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History

Curriculum Intent

Our Curriculum Intent outlines the knowledge, skills and characteristics we want children to develop and learn throughout their time with us.

Curriculum Implementation

Our Curriculum Implementation explains what we will do and how we will do it, to ensure that children learn and achieve what we intend them to.

Our approach to the teaching and learning of History includes the following:

  • Three distinct units taught during the academic year.
  • Timetabled one-hour lesson each week.
  • Lessons planned using progression maps and curriculum end points.
  • Lesson objectives linked to Watling Way values and CAPTAIN Learning Characteristics.
  • High-quality resources, including artefacts, used to enhance lessons.
  • Separate exercise book for History for each child to record their learning over time as they progress through the school.
  • Access to History Knowledge Organisers.
  • Children’s History work is celebrated on Wonderful Watling Work classroom displays and around the school.
  • History themed days organised in some year groups to enhance learning.
  • History themed assemblies linked to national awareness days.
  • Extra-curricular events (trips and/or visitors) linked to learning in History as part of our wider enrichment offer.

Curriculum Impact

The impact of the implementation of our History curriculum on outcomes for our children is monitored and evaluated at key points in the learning journey through the following methods:

  • Formative and summative assessment strategies in line with our Feedback and Marking statement, including questioning and verbal feedback, ‘on the spot’ highlighting or annotations in line with our marking code, mini Connect 2 (Key Stage 1) or Connect 4 (Key Stage 2) reviews of learning at the start of lessons, end of unit mini assessments, and revisiting of Wonder Wall at the end of each unit
  • Book looks
  • Pupil voice
  • Learning walks and lesson visits
  • Termly Subject Lead monitoring meetings
  • Analysis of History MAPs (Monitoring Attainment and Progress spreadsheets)

Our Long-Term Curriculum Map for History gives an overview of what is taught in each year group over the course of each academic year.