Sketchley Hill Primary School
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History

Please click on the links below to access information about the year group topics.
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Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
EYFS
Who has helped me - Inventions - Dinosaurs
Year 1
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Remembrance
The Royal
​Family
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The
​Victorians
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​Year 2
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Battle of Bosworth
The Great Fire of London
Year 3
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Stone Age to Iron Age
The
​Romans
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Year 4
Anglo Saxons 
& Vikings
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Ancient
​Egypt
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Year 5
Ancient
​Greeks
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The 
Maya
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Year 6
WWI
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WWII
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Intent
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Fire pupils' curiosity about the past in Britain and the wider world
  • Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning in history
  • Pupils are able to ask questions and are keen to know more
  • Pupils have a strong basis of historical knowledge related to the topics studied
 
Develop a range of skills and abilities; particularly those related to finding out about the past, explaining what happened and what people then and now think about what happened
  • Pupils are able to approach tasks in the manner of an historian
  • Pupils are able to use vocabulary related to historical skills
  • KS2 pupils understand that history is interpreted in different ways by different people

Encourage thinking about how the past influences the present
  • Pupils show an understanding of similarities and differences between historical periods
  • Pupils know that significant people and events still have an impact on modern times​

​Help students develop a chronological framework for their knowledge of significant events and people
  • Pupils have a sense of when historical periods or eras happened in relation to the topics they have studied
  • Pupils are able to order several events on a timeline

Use historical enquiry as a way of developing pupils’ questioning skills
  • Lessons enable an enquiry based approach
  • Pupils are able to pose relevant questions about the periods or people studied
 
Foster a sense of identity and an increased understanding of pupils' own position in their own community and the world
  • Pupils have pride in having historical knowledge about their locality
  • Pupils understand the role of the UK in the context of the wider world

Implementation
Topics have been allocated to each year group to enable cross-curricular links as part of Sketchley Hill’s ‘Curiosity Curriculum’. These can be seen in the long-term plan.
 
Provision is made for all learning styles. The mode of working in history is a mix of class teaching, cooperative groups and individual work. Groups are usually of mixed ability and are encouraged to communicate their findings in a variety of ways.

In learning history pupils will:
  • Use a range of sources such as people, the local environment, sites, photographs, portraits, artefacts, written materials, computing based materials, data, video extracts
  • Investigate significant issues about the past
  • Work in a variety of contexts - individually, in groups, as a whole class
  • Present their knowledge and understanding in a variety of ways such as through drama, art, models, various writing styles / genre, collage, timelines, sketches, maps
  • As they grow in confidence, begin to pose and investigate their own questions about the past​
When teaching history we:
  • Always explain what we want pupils to know, understand and be able to do through the history they are about to do
  • Use a key question to direct pupils' thinking / enquiry about the past
  • Explain how historians use evidence and historical skills to make findings and conclusions
  • Use vocabulary related to disciplinary skills
  • Vary the resources and activities to ensure each pupil can be effective in finding out about and trying to explain the past
  • Use starters and plenaries to ensure students fully understand what they are learning, how they learn and how well they are progressing

Impact
Fire pupils' curiosity about the past in Britain and the wider worldPupils attitudes to learning are good or better in lesson monitoring visits
  • Pupil surveys demonstrate that children have a high level of enthusiasm
  • There is evidence of pupils being able to ask relevant questions about history from subject leader monitoring visits

Develop a range of skills and abilities; particularly those related to finding out about the past, explaining what happened and what people then and now think about what happened
  • Pupils demonstrate they are applying historical skills and first order vocabulary in lessons through subject leader monitoring
  • Pupil interviews show that pupils can use vocabulary related to historical skills e.g. change and continuity

Encourage thinking about how the past influences the presentPupils can discuss important events and people that have shaped modern times in interviews
  • Planning enables coverage of significant events and people in Britain and the wider world
  • Work in books shows evidence of pupils developing their knowledge of significant events and people​

​Help students develop a chronological framework for their knowledge of significant events and people
  • There is evidence of pupils using timelines to order their historical knowledge
  • In interviews, pupils can discuss when historical periods happened, or in younger year groups have a sense of old and new
 
Use historical enquiry as a way of developing pupils’ questioning skills
  • Lessons and topics are headlined with enquiry questions
  • Planning demonstrates evidence of providing opportunities for pupils to generate questions for investigation or discussion

Foster a sense of identity and an increased understanding of pupils' own position in their own community and the world
  • In interviews, pupils can discuss aspects of history that exist in the local area, in terms of the land, buildings and people
  • Planning shows evidence of enabling pupils to experience the local area through walks or trips
SEND
The following are some approaches to meeting the needs of those pupils with SEND, with a focus on accessing history; year groups will need to make their own adaptations depending on the individuals or groups in their current cohorts: Multi-sensory approaches, the use of ICT and planning support.
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Email: ​office@sketchleyhillprimary.org | Headteacher - Mr. Lee | Business Manager - Mrs. Wharton | SEND Co-ordinator - Mrs. Moore
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Head Teacher welcome
    • Vision Statement
    • Character Muscles
    • School Organisation
    • The School Day
    • Governing Team
    • Vacancies
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  • Key Information
    • School Development Plan
    • 2021-22 Achievement
    • 2018-19 Achievement
    • Safeguarding
    • Admissions
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    • Ofsted
    • SEND
    • Pupil Premium Report
    • PE DFE Funding Report
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  • Curiosity Curriculum