The History curriculum at Tiptree Heath Primary School makes use of resources within the immediate and wider local area enabling children to develop a deep understanding of the rich history of their locality.
Topics are informed by the national curriculum and are sensitive to children’s understanding of chronology, as well as the context of the local area. The History curriculum is planned and structured to ensure that current learning is linked to previous learning and that the school’s approaches are informed by current pedagogy. In line with the national curriculum 2014, the curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils:
- Gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world which helps to stimulate pupils’ curiosity to know more about the past.
- Are encouraged to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, scrutinise arguments, and develop perspective and judgement.
- Understand and can communicate historically about the chronology of taught events or periods in time.