History is who we are and why we are the way we are.

David McCullough, 1933-2022

Historian

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. Teaching should equip pupils to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. History helps pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time. National Curriculum for History, purpose of study

Our prehistoric week

Our prehistoric week

by Shafaat and Maryam A In our first week back from the holidays, we found out that our new topic is Stone Age - Iron Age. We will be learning about three parts of history: Stone Age, Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and we have started by drawing a timeline to show which...