History

Intent:

At Rolls Crescent our History curriculum is underpinned by the CLIC trust ‘active ingredients.’ These active ingredients have been chosen using research based evidence on how children learn and how they commit knowledge to their long term memory. At Rolls Crescent children understand that History is the study of the past supported by evidence. The study of History helps makes sense of humankind. It also helps people understand the things that happen today and that may happen in the future. Our knowledge-based History curriculum is coherently planned and sequenced to ensure pupils acquire essential knowledge, vocabulary and disciplinary concepts systemically. Our disciplinary concepts include: chronology, similarity and difference, cause and consequence, change and continuity, historical significance and evidence and interpretation. Lessons and golden threads have clear progression through the year and we use ‘bridging back’ to connect previous knowledge and build upon this throughout the key stages. Teachers in history inspire all children and really drive the love of learning and developing future independent learners. As a Rights Respecting school, our History curriculum is supported by the rights of the child based on the UNICEF Charter. Our curriculum is adapted for pupils with EAL, SEND and disadvantaged pupils to ensure they are included and can access the learning. We have high expectations of all children and give them the knowledge to develop this interest into a future career if desired.

Implementation:

History is taught through the Statutory framework for the EYFS and the National Curriculum Programme of Study for History for KS1 and KS2, which we have adapted to reflect the needs of our school community. History is taught across three half terms throughout the year and there is a minimum of one lesson per week. The curriculum is designed with a structure which ensures progression of substantive and disciplinary knowledge. Knowledge and skills are mapped out to ensure progression from EYFS to the end of KS2. Knowledge organisers detail essential knowledge which is which bridged back to with a range of retrieval tasks, this supports our work on metacognition as it doesn’t strain cognitive load and ensures pupils revisit knowledge and build upon skills. Golden threads are planned throughout school for teachers and children to refer back to. This allows the opportunity for metacognitive retrieval practice from EYFS to Year 6. This will allow children to learn more and remember more over their time at Rolls Crescent Primary School.

Golden threads are: settlement, diversity, travel, landscape, trade and rulers.

Impact:

Through our curriculum and the use of knowledge organisers and metacognitive strategies, the children are confident, resilient learners. Our children are empowered to take ownership of their own learning and answer their own questions, making links to prior learning, through lessons, quizzes and reflections. Through hands-on experiences, such as visits to museums, Styal Mill and Beeston castle, children are immersed in their learning. Staff are clear and confident on how to deliver the curriculum for their year group and know prior and future learning- indicated by bridging back and bridging forwards on knowledge organisers.

• CLIC History disciplinary progression map download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineCLIC History disciplinary progression map
• Disciplinary knowledge- Golden threads LTP 24-25 download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineDisciplinary knowledge- Golden threads LTP 24-25
• History Curriculum Impact download_for_offline
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