Year group |
Coverage |
Key skills |
Core & British Values |
Additional cultural capital experiences |
Year 1 |
Changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life
The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods [for example, Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria, Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong]
Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally [for example, the Great Fire of London, the first aeroplane flight or events commemorated through festivals or anniversaries]
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CHRONOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING:
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Curiosity
Critical thinking |
Artefacts loaned from Derbyshire School services. |
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION:
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Curiosity
Critical thinking
Respect
Compassion
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Visits from local elderly residents to talk about their life at school age. |
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HISTORICAL ENQUIRY:
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Critical thinking
Curiosity
Respect
Compassion |
Project focused on World wars: Poppy day etc.. |
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Year 2 |
KNOWLEDGE
The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods (for example, Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria, Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong, William Caxton and Tim Berners-Lee)
Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality.
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KEY SKILLS
CHRONOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING:
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Curiosity
Critical thinking
Respect
Compassion
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HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION:
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Curiosity
Compassion
Critical thinking |
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HISTORICAL ENQUIRY:
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Artefacts loaned from Derbyshire School services. |
Year group |
Knowledge |
Key skills |
Core & British Values |
Additional cultural capital experiences |
Year 3 |
Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age This could include:
The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain This could include: §Julius Caesar’s attempted invasion in 55-54 BC § The Roman Empire by AD 42 and the power of its army § Successful invasion by Claudius and conquest, including Hadrian’s Wall § British resistance, for example, Boudica § Romanisation’ of Britain: sites such as Caerwent and the impact of technology, culture and beliefs, including early Christianity |
CHRONOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING:
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Curiosity |
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HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION:
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Compassion
The rules of law |
Chesterfield Museum: From beginnings as a Roman fort and study of artifacts. |
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HISTORICAL ENQUIRY:
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Critical thinking skills
Creativity
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Visit to Creswell Crags visitors’ centre. |
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Year 4 |
KNOWLEDGE Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots This could include: § Roman withdrawal from Britain in c. AD 410 and the fall of the western Roman Empire § Scots invasions from Ireland to north Britain (now Scotland) § Anglo-Saxon invasions, settlements and kingdoms: place names and village life § Anglo-Saxon art and culture § Christian conversion – Canterbury, Iona and Lindisfarne
The achievements of the earliest civilizations
An overview of where and when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study of one of the following: Ancient Sumer; The Indus Valley; Ancient Egypt; The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China |
KEY SKILLS CHRONOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING:
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Critical thinking skills
Curiosity |
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HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION:
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Respect
Curiosity
Compassion |
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HISTORICAL ENQUIRY:
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Critical thinking skills
Creativity
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Visit to British Museum, London. |
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Year 5 |
KNOWLEDGE The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor This could include: §Viking raids and invasion § Further Viking invasions and Danegeld
Ancient Greece § A study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world § The legacy of Greek or Roman culture (art, architecture or literature) on later periods in British history, including the present day
A local history study § A study of an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality
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KEY SKILLS
CHRONOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING:
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Critical thinking skills |
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HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION:
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Rule of law
Respect
Compassion
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Visit to Nottingham Gaol |
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HISTORICAL ENQUIRY:
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Critical thinking skills
Curiosity
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Year 6 |
KNOWLEDGE A local history study § A study of an aspect of history or a site dating from a period beyond 1066 that is significant in the locality
A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 § The changing power of monarchs § Changes in an aspect of social history from the Anglo-Saxons to the present or leisure and entertainment in the 20th Century § The legacy of Greek or Roman culture on later periods in British history, including the present day § A significant turning point in British history, for example, the first railways or the Battle of Britain
A non-European society that provides contrasts with British history One study chosen from: early Islamic civilization, including a study of Baghdad c. AD 900; Mayan civilization c. AD 900; Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900-1300. |
KEY SKILLS CHRONOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING:
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Respect Critical thinking Rule of law Respect and tolerance of those with other faiths |
Visit Revolution House & the Houses of Parliament |
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION:
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Compassion
Respect
Curiosity
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Visit to Eyam
Project focused on World wars: Poppy day etc..
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HISTORICAL ENQUIRY:
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