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Millom Infant School
Every child a learner, we all learn together
History
Our Vision
In our History curriculum we are passionate about stimulating the children’s interest and understanding about the life of people who lived in the past. We aim for the children to develop a sense of chronology, identity and a cultural understanding based on their historical heritage. We teach children to understand how events in the past have influenced our lives today; we also teach the children to investigate these past events and, by so doing, develop the skills of sequencing, enquiry, analysis, interpretation and problem solving.
Our Aims
- To promote an interest in the past
- To develop an understanding of events over time and in a chronological structure
- To learn about the roles that individuals and events have played in shaping modern society
- To develop an ability to investigate and interpret different versions of past events
- To learn to study historical sources as evidence and to ask and answer questions about the past
- To develop the ability to communicate historical knowledge and understanding using a variety of techniques
- To encourage children to understand other people, their beliefs, thoughts, values and experiences
- To develop an awareness of the world around them
- To develop an understanding of society and their place within it, so that they acquire a sense of their cultural heritage
- To develop an understanding of how our local area has changed over time whilst considering similarities and differences
- To develop a knowledge and understanding of historical development in the wider world
Our Curriculum
Early Years
In the EYFS, storytelling and sequencing activities begin to build pupils’ understanding of narrative and pupils are encouraged to ask and answer questions about the world around them. Children talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members. This lays a secure foundation for the development of historical skills later in their learning.
Key Stage One
In KS1, pupils study the more recent past, looking at the themes of Toys and how their local area, Millom and Haverigg, have changed over time. Significant people, events and places from the more distant past are also studied, including the Great Fire of London, Mary Anning and Remembrance Day. Pupils start to ask and answer questions about the past by looking at written sources, pictures and objects and explore similarities and differences between the present and the past. We will develop their skills of historical enquiry by helping them to understand some of the ways in which we find out about the past and identify different ways in which it is represented. We will teach them about our rich local history such as our Iron Ore Mines and Norman Nicholson.