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HISTORY

The history curriculum has clear end points that state the knowledge and skills that pupils will gain at each stage. When sequencing the curriculum leaders have taken into account prior learning and typical gaps so that pupils gain cumulatively sufficient knowledge and skills. The logical progression that has identified the most useful content in history enables pupils to know more, remember more and be able to do more.

 

History learning encourages our children to question the past, learn key values and understand the highlights of the world and British history. The past influences all aspects of our lives, and has shaped the customs and beliefs of the communities to which we belong. At Bishop Bridgeman, teaching history offers opportunities to develop children’s sense of identity through understanding Britain’s past and the wider world by inspiring children’s curiosity, ability to weigh evidence and develop perspective.

Our intent is to help children to understand the process of change, develop an understanding of diverse societies and how these relationships have changed throughout time.

Historical concepts are threaded throughout our history curriculum and revisited throughout the units of work that pupils will study whilst at Bishop Bridgeman. This allows pupils to embed these key concepts in their long-term memory and apply them fluently. 

The 7 key concepts we ensure our children understand are:

  • Civilisation

  • Impact

  • Invasion

  • Ruler

  • Worship

  • Empire

  • Monarchy

OVERVIEWS

Please click on the links below to view the topic overviews for the different year groups.

YEAR 1

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QUEEN ELIZABETH I

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

YEAR 2

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THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON

WILLIAM HESKETH LEVER

YEAR 3

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THE VIKINGS, ANGLO SAXONS AND SCOTS

THE TUDORS

YEAR 4

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ANCIENT EGYPT

THE ROMANS

YEAR 5

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THE STONE AGE

ANCIENT GREECE

YEAR 6

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WORLD WAR II

THE MAYANS

HISTORY UNITS

Bishop Bridgeman Historical Timeline

We start all of our History units by exploring our School Historical Timeline. The timeline shows all of the units we study in History, where they are time and key knowledge about those periods in the form of a unit timeline - have an explore yourself!

HISTORY
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

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