At St George’s Catholic Primary School, we aim to help children gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. To help children understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time.   

The aims of our history curriculum are to develop pupils to: 

• We intend to instil in our children a love of History and to see it, not as separate topics that they learn about, but as connected events. 

• We aim to provide an interesting and varies curriculum for interests and intrigues our children while meeting the needs of all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.  

• Understand that the past influences the present so their present will influence the future. 

• We will inspire pupil’s curiosity and equip them to ask questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments and develop perspective and judgement. 

•  We aim to promote an understanding of the history of our local community and area as well as significant worldwide historical events through the progression of skills and knowledge from EYFS to KS2. 

• To provide children with the opportunity to overlearn skills throughout the key stages and ensure that they develop these historical key skills which enable them to become enthusiastic historians.