Implementation

At Barmby Moor Primary School we shape our history curriculum to ensure it is fully inclusive to every child. Our aims are to fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum for History; providing a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum that encompasses the British Values throughout; ensuring the progressive development of historical concepts, knowledge and skills; and for the children to study life in the past.

 

Intent

 

At Barmby Moor Primary School, we aim for a high quality history curriculum which will;

• stimulate children’s interest and understanding about the life of people who lived in the past.
• develop an understanding of life in the present by exploring the past.
• build a sense of chronology.
• develop children’s sense of cultural heritage through an understanding of society and their place within it.
• build knowledge and skills which enables children to enquire, research and analyse in history.
• develop an understanding of how evidence is used to make historical claims.
• develop children’s perspective between local and international history encompassing all areas of history.

To design a history curriculum and scheme of work with appropriate subject knowledge, skills and understanding as set out in the EYFS and National Curriculum history programmes of study.

To fulfil the duties of the National Curriculum providing a balanced and broadly based curriculum which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities and responsibilities and experiences for later life.

 

 

History is taught in blocks throughout the year so that children achieve depth in their learning. Children have access to key knowledge, language and meanings to understand history and to use these skills across the curriculum.

EYFS: Children are given a secure grounding in the Prime Areas of learning, ensuring they have a good foundation on which to build through the specific areas, including Understanding the World. Areas of provision are enhanced to ensure vocabulary and understanding about the past and present can be developed.

History Knowledge Walls are used throughout school with a focus on key knowledge, vocabulary and questions making links across the wider curriculum.

Subject specific vocabulary: Highlighted to the children through lessons, revisited through subsequent lessons and class assemblies and recorded on History Knowledge Walls.

Books: Children will have access to a wide variety of subject specific fiction and non-fiction books, available in history lessons, other lessons and in the class book area.

Artefacts: Where possible children will have access to artefacts to explore and investigate, enhancing historical knowledge, understanding and skills.

Outdoor learning: We recognise that children learn in a variety of ways and so where appropriate, children will opportunities to learn history outside the classroom.

Teaching: A wide variety of teaching approaches are used in history lessons to ensure children make good progress and all learning styles are catered for. Class teachers ensure there is a good balance of whole class, group work and individual learning in history lessons.

Research: Children will be asked to research historical aspects of their learning independently. This allows the children to have ownership over their curriculum and lead their own learning in history.

English, Maths and ICT skills are taught during discrete lessons but are revisited in history so children can apply and embed the skills they have learnt in a purposeful context.

Cultural Capital: Educational visits, specialist visitors and involvement in community activities are planned to provide first-hand experiences for the children to support and develop their learning, which are often linked to history.

Assessment: Class teachers assess children’s understanding in history and this is then recorded on skills tracker. This data is analysed to improve the children’s learning in history.

Impact

Children acquire key knowledge through a broad and balanced history curriculum.

Children gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world and are curious to know more about the past.

Children learn to ask perceptive questions and think critically.

Children understand and use the key skills of chronological understanding, knowledge and understanding of events in the past, historical interpretation, historical enquiry, organisation and communication.

	History Long Term Plan 2025-26 and 2026-27	[pdf 1MB]
	History National Curriculum	[pdf 132KB]