History
Curriculum Intent: History
Possibilities - To have high aspirations and know all of the opportunities available to them.
Initiative - To take risks, become independent thinkers and be responsible for themselves.
Growth - To recognise and celebrate their own individual journey, understanding their own uniqueness and strengths and those of others
Characteristics of a Historian:
During their time here at The Avenue, we want our children to:
- Develop an understanding and awareness of significant people and events from a range of historical periods.
- Be able to think critically about history and communicate ideas in order to be able to discuss and evaluate events of the past with others.
- Be respectful and inquisitive towards a range of historical evidence and be able to use this to support their ideas and explanations.
- A passion for history as they begin to develop a sense of chronology and a sense of curiosity for the future.
Implementation:
Our pupils should be able to organise their knowledge, skills and understanding into the following threshold concepts:
- Investigating and interpreting evidence
- Connections in world history
- Chronology
- Historical communication
These key concepts underpin the children’s learning through the year groups from Reception to Year 2. This enables pupils to reinforce and build upon prior learning, make connections and develop subject specific language.
The vertical accumulation of knowledge and skills from Years R to 2 is mapped as follows:
PROGRESSION IN THRESHOLD CONCEPTSThe procedural and semantic knowledge pupils need to understand the threshold concepts |
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THRESHOLD CONCEPTS |
RECEPTION STEP- FOUNDATIONS TO BASIC |
YEAR 1 STEP- BASIC |
YEAR 2 STEP- ADVANCING TO DEEP |
H1- Investigating and interpreting evidence |
Beginning to handle evidence and make comments |
Use a wider variety of evidence and begin to make comparisons |
Use a range of evidence to ask questions and find answers about the past |
H2- Connections in world history |
Understand how community and family experiences can impact your own |
Understand that significant events will influence the present and future |
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H3- Chronology |
Understand the concept of ‘past’ |
Begin to understand short and long term timescales |
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H4- Historical communication |
Begin to know and use some subject specific vocabulary and use in conversation |
Know and use subject specific language and begin to use appropriately in verbal accounts |
Know and use subject specific language and begin to use appropriately in written accounts |
Aspirations For The Future
Pupils develop an understanding of how subjects and specific skills are linked to future jobs.
Here are some of the jobs you could aspire to do in the future as a Historian:
· Archaeologist
· Teacher
· Curator
· Historian
For more careers, please visit First Careers.
Impact
Assessment
Through the explicit teaching of History skills, both the teachers and the pupils assess their learning continuously throughout the lesson. Our assessment systems enable teachers to make informed judgements about the depth of their learning and the progress they have made over time.
Pupil Voice
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Snapshots
Here is what History looks like at The Avenue: