History

Our school definition of History:

History – The study of events and people in the past.

Please click here to read our History 3 I'S Statements

History progression of skills KS1 and KS2

A selection of our History based Knowledge Organisers

Year 3

In the autumn term, Year 3 learnt about Spartacus and the Roman Empire, such as interpreting the past through role play and using secondary sources of information to find out what Britain was like before the invasion of the Romans.

Year 4

In History, Year 4 have been using evidence support their ideas about Amelia Earhart. They linked it to our school RESPECT values to show why Amelia was such an amazing person!

Year 5

Year 5 have enjoyed their Victorian topic with Nellie Bly as their focus character. They have been hard at work ranking sources of information about Victorian workhouses and even had a special visitor - Miss Tomlinson's grandad, who came to talk about his working life in mining.

Year 6

Year 6 have been developing the skill of being able to identify the significance of a historical event. They have looked at the chronology of Antarctic exploration in order to develop the skill of being able to identify connections, contrasts and trends across periods of time. They have also focused on The Antarctic Treaty.