History

Our History curriculum intent is for our children to know that history is a story of the past that can be told differently and that history is created from evidence that remains. Historians have to find ways to make sense of this incomplete picture. We want to give our children the skills to make accurate judgments, be able to test for reliability and know which questions to ask. Linked to our values we believe if they are taught history well they will be given the necessary training to be open-minded and respectful of evidence in later life and make sense of the world they live in.

We intend to create a chronological framework of knowledge and understanding into which pupils can place new information and key events.

Enquire

Cause and Consequence

Chronology

Chane and Continuity

Historical Significance

Being an historian:

We find clues from the past.  We are fascinated by the stories from the past.  We research using artefacts, photographs, non-fiction books and the internet.  We form opinions about what has happened and find out what impact the past has had on our world today.  We develop a sense of chronology and know how events linked to one another.  We pose questions about the past and seek answers.  We communicate our understanding using essay, diagrams, stories and pictures.  We love finding out about the past!

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
EYFS	How have I changed? Changes within living memory	Florence Nightingale The lives of significant individuals	Old Stories Changes within living memory
Year 1 & 2 Cycle A	Toys Changes within living memory	Skipton Castle Significant historical place in their own locality	Grace Darling The lives of significant individuals
Year 1 & 2 Cycle B	Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong The lives of significant individuals	The Great Fire of London Events beyond living memory that are significant locally and nationally	Huddersfield 100 Years Ago Significant historical place in their own locality
Year 3 & 4 Cycle A	Stone Age Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age	The Romans The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain	Anglo Saxons, Picts and Scots Britain’s settlements by Anglo-Saxons and Scots
Year 3 & 4 Cycle B	Ancient Egypt The achievements of the earliest civilisation	Mayan Civilisation A Non- European study that provides contrast with British history	Ancient Greece Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world
Year 5 & 6 Cycle A	The Vikings The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England	The Victorians A local history study	WW2 British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066
Year 5 & 6 Cycle B	The Space Race British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066	The Great British Empire British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066	The Titanic Historical Enquiry

Click here to read the National Curriculum for History: National curriculum in England: history programmes of study - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Click here for the website of the History Association: Primary / Historical Association (history.org.uk)

Click here for a link to the website for National Geographic kids: History Primary Resources | National Geographic Kids (natgeokids.com)

Click here to find useful videos for primary history: History Resources For Primary Schools | ClickView

Click here to find more websites about Huddersfield history: Links - Huddersfield Exposed: Exploring the History of the Huddersfield Area

Click here for the Huddersfield local History website: Huddersfield Local History Society (huddersfieldhistory.org.uk)