Intent: 

At Palmarsh Primary School, our History curriculum aims to inspire pupils to be curious and creative thinkers who develop a complex knowledge of local and national history and the history of the wider world. We want pupils to develop the confidence to think critically, ask questions, and be able to explain and analyse historical evidence. Through our teaching of history, we aim to build an awareness of significant events and individuals in global, British and local history and recognise how things have changed over time. History will support children to appreciate the complexity of people’s lives, the diversity of societies and the relationships between different groups. By teaching History, we aim to support pupils in building their understanding of chronology in each year group, making connections over periods of time and developing a chronologically-secure knowledge of History

Implementation:

Our history scheme follows the spiral model, allowing previously taught knowledge and skills to be revisited and built upon. Children at Palmarsh will develop their understanding of several key disciplinary concepts including; change and continuity, cause and consequence, similarities and differences, historical significance, historical interpretations and sources of evidence. This achieved through the study of local, British and world history in different contexts. The children will work as historians, applying skills to analyse and interpret the past and make their own informed judgements. Our chosen curriculum allows the children to develop their knowledge of concepts and chronology. Lessons are designed to be varied, hands-on and will allow the children to experience a range of aspects of historical enquiries. 

Impact:

An enquiry-based approach allows our teachers to assess through both summative and formative means. Learning intentions and success criteria allow teachers to assess individuals and identify gaps that can and need to be filled. End of unit quizzes provide an overall view of what the pupil's have learnt, whilst regular strategies for retrieval are employed to further embed knowledge and provide the pupils with the opportunities to share. By the end of their time at Palmarsh, pupils should leave school equipped with a range of skills to enable them to succeed in their secondary education. They will be enquiring learners who ask questions and can make suggestions about where to find the evidence to answer the question. They will be critical and analytical thinkers who are able to make informed and balanced judgements based on their knowledge of the past. 

Monitoring takes place regularly through sampling children’s work, teacher planning, book scrutiny and lesson observations.

Please see class pages for more detail of curriculum coverage.