History

In teaching children history at Ryelands Primary and Nursery School we aim for our children to understand:

• Past and present are part of a continuous process. 
• If children are to understand the world in which they live, they need to explore the past and become aware of how the past has influenced the present.
• History means exploring children’s own past and through that, their families’ past. 
• It involves investigating the immediate physical environment. 
• It involves the social environment, looking at games, customs, traditions and rituals.
• History is concerned with change and people. 
• It provides a process of enquiry, a way of looking at the past, evaluating evidence (which may be incomplete and/or conflicting) and drawing conclusions.
• History should be an activity-based subject, involving enquiry and investigation. 

History teaching at Ryelands Primary School offers opportunities to: 

• Develop children’s sense of identity through learning about the development of the near locality Britain, Europe and the world: 
• Introduce children to what is involved in understanding and interpreting the past.
  

RYELANDS PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL 

HISTORY CURRICULUM OVERVIEW / LONG TERM PLAN