History

In the History Department our aim is to encourage a lively, questioning approach to History, which will arouse children's interest in the past and stimulate their curiosity into finding out more by research and enquiry.

History is considered to be an important part of the curriculum as its knowledge is essential to our understanding of the modern world and the information handling skills developed through its study have a wide ranging applicability on everyday life.

The requirements of the National Curriculum are followed with each form having an hourly lesson each week. Year 3 investigate the Early Civilisation on Ancient Egypt and Greece and in Year 4 children then progress to finding out more about the Invaders and Settlers. Years 5 & 6 study Tudor and Victorian Britain and a local study is introduced.

Throughout the different units of study, children learn to study historical evidence, asking questions and solving problems and also develop skills in communicating their knowledge in a variety of ways, for example this year children in Year 6 have researched their family trees back to Victorian times and produced illustrated family trees and have investigated Victorian inventors and inventions.

In all years, children have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in different ways; researching information from library material and IT sources, using cassette or video resources or through discussion and debate, role play and drama.

Visits to historical sites are an integral part of the subject and planned to support classroom activities. Visits have been arranged to such places as Rufford Old Hall, near Ormskirk, Quarry Bank Mill, Styal and Speke Hall. Children are also encouraged to handle and evaluate historical artefacts and contribute to our own 'museum' to further an interest in and curiosity about ages and events outside their immediate areas of study.

Curriculum Overview : History