History
At Sheering, our History curriculum is designed to help pupils understand the complexity of the past, the diversity of human experience and how history shapes the world we live in today. Through carefully sequenced learning from Year 1 to Year 6, children build a strong and connected knowledge of significant events, civilisations and individuals in Britain and across the wider world.
We teach pupils to think like historians – asking perceptive questions, examining evidence, recognising different viewpoints and developing thoughtful interpretations of the past. Each topic includes opportunities to explore key concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity and difference.
Historical enquiry and rich discussion are at the heart of our approach. Visits, workshops and handling of primary sources enhance curiosity and deepen understanding. We ensure that all pupils, including those with SEND, access the full history curriculum and make meaningful progress in their knowledge and historical thinking.
Our aim is for every child to leave Sheering with curiosity, respect for different cultures and a sense of how the past influences the future – well-prepared for the next stage of their learning.
Curriculum Map
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Spring |
Summer |
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Y1/2 Cycle A |
Great Fire of London and Gun Powder Plot (Significant events and individuals) |
Photographs from history - (Oak National unit)
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Local History – what can we find out about our schools and it’s history |
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Y1/2 Cycle B |
Toys and how they have changed (within living memory) |
How people learned to fly – history of flight
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Life of Queen Elizabeth II - (Oak National unit) (Changes within living memory) |
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Y3/4 Cycle A |
Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age |
Local history: Changes in Sheering in last 100 years |
the achievements of the earliest civilizations and a depth study of Ancient Egypt; |
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Y3/4 Cycle B |
The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain |
Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots |
Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world |
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Y5/6 Cycle A |
A local history study: Sheering in WWI and WWII |
A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066: Significant turning points after WWII (Oak National unit) – NHS, Windrush, technology |
The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England |
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Y5/6 Cycle B |
Social History: Suffragettes A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 |
A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066: History of Travel |
A non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – Mayan civilization c. AD 900 |