🏛️ History at Petteril Bank Primary School
“The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” — Theodore Roosevelt
Welcome to our History curriculum page! At Petteril Bank Primary School, we believe that history helps children understand the past, make sense of the present, and develop curiosity about the future. Our curriculum encourages critical thinking, empathy, and a deep appreciation of diverse cultures and events.
📚 Our Curriculum Approach
We follow the KAPOW Primary History Scheme, which provides a broad and balanced curriculum from EYFS to Year 6. The scheme ensures:
- Chronological understanding and historical enquiry.
- Exploration of significant people, places, and events.
- Development of key skills such as questioning, interpreting sources, and communicating findings.
Children learn to:
- Investigate local, national, and global history.
- Understand cause and effect, change and continuity.
- Use timelines, artefacts, and historical sources.
📅 Curriculum Overview
Each year group explores a range of engaging topics, such as:
- EYFS: Understanding the concept of past and present through stories and family history.
- KS1: Famous figures, events beyond living memory, and changes within living memory.
- KS2: Ancient civilizations, British history, world history, and thematic studies.
Our curriculum is inclusive, relevant, and designed to inspire a lifelong interest in history.
🏡 Supporting History at Home
Parents can support history learning in everyday ways:
- Share family stories and look at old photographs together.
- Visit local museums, heritage sites, and historical landmarks.
- Watch documentaries and read historical books or magazines.
- Discuss historical events in the news and link them to classroom learning.
- Encourage children to ask questions and explore different perspectives.
📚 Useful Links
- KAPOW Primary History
- BBC Bitesize History
- https://historicengland.org.uk/
