History

The National Curriculum for History in Year 1 and Year 2

Our children will be taught to:
 

• changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life
• events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally 
• the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods 
• significant historical events, people and places in their own locality.

The National Curriculum for History in Years 3 to 6

Pre-Roman Britain

Our children will be taught about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

Roman Britain

Our children will be taught about the Roman empire and its impact on Britain

Anglo-Saxons & Scots

Our children will be taught about Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots

Anglo-Saxons & Vikings

Our children will be taught about the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor

Local History

Our children will be taught about an aspect of local history

Extended chronological study

Our children will be taught a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066

Ancient Civilizations

Our children will be taught about the achievements of the earliest civilizations – an overview of where and when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study of one of the following:

• Ancient Sumer;
• The Indus Valley;
• Ancient Egypt; or
• The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China

Ancient Greece

Our children will be taught a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world

Non-European Study

Our children will be taught about a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – one study chosen from:

• early Islamic civilization, including a study of Baghdad c. AD 900;
• Mayan civilization c. AD 900; or
• Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900-1300