Kentisbeare C of E Primary School - Part of the Culm Valley Federation History

Our History curriculum aims to provide a balance between imparting historical information (e.g. through narrative and storytelling) and encouraging pupils to embark upon making their own historical enquiries. History is blocked into half termly units. Our overall aims are to:

• To encourage and stimulate curiosity and interest about the past.

• To provide a context in which pupils can learn about places and the people who lived in the past and how our lives have changed through time.

• To help pupils understand the contemporary world by developing an awareness that knowledge of the present world is informed by study of the past.

• To develop a range of historical skills including historical enquiry. • To help pupils to understand and build qualities of citizenship by evaluating the behaviour of people and characters who lived in the past.

• To understand that the past may be represented in different ways and to appreciate that historical evidence may be subject to a range of interpretations.

Various teaching and learning strategies are used, including: individual and collaborative group working, whole class teaching and group and whole class discussions.

The scheme of work is designed for continuity and progression of skills throughout Key Stage 2 and so that our children have the opportunity to at least meet the expectations for attainment by the end of Key Stage 2. Visits are arranged to historical sites, buildings and places of historical interest as sources of primary evidence that are directly related to particular topics being taught.