History

At Broughton Fields Primary School, we believe that a varied and versatile history curriculum will allow our children to become effective historians, who demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past as well as that of the wider world. Through our history curriculum we strive to inspire our children’s curiosity about life in the past and make connections to our lives today.

Using critical thinking skills, our children will have opportunities to ask perceptive questions, weigh evidence, draw conclusions, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. Through a variety of engaging and enriching activities such as examining different sources of evidence, our children develop their understanding of how knowledge of the past is constructed. We place strong emphasis on chronology to establish clear narratives within and across the periods of study. We also recognise the importance that history plays in preparing our children with key skills and values that they can use for life, raising their aspirations and understanding how to be a responsible citizen, appreciating their own identity and how it has been influenced by the people of the past.

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