History

Subject Statement of Intent

At Holy Rosary, we aim to offer a high-quality history education that will help pupils gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. It should inspire pupils’ curiosity to know more about the past. Teaching should equip pupils to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. Through the teaching of History we endeavor to teach children to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups.

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Implementation

What Do We Teach?

At Holy Rosary we aim for children to become more aware of how historical events have shaped the world that they currently live in. Through historical skills taught in school children will become increasingly critical and analytical within their thinking, making informed and balanced judgments based on their knowledge of the past. We also aim for children to be able to retain prior-learning and make connections between what they have previously learned and what they are currently learning.

 

Key Knowldege and Progression

Curriculum overviews showing knowdlge and skills across all key stages can be downloaded below.

Assessment

Teachers understand the impact of knowing where their children are, through weekly and termly assessments and use this to move learning forward and close any gaps. This is done through weekly quizzes, anchor tasks and frequent marking of children’s work. They also understand where their children need to be, through a secure understanding of the year group expectations and previous learning expectations.

The History lead also has the opportunity to monitor History on a termly basis, ensuring the quality of teaching and learning is taking place.The History lead also has the opportunity to monitor History on a termly basis, ensuring the quality of teaching and learning is taking place.

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Impact

Aims For History

At Holy Rosary, we aim for all pupils to:

  • Know and understand the history of the UK as a chronological narrative
  • Know how people’s lives have shaped the UK and how Britain has influenced and been influenced by the wider world
  • Know and understand significant aspects of the history of the wider world, e.g. ancient civilisations and empires from around the world
  • Understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance
  • Understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used to make historical claims, and understand how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed.
EYFS Knowledge Map Ancient Civilizations Knowledge Map Beyond 1066 Knowledge Map Significant People and Local History knowledge Map Stone Age to 1066 KS1 Lower KS2 Upper KS2

Attendance

New Attendance Penalty Notice


First offence – the first time a penalty notice is issued. The amount will be £80 per parent, per child paid within 21 days. This increases to £160 per parent, per child if paid after day 21 until day 28th. Any non-payments of the Penalty Notice may be referred to the magistrate court.


Second offence – (within 3 years) – the second time a penalty notice is issued. The amount will be £160 per parent, per child paid within 28 days. Any non-payment of the Penalty Notice may be referred to the Magistrate Court.


Third offence and any further offences (within 3 years) – the third time and offence is committed. A Penalty Notice will not be issued and the case may be presented straight to the Magistrate Court under S444 of the Education Act (1996) or any other legal interventions considered. The magistrates court can order fines up to £2500 per parent, per child.


Please see the attendance section of the website or letters home for further clarification.