History and Geography

Our History and Geography teaching takes the form of half termly ‘topics’ which are enquiry based. Our History curriculum helps pupils to 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.

Black History Month is also celebrated in school, with Year 5 and 6 children taking part in workshops. The children learn about famous black people in history, The Windrush Generation and the Black Lives Matter movement.

 

We enliven the curriculum through a wide range of hands-on and ‘real-life’ activities, such as handling historical artefacts or carrying out practical environmental activities in Geography. 

In addition, children have the opportunity to participate in regular trips and themed days to bring topics alive; ‘Vikings Day’, being WWII Evacuees at Duxford and taking part in a Tudor re-enactment at Hatfield House are just a few examples.

In Geography, we aim to help our children gain an understanding of the world in which they live, especially their own immediate environment. It allows pupils to undertake a Geographical enquiry route during each unit of work and progress in knowledge and skills over time.

Our annual map skills day provides the children with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of how and why maps are used as well as developing necessary geographical skills.

Environmental geography is studied across the school and through this children learn about climate change, deforestation, the impact of humans and more.

We enliven the curriculum through a wide range of hands-on and ‘real-life’ activities, such as handling historical artefacts or carrying out practical environmental activities in Geography.