History is coherently planned and sequenced towards cumulatively providing the necessary knowledge and skills for the pupils’ future to empower them to take their role as informed and active citizens in the 21st century.
Our Intent
Through our History curriculum at St. Mary’s, we aim for children to apply their knowledge to demonstrate how to behave in our society and let their lights shine. We provide opportunities for children to experience cultural capital and use their learning experience to flourish. Children use a collection of skills and knowledge of history to empower them to think critically.
Our Implementation
The breadth of teaching approaches appropriate to the content and desired learning outcomes are used to engage all pupils and enable them to not just acquire knowledge but to apply it in meaningful contexts. Appropriate discussion is recommended as a means of checking pupils’ learning systematically, identifying misconceptions and providing immediate feedback. Questions and tasks to stretch and challenge the most able pupils are incorporated where appropriate.
Revisiting ideas and concepts in different, more challenging, contexts in later units, using varied assessments and the inclusion of quizzes are all designed to help pupils remember content and integrate new knowledge into their evolving conceptual framework. Quality resources and materials are provided online to
support the history curriculum and are sequenced towards the accumulation of skills, knowledge and understanding, working towards the next key stage.
Our Impact
The impact of History is evidenced through the pupils’ use and understanding of the knowledge, skills, concepts and specialist vocabulary. It is evidenced by the use and outcomes of the varied activities, assessments and quizzes provided. The broad range of approaches for pupils to communicate their knowledge ensures that everyone can demonstrate progression and impact. In particular, it is evidenced by the pupils’ ability, willingness and confidence in addressing and discussing each unit’s key question, giving a response focusing on historical vocabulary, skills and concepts. Pupils understand and can clarify to others what history is and the importance and value of studying the subject. They can explain to others how they are progressing and what they can do to get better in the subject.
Curriculum Information
History Progression of Skills
Humanities Medium Term Plan
For further information regarding the Humanities Curriculum, please contact the Humanities subject lead – Eric Cota on 02073591870 or email school@stmarys.islington.sch.uk
