History

Vision Statement

History is the study of the agreed truths that humans use to record and understand the past. At HBSFED, we intend to develop a love and curiosity about the past, and develop the ability to ask challenging, purposeful and historically valid questions. We also want our children to have a broad knowledge of our shared historical narrative both in terms of substantive and disciplinary knowledge,  and to then use this knowledge purposefully to learn about the present and future of our society.

We teach history with curated disciplinary rigour: learning, thinking and communicating with accuracy and consideration. Using carefully selected historical enquiries in each unit of learning, we are able to interrogate carefully selected periods of historical significance from around the globe. We aim to create historians who have a detailed understanding of the historical narrative of the British Isles and their role in the wider chronological chronicle shared by humanity. 

Intent Statement

At Hornsea Burton and Skipsea Primary Schools, we believe that history is important as it provides children with the opportunities to empathise with others, argue a point of view and reach their own conclusions – essential skills for adult life. Therefore, we aim for a high-quality history curriculum that has been carefully designed and sequenced to equip our children with a secure, coherent knowledge of local, British and world history. Curriculum content is knowledge and vocabulary rich and allows our children to develop their understanding of historical concepts as they move through school.

We intend to inspire our children to develop a broad historical and cultural awareness by:

• Providing opportunities for our children to develop a chronological framework by investigating the past and how it influences the present.

• Encouraging our children to interrogate evidence and form their own opinions.

• Enabling our children to communicate their viewpoints in a variety of ways using appropriate vocabulary.

• Exploring a range of sources of information.

• Fostering enjoyment, empathy, and curiosity for finding out about the past.