History Curriculum Intent
In History, children learn about the past in relation to the present. They should be taught about:
- Ways of finding out about the past
- The ways in which the past has been recorded and interpreted
- How to draw conclusions about the past
- The lives of people in the past
- Cultural, political, social, economic and personal aspects of past societies
- The ways in which past societies have affected each other
- The present being a result of what people have done in the past
- How their own lives are affected by historical influences
- Similarities and differences between the past and the present
- Continuity and change in their own lives and in the history of peoples
- Causes and effects
- Ways of presenting their work
- The history of the host country
The knowledge, skills and understanding which children gain through their study of History can be regarded in terms of:
- Enquiry
- Knowledge
- Interpretation
- Chronology
- Communicating