History

The National Curriculum in History states:

Key Stage 1

Pupils should develop

an awareness of the past,

using common words and phrases

relating to the passing of time.

They should know where the people

and events they study fit within

a chronological framework and identify

similarities and differences between ways

of life in different periods.

They should use a wide vocabulary of

everyday historical terms.

They should ask and answer questions,

choosing and using parts of stories

and other sources to show that they know

and understand key features of events.

They should understand some of the ways

in which we find out about the past

and identify different ways

in which it is represented.

Key Stage 2

Pupils should continue to develop a

chronologically secure knowledge and

understanding of British, local

and world history, establishing clear

narratives within and across

the periods they study.

They should note connections,

contrasts and trends over time

and develop the appropriate use

of historical terms.

They should regularly address and

sometimes devise historically valid

questions about change, cause, similarity

and difference, and significance.

They should construct informed responses

that involve thoughtful selection

and organisation of

relevant historical information.

They should understand how our

knowledge of the past is constructed

from a range of sources.

This is implemented by focusing

on a series of skills

that are divided into further areas,

Chronology, Historical Enquiry,

Interpretations of History,

Organisation and Communication.