History
The History Curriculum at Brentfield:
We believe that history stimulates the children’s interests and understanding about the life of people who lived in the past. History enables children to develop a sense of identity and a cultural understanding based on their historical heritage. They learn to value their own and other people’s cultures in modern, multicultural Britain and, by considering how people lived in the past, they are better able to make their own life choices today.
We aim to do this by ensuring that our children are able to ask perceptive questions, think critically, evaluate evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. This will help them to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups.
Our key aims are for children to:
- investigate and interpret the past
- understand chronology
- build an overview of British and World history
- communicate historically
In addition to the themes and topics taught in the classroom, children experience a wide range of trips and visits to develop their knowledge and understanding whilst giving them first hand experience of the topics taught.