History

Vision Statement

To fire children’s curiosity about the past in Britain and the wider world and help them to understand the diversity of human experience.

Intent Statement

At Hornsea Burton and Skipsea Primary Schools, we believe that history is important as it provides children with the opportunities to empathise with others, argue a point of view and reach their own conclusions – essential skills for adult life. Therefore, we aim for a high-quality history curriculum that has been carefully designed and sequenced to equip our children with a secure, coherent knowledge of local, British and world history. Curriculum content is knowledge and vocabulary rich and allows our children to develop their understanding of historical concepts as they move through school.

We intend to inspire our children to develop a broad historical and cultural awareness by:

• Providing opportunities for our children to develop a chronological framework by investigating the past and how it influences the present.

• Encouraging our children to interrogate evidence and form their own opinions.

• Enabling our children to communicate their viewpoints in a variety of ways using appropriate vocabulary.

• Exploring a range of sources of information.

• Fostering enjoyment, empathy, and curiosity for finding out about the past.