Our History Lead is Mrs Wales
Our pupils are curious about the past. They enquire about the causes of historical events and understand the impact that these have had.
Through their history lessons, pupils learn the variety of ways in which the past is represented and are taught to interpret a range of sources both primary and secondary.
They develop a secure understanding of chronology. The skills acquired in history equip pupils to consider and evaluate current world events and to predict the possible effects these will have on the future.
When teaching history, we have carefully selected units from the Kapow scheme. See the long-term topic plan.
Using the Kapow scheme, we will ensure that our children have developed:
Kapow Primary’s history scheme of work is built around the following five key areas:
- Topic knowledge – investigating key figures or events from historical periods; examining how aspects of life have developed over time.
- Chronological awareness – understanding how historical periods interconnect, overlap and impact each other.
- Substantive (abstract) concepts – recurring themes, key concepts and fundamental elements of historical knowledge such as ‘empire’, ‘monarchy’ or ‘invasion and settlement’.
- Disciplinary concepts – learning how historians investigate the past and how they construct historical claims.
- Historical enquiry – experiencing the process that historians use; navigating historical concepts by questioning, investigating, interpreting, evaluating, concluding and communicating.