Our Aim

History is the study of the past and involves learning about people, places, events and changes. At Wath Central, our History Curriculum is designed to promote children’s curiosity and fascination about the past and to think like a historian. Based on a number of our ‘Big Ideas’, children investigate and enquire about the past, understand chronology and build an overview of Britain’s past as well as that of the wider world. Throughout all of our topics, children develop a sense of who they are, their historical heritage and gain a wider perspective of changes over time. By teaching children to confidently apply historical skills, communicate their findings and form their own conclusions, we aim to inspire the future generations of historians, archaeologists  and curators.

 

Our Strategy

Using the theory and pedagogy of the CUSP curriculum, we teach the primary history curriculum through the expert delivery of substantive and disciplinary knowledge.  Our curriculum is built on sequenced learning modules that have a knowledge-focused design and build on prior knowledge through cumulative learning.

Topics are delivered through engaging, memorable and relevant lessons which extend into other areas of the curriculum. Opportunities for children to question, explore and deepen the skills they have learnt are provided through trips, visitors and fieldwork. 

Our teaching and learning model ensures that children have the opportunity to try new skills with careful guidance before attempting to apply them independently. Lessons are carefully adapted for different groups of children to ensure every child can access the content, make progress and achieve to their full potential.

 

Curriculum Design

Using the theory and pedagogy of the CUSP curriculum, we teach and assess the history curriculum through the expert delivery of substantive and disciplinary knowledge. 

Our curriculum is built on sequenced learning modules that have a knowledge-focused design, build on prior learning through cumulative learning and provide regular assessment opportunities. Key skills and knowledge are assessed through our ‘thinking -hard’ tasks where children apply the new skills they have acquired. Topics are delivered through memorable, engaging and enquiry-based lessons that include opportunities for children to explore the skills they have learnt outside of the classroom.

 

Our curriculum is delivered through the explicit teaching of two strands. These are then woven together throughout a learning journey.

 

Substantive Knowledge

This is the subject knowledge and vocabulary required to understand the history curriculum and includes:

• Community

• Knowledge

• Invasion

• Civilisation

• Power

• Democracy

 

Disciplinary Knowledge

This is how the children use the knowledge they have obtained to become more of an expert and to start thinking historically. Disciplinary knowledge includes:

• Chronology

• Cause and Consequence

• Change and Continuity

• Similarity and Difference

• Evidence

• Significance.

 

The documents below show the above strands broken down and the progression of the subject across our year groups.

If you have any questions regarding our history curriculum, please don’t hesitate to contact us.