children to approach learning by developing the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to confidently interpret periods and events from the past and the lessons that can be drawn from them. Through the IPC units, learning provides pupils with knowledge of Britain’s past (Stone Age – beyond 1066) and ancient civilisations as well as exploring significant events, people, and places in their own locality and beyond. In addition, they will acquire the skills to utilise primary and secondary sources, undertake historical enquiries and gain a historical perspective. The IPC has been integrated with the National Curriculum to ensure pupils meet the statutory requirements in a creative and stimulating way. When planning for the IPC, teachers use the units of work to create half-termly or termly topics that pupils can relate to and that cater to their specific interests. They are adapted to meet the needs and challenge the children. History lessons provide valuable transferable knowledge and skills to other areas of the curriculum and promote the pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. The curriculum is designed and taught in a progressive manner, allowing pupils to build on and broaden their prior learning throughout their time at Primary school and into their further education and beyond. We aim to encourage children to see beyond historical evidence in written documents and books, but to explore the amazing sites and artefacts that hold keys to the world’s past. Wherever possible, our history curriculum is enhanced by trips and visitors in order to bring the curriculum to life and create lifelong memorable experiences. |
Curriculum Impact
During their time at Edenbridge, children learn how:
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