Please find information about the History Curriculum at NWPS

At Nunnery Wood Primary School, we aim to deliver a high-quality history curriculum. Our history curriculum aims to inspire pupils to be curious and creative thinkers who develop a complex knowledge of local and national history, as well as the history of the wider world. We want pupils to develop the confidence to think critically, ask questions, and explain and analyse historical evidence.

We aim to build an awareness of significant events and individuals in global, British, and local history, and to help children recognise how things have changed over time. History supports children to appreciate the complexity of people’s lives, the diversity of societies, and the relationships between different groups.

Studying history allows pupils to understand the many reasons why people may behave in the ways they do. It also helps them to develop empathy for others while providing opportunities to learn from mankind’s past mistakes.

Throughout the history units, pupils will learn to:

• develop an understanding chronology and place events in order.
• make meaningful connections across different periods of time.
• develop a secure knowledge of history within a clear chronological framework.
• recognise how historians’ study and interpret the past.
• construct their own accounts and carry out historical enquiries.

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