History Intent

We aim to offer a high-quality history education that will help pupils gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. It should inspire pupils’ curiosity to know more about the past and develop historical skills and concepts which are transferrable to whatever period of history being studied, thereby preparing children for future learning. Teaching should equip pupils to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. History helps pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time.

Through high quality teaching, we will develop the following essential characteristics of historians:

• Increase and develop their historical skills, concepts, knowledge and attitudes(including but not limited to chronological knowledge and knowledge /understanding of events, people and changes in the past)
• Increase their understanding of the present in the context of the past.
• Develop and use their skills in enquiry, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, and argument.
• Develop their interest in the past, arousing their curiosity and motivation to learn.
• Develop a sense of identity through learning about the past.