‘We are not the makers of history. We are made by history.’

Martin Luther King

 

 

INTENT

At Barnburgh Primary Academy, we aim to enable pupils to become curious, reflective learners who are able to explain and ask questions competently and confidently. History will clearly contribute towards this, enabling pupils to respond thoughtfully to different learning and stimuli.

Our Core Values provide the platform on which we have built our curriculum offer at Barnburgh Primary Academy. Our History curriculum is underpinned by our Core Values in the following ways;

COURAGE

• To have the courage to ask and answer questions related to History.

PERSEVERANCE

• To develop the ability to stick with something, to continue working, to try harder and to not give up.

AMBITION

• To do their best work and then to push themselves beyond what they consider to be their best.
• To develop a desire to achieve something.

RESPECT

• To respect the acts and choices made by people in the past.
• To appreciate the things that we should now be thankful for, because of the actions of people in the past.
• To respect the views of others.

INDEPENDENCE

• To develop confident historians who can think for themselves.

BEYOND THE SUBJECT

We want our History curriculum to help children to;

• Increase and develop their historical skills, concepts, knowledge and attitudes.
• Increase their understanding of the present in the context of the past.
• Develop and use their skills in enquiry, analysis, evaluation and argument.
• Develop their interest in the past, arousing their curiosity and motivation to learn.
• Develop a sense of identity through learning about the past.

Please find the history progression document below. This is a working document.