History

Intent
Why do we teach this? Why do we teach it in the way we do?


At Rosedale, we aim for pupils to acquire a passion for history which develops their
sense of curiosity about the past and their understanding of how and why people
interpret the past in different ways.
It is our ambition that children become historians. In order for this to be achieved,
children need to have: 

  • Substantive knowledge and understanding of historical people, events and
  • contexts, as well as disciplinary historical concepts and processes.
  • The ability to think, reflect, debate and evaluate the past, formulating and
  • refining questions and lines of enquiry. 
  • A desire to embrace challenging activities, including opportunities to
  • undertake high-quality research across a range of history topics.
  • The ability to consistently support, evaluate and challenge their own and
  • others’ views using detailed, appropriate and accurate historical evidence
  • derived from a range of sources.
  • A respect for historical evidence and the ability to make robust and critical use
  • of it to support their explanations and judgments.
  • The ability to think critically about history and confidently communicate ideas.

Implementation
What do we teach? What does this look like?


At Rosedale, our long term plan for the wider curriculum is divided in to 3
strands; Identity and Social Justice (Autumn term); Power, Leadership and Invasion
(Spring term) and Sustainability and the Impact on the World (Summer
term). Through these strands, a sequential History curriculum is delivered. These
units are planned with an overarching inquiry question, examples of these units are -
 

  • Why do we have a King or Queen?
  • Who were the Ancient Egyptians and what did they leave behind?
  • What aspects of power and leadership led the allies to victory in World War Two?

The History Curriculum at Rosedale has been structured to develop the link between
current and previous learning, making use of the immediate and wider local area,
enabling children to develop a deep understanding of the history in their locality. 
Our units of learning ensure that the National Curriculum is fully covered and that
progression occurs across year groups. The delivery of history through these units
provide a broad and ambitious curriculum for all, in order to develop children’s
substantive and disciplinary knowledge.