“To create curious, capable, collaborative and intrinsically motivated historians”
Intent – to provide students with a historical context for their contemporary lives; to provoke and satisfy historical curiosity; provide the knowledge necessary to understand and embody British values and a sense of citizenship; to provide a ‘safety net’ of essential milestones in history for students who will not take at GCSE; to provide the contextual knowledge and develop the skills necessary to succeed at GCSE
Implementation – the curriculum is to be implemented through; engaging lessons; enquiry led learning; effective assessment; providing opportunities for collaboration and investigation
Impact – students will have gained; a knowledge of UK history and the UK’s place in Europe and the wider world; a sense of the themes and epochal changes in UK history; an ability to create links between History and Geography.
Key Stage 3
Pupils get the chance to investigate the significant moments of British history from 1066 – 1945. We aim to provide students with a contextual understanding of some of the key milestones in the period and how and why each significant era was important. In addition to learning what happened in the past, pupils will learn to demonstrate an improvement in the following historical skills:
Cause and consequence – to be able to explain and analyse the causes and consequences of events
Change and continuity – to explain and analyse change and continuity over time
Significance – to make judgements about the relative importance of events and individuals
Using Sources – to use evidence to support their views and analyse sources for usefulness Interpretations – to understand that there are different interpretations of the past and explain why people have different views
Assessment at Key Stage 3
Pupils are assessed each half term on their ability to recall factual information and apply the skills they have learned. The feedback for each assessment will be a score for the knowledge test and a teacher evaluation on how well the pupils has demonstrated the relevant skill
