Our quality History curriculum will support children in understanding Britain’s past and that of the wider world. They will become curious to know more about the past and will be equipped to ask perspective questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. They will understand the complexity of people’s lives and the process of change over time. Children will develop an understanding of the diverse societies and relationships between different groups. The curriculum has been carefully constructed to ensure children obtain a solid understanding of key historical concepts and knowledge. This is a knowledge-rich History curriculum with the aim to empower our children and carefully build their understanding of the subject. The knowledge content is specified in detail and is taught to be remembered and applied as part of lessons and learning.
At Simon de Senlis, children will be taught a chronologically secure knowledge of British, local and world history. They will be able to note connections, contrasts and trends over time and will develop the appropriate use of historical terms. The following high dividend concepts have been identified as part of the history curriculum: conflict, community, culture, trade, locality, legacy, change and power (including monarchy). These concepts will form the ‘Big Ideas’ through which all history will be taught. Teachers will make explicit reference to where children have met these concepts before in the curriculum. Knowledge is sequenced and mapped deliberately and coherently so to weave from one term to the next and from one year to the next.
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