"The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future." 

Theodore Roosevelt

INTENT

Our aim is to inspire a curiosity within our children to discover more about their past.

At Manor Primary School we aim to provide our children with a rich and diverse History Curriculum, which equips them with a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain's past and that of the wider world.

We want out pupils to develop their critical thinking skills to enable them to analyse evidence and appreciate different viewpoints in order to become well informed historians.

At Manor Primary School, we want our children to develop an appreciation for the people and events that have shaped our local, national and international history.

IMPLEMENTATION

The aims of the History curriculum will be achieved by:

• Knowing and understanding how Britain has changed over time and how people’s lives and the wider world have shaped these changes.
• Knowing and understanding significant aspects of the history of the wider world.
• Understanding terms such as ‘empire’, ‘civilisation’, ‘parliament’ and ‘peasantry’ through a historically grounded approach.
• Using historical concepts to make and analyse connections through historically valid questions and create structured accounts including written narratives.
• Understanding methods of historical enquiry including how evidence is used.
• Gaining historical perspective by using knowledge of the history curriculum into different contexts.

IMPACT

We will measure impact of this through:

• Monitoring of the curriculum
• Book/planning scrutinies
• Learning walks
• End of unit assessments
• End of year assessments