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Green Oaks Primary Academy

History

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”
Marcus Garvey

 

 

History Lead: Mrs G Lineham
Subject Intent:

The teaching of History provides our pupils with a creative and meaningful curriculum. It is bespoke to the academy, shaped by teachers to meet our pupils’ needs. Lessons are taught by Class Teachers, using the year group Long Term Plans. Our aim is for pupils’ knowledge of the world and its past events to be appropriately developed and broadened by the time they leave the academy. We do this by ensuring that all pupils can engage with History positively and at an appropriate level. We ensure that it is fully inclusive to every child. Where possible, teachers use differentiation and questioning to support and challenge the needs of all pupils.

Subject Implementation:

The curriculum is adapted to suit the diverse needs of pupils. Those with SEND and those in vulnerable groups are supported through scaffolded learning to meet the learning intention of the lesson. Teachers have shaped their own curriculum using the National Curriculum History Programme of Study (2013), ensuring that coverage is met over the phase they work in. In doing so, we establish high expectations and ensure that historical skills are revisited if necessary.

Pupils are also encouraged to build on the skills of Listening, Speaking, Problem Solving, Teamwork and Leadership by taking responsibility for their learning both collaboratively and as an individual.

The curriculum is a spaced and interleaved curriculum where subjects are woven through other areas of the curriculum to develop understanding and lighten cognitive load. We want pupils to retain and make connections between topics. We regularly refer to previously taught topics and discuss where the events took place in time and their relevance in today’s society. In books, pupils use knowledge organisers to refer to during lessons. These expose them to subject specific language, using three-tier vocabulary to support the development of ‘cultural capital’.

Subject Impact:

By the time pupils leave Green Oaks, they will:

  • have developed their knowledge of historical events and to recall their learning
  • have an understanding of how the past can shape the future
  • understand how historians gather information and use historical skills to do so