At The Canons...

Our main aims in teaching History across The EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 are:

To develop an intrinsic interest in History and finding out about the past and how it has affected the present.

EYFS

• To develop an awareness of what the past and present is and how their lives and their families fit in to it.

KS1

• To understand what chronology is and how the people and events that they study will fit in to this.
• To compare different periods of time, including their local area.
• To understand a wide range of historical vocabulary.
• To develop an understanding of how we find out about the past, and use a range of sources to discover this.

KS2

• To develop a chronological understanding of Britain and to be aware of the influences upon this.
• To understand and gain knowledge of the significant aspects of the History of the wider world
• To provide a good understanding of key historical vocabulary and terms.
• To develop the key concepts of time/chronology; cause/consequence; continuity/change; similarity/difference.
• To provide a basis for children to create key pieces of work to share their ideas and understanding.
• To consider different historical sources and their relevance in finding out about the past.
• To consider different contexts of history, including local, regional, national and international history; between cultural, economic, military, political, religious and social history; and between short- and long-term timescales.