At Sandhurst Primary School, our history curriculum is designed to ignite our pupil’s curiosity about the past.

In line with the national curriculum, we use carefully sequenced lessons, inspired by the Cornerstones curriculum, to enable pupils to build on what they already know and understand. In the Early Years, our children focus on the history of their own lives so far. In Key Stage 1, pupils begin to learn about significant people and occasions in the past, progressing to more in-depth exploration of historical periods in Key Stage 2.

Through visiting sites of historical importance and handling artefacts, learners will be inspired and determined to know more about the past by asking and answering enquiry questions. They will gain coherent knowledge of Britain’s past to enable them to have a clear understanding of chronology. Pupils will develop a respect for historical evidence and make critical use of it to support their learning, whilst thinking, weighing evidence, sifting arguments, and developing perspective and judgement.

Pupils will be taught history from all around the globe throughout their time at Sandhurst Primary School, which is key to see how people’s actions have had an impact both positively and negatively on others and how we can learn from that.

Where appropriate, pupils will be encouraged to apply their reading, writing and mathematical skills, using subject-specific vocabulary whilst presenting their work in written form, communicating ideas, researching in non-fiction texts and presenting and analysing data and figures.

History Implementation

At Sandhurst Primary, history is taught through the following topics:

• Childhood
• School Dyas
• Movers and Shakers
• Magnificent Monarchs
• Through the Ages
• Emporers and Empire
• Invasions
• Ancient Civilisations
• Dynamic Dynasties
• Maafa
• Britain at war

In addition, our class texts and writing units are linked to the history focus during the topic.  All topics have identified vocabulary for children to learn and apply.