Intent

We aim to make History an enjoyable learning experience. At Applebee Wood we teach British History, European and World History. The following concepts underpin our study of History:

• Chronological understanding – using dates that describe historical periods and analysing the characteristic features of periods and societies.
• Cultural, ethnic and religious diversity – understanding the experiences and ideas in past societies.
• Change and continuity – within and across periods of history.
• Cause and consequence – analysing and explaining historical events.
• Significance – considering the significance of historical events in the past and present day.
• Interpretation – understanding how people form interpretations of historical events.

Implementation

The following skills and processes are needed to enable our pupils to learn and make progress in History:

• Historical inquiry – identify and investigate historical issues and reflect critically on historical questions or issues; devising their own questions to structure an investigation.
• Using evidence – identify, select and use a range of historical sources, and evaluate the reliability and value of those sources, to reach reasoned conclusions.
• Communicating about the past – present historical accounts using chronological conventions and historical vocabulary. Communicate their knowledge and understanding of historical events – developing writing, speaking and listening skills as they recall, select, classify and organise historical information.
• In EYFS, Key Stages 1 and 2, History is taught alongside Geography in a Topic based format. Pupils will complete a History topic in one half term and then Geography a topic the next half term.
• In Key Stage 3, year 7 and Year 8  pupils have one  alternate 50 minute History/ Geography  lesson each week on an alternate basis between the two subjects. In Year 9 the pupils are studying for the History AQA units and have 2 50 minutes lessons a week. 

Impact

For pupils to have a varied and stimulating curriculum, and to develop an understanding of the world around them based on previous events.

Humanities and Links to Other Subjects

Literacy          

• Using a wide range of different kinds of texts from various religious, historical and geographical sources.
• Focus on both speaking and listening and reading and writing to develop pupils’ literacy skills.
• Having written methods to record knowledge.

Numeracy

• Temperature
• Collecting data and recording data
• Tally charts and graphs
• Using measures

ICT               

• Use of the internet to investigate, analyse and evaluate different aspects and issues.
• Use digital cameras and video to bring authentic images into the classroom to support discussion.
• Use presentation software to communicate a personal response to a discussion.
• Record and write reports and power-points to show knowledge and understanding.
• Produce graphs and charts.
• Google maps

Science

• Pupils will explore geological phenomenon and consider the impact of our choices with regards to energy resources.
• Pupils will investigate how our scientific understanding has developed over time and learn about key individuals who have moved our understanding forwards.

Citizenship       

• Developing pupils’ knowledge and understanding about the diversity of identities in the UK and the need for mutual respect.
• Encourage understanding of the origins of ethnic and cultural diversity.
• Enabling pupils to think about topical issues including the importance of resolving conflict fairly.
• Exploring the rights, responsibilities and duties of citizens locally, nationally and globally.
• Enabling pupils to justify and defend orally, and in writing, personal opinions about issues, problems and events.

Personal, Social and Health Education

• Developing confidence and responsibility.
• Learning about right and wrong, and what is fair and unfair.
• Developing a healthy, safer lifestyle by learning about religious teachings on drug use and misuse, relationships and human sexuality.
• Learning about sensitivities in relation to sex education – consider and express their own views.
• Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people – challenging racism, discrimination and offending behaviour.
• Considering issues of marriage and family life and encountering people whose beliefs are different from their own.

Key Skills   

• Investigation
• Expression
• Interpretation
• Reflection
• Empathy
• Application
• Analysis
• Evaluation