At Whoberley Hall Primary School, our History curriculum aims to develop curious, engaged and reflective historians who understand how the past has shaped the world in which we live today. Through the study of local, British and world history, pupils develop a secure understanding of significant people, events, changes and developments across time.

History is taught through subject-specific units organised around meaningful themes, with carefully selected links to other areas of the curriculum to deepen pupils’ knowledge and understanding. Children are encouraged to explore the past through a range of primary and secondary sources, including artefacts, photographs, written accounts and other historical evidence. They learn to ask questions, interpret evidence and recognise that different sources and interpretations can provide different perspectives on the past.

Across EYFS, KS1 and KS2, pupils progressively develop their chronological understanding, historical vocabulary, enquiry and analytical skills. They learn to identify changes and continuities, consider the causes and consequences of historical events, and make meaningful comparisons between different periods and societies.

Our History curriculum enables pupils to appreciate their own identity and heritage, while developing an understanding of the experiences and challenges faced by people in different times and places. By the end of KS2, pupils will have developed the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to make connections across historical periods and to reflect thoughtfully on how the past continues to influence the present.

Our curriculum follows the aims and expectations of the National Curriculum for History, supporting pupils in developing a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world, while inspiring their curiosity to find out more.