At King’s Academy Northern Parade, we believe that a high-quality History curriculum inspires children to want to know more about the past and to think as historians. Our History curriculum aims to stimulate children’s curiosity about Britain’s past and that of the wider world. Our teaching equips pupils with knowledge about Britain’s history and how it has influenced and been influenced by the wider world; know and understand about significant aspects of the history of the wider world; changes in living memory and beyond living memory; learn about the lives of significant people that have shaped this nation; understand methods of historical enquiry and be able to ask and answer questions. We want children to love learning about history by gaining and building on knowledge, not just through experiences in the classroom, but also with the use of educational visits.
This is achieved through a wide range of inspirational, extensive and challenging learning. We explore the knowledge children need to be historians outlined in the National Curriculum and EYFS framework (understanding the world). Teachers carefully identify the key learning and knowledge needed, whilst ensuring they have considered the progression through each year group across the school. This consideration of progression ensures that the sequence of lessons throughout each year group will build and develop the children’s previous historical knowledge igniting their curiosity. As well as careful sequencing, we also ensure the content is delivered within a meaningful and suitable context.
Pupils are provided with a wide variety of experiences both in and out of the classroom. In order to support children’s learning, we provide them with first-hand experiences through school visits and welcoming visitors into the school. This includes maximising the rich historical opportunities that our home city of Portsmouth has to offer.
Our broad and balanced History curriculum instils a love of history where children feel confident to explore and make their own enquiries. Children gain a further understanding of the history within their local area as well as becoming increasingly aware of wider historical events that have shaped the current world that they live in. Children will become increasingly critical and analytical within their thinking. Making informed and balanced judgements based on their knowledge of the past.
They will display a wide range of vocabulary and use historical terms that are appropriate to certain themes. Children’s learning will be regularly assessed through teacher assessment allowing children the opportunity to recall their knowledge.