Statement of Intent History

Curriculum Intent Statement 20192020 At St Stephen’s CE Primary School our curriculum is designed to:  Equip all children – irrespective of disadvantage or SEND – with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and aspirations to enable them to contribute to, and succeed in, future society.  Reflect the home context of many of our children by providing a broad range of memorable learning experiences, within a vocabulary rich environment, to engender positive attitudes to lifelong learning.  Ensure that all pupils ‘learn to read and read to learn’ at an age appropriate level and fluency in order to access the full curriculum offer.  Progressively build upon key skills and knowledge in a planned and coherent way – delivering high quality and timely interventions as appropriate - throughout the key stages.

Statement of Intent for HISTORY  At St Stephen’s, we aim for a high quality history curriculum which should inspire in pupils a natural curiosity and fascination about Britain’s past and that of the wider world. Our teaching equips pupils with knowledge about the history of Britain and how it has influenced and been influenced by the wider world; know and understand about significant aspects of the

history of the wider world like ancient civilisations and empires; changes in living memory and beyond living memory; learn about the lives of significant people of the past; understand the methods of historical enquiry and be able to ask and answer questions. It also helps children gain a sense of their own identity within a social, political, cultural and economic background. We want children to enjoy and love learning about history by gaining this knowledge and skills, not just through experiences in the classroom, but also with the use of fieldwork and educational visits.