History
Intent
Our pupils are curious about the past. They enquire about the causes of historical events and understand the impact that these have had. Through their history lessons, pupils learn the variety of ways in which the past is represented and are taught to interpret a range of sources, both primary and secondary. They develop a secure understanding of chronology. The skills acquired in history equip pupils to consider and evaluate current world events and to predict the possible effects these will have on the future.
Long Term Plan
Talk Like a Historian
At Scott Primary, we understand the importance of language development in order to be effective communicators. In History lessons, we ‘Talk like a Historian’’ through the sharing of key vocabulary and careful modelling from the teacher using sentence stems such as “The source supports my thoughts by…” or “I can discuss the chronological order of the key events during Henry VIII’s reign…”.
Aspire to be
At Scott Primary, we aim to inspire our children to reach for a range of jobs regardless of their culture, background or heritage. Therefore we use our aspire to be posters to give some information about the different jobs and professions that the children could want to do when they leave us. These posters are displayed around our school and the children have the opportunity to read them, learn from them and on most use a QR code to delve deeper into the person life.
History Activity of the Half Term
Here is a suggested History based activity that you could complete at half term.
Did you know that there used to be a castle in Bedford? If you visit the Embankment, you will find the castle mound. What information can you find out about Bedford castle? Can you draw a picture of the castle mound?
