History

At Heybridge, we believe that the history curriculum should enable our children to build a knowledge and understanding of the past which will stimulate their curiosity to know more about the past in Britain, the wider world and within our local area.  Children learn how to work as historians, developing their skills to think critically, ask questions, think deeply about evidence and draw conclusions from this.  Our curriculum will endeavour to teach children to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change and the diversity of societies and beliefs as well as appreciating their own identity and the challenges in their time.

The National Curriculum states that: “A high-quality history education will help pupils gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. It should inspire pupils’ curiosity to know more about the past.” Children progressively build their understanding through interconnected secondary concepts which include chronology, handling evidence; cause and consequence; historical enquiry; historical significance and similarities and differences.  

What historical skills and concepts do students develop at Heybridge?

• Chronology and understanding sequencing of events
• Learn about key events in the past
• Develop historical interpretention
• Use primary and secondary sources of information
• Range and depth of historical knowledge (identifying key features, characteristics, dates)
• Interpretations of History (from comparing adult conversations, historical sources and artefacts, drawing conclusions)
• Historical enquiry – observing and questioning about the past, recording information, use of library and internet for research