History

At Cedars Primary School and Nursery, we want to inspire our pupils to curious and creative thinkers who develop a complex knowledge of local and national history, as well as the history of the wider world. We want pupils to develop the confidence to think critically, ask questions and be able to explain and analyse historical evidence.

Throughout our units of work, we aim to build an awareness of significant events and individuals in global, British and local history and recognise how things have changed over time. It is our intention that through history, children will develop an appreciation for the complexity of people’s lives; the diversity of societies and the relationships between different groups. Studying history allows children to develop empathy for others while providing them with an opportunity to learn from humankind’s past mistakes.

We teach history discretely using The Kapow Primary scheme. The scheme aims to support pupils in building their understanding of chronology in each year group, making connections over periods of time and developing a chronologically-secure knowledge of history. Throughout the history curriculum, the children will develop their understanding of how historians study the past and construct accounts. They will also develop the skills to carry out their own historical enquiries.

In order to prepare pupils for their future learning, our history scheme aims to introduce them to key substantive concepts including power, invasion, settlement and migration, empire, civilisation, religion, trader, achievements of humankind, society and culture.