We believe that a knowledge-rich curriculum provides our pupils with the power of knowledge which will help them not only unlock future learning but allow them to understand their world around them in a more deeper way.
We teach History as a discreet subject at Brickhill Primary School throughout Year 1 to Year 6 in order to protect the discipline of the subject and provide our pupils with valued, specific and well-sequenced knowledge. For KS1, History and Geography alternate each half term and for KS2, weekly History lessons are taught. To support our teaching of History, we use planning materials from the Primary Knowledge Curriculum.
This year, we are making stronger links between the learning that takes place in Foundation Stage to our curriculum in Years 1 to 6. This includes Year R exploring the following topics, where clear History links are made:
| Autumn A | Autumn B | Spring A | Spring B | Summer A | Summer B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All about me (Geography) |
Transport: Past and Present (History) |
Space (Science) |
Dinosaurs
(History and Science) |
Growing and Changing (Science and Geography) |
Kings and Queens (History) |
Here, you will find an overview of our History Curriculum below, along with an amended overview which details what will be covered within each unit.
| Autumn A | Autumn B | Spring A | Spring B | Summer A | Summer B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | Discovering History | Kings, Queens and Leaders | Parliament and Prime Ministers | |||
| Year 2 | The Romans in Britain | The Tudors | Powerful Voices | |||
| Year 3 | The Stone Age to the Iron Age | Ancient Egypt | The Anglo-Saxons, Scots and Vikings | Law and Power (1154–1272) | The War of the Roses | |
| Autumn A | Autumn B | Spring A | Spring B | Summer A | Summer B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 4 | Ancient Greece | Life in Ancient Rome | The Rise and Fall of Rome | The Stuarts | ||
| Year 5 | Baghdad AD900 | The Early British Empire | The French Revolution | The Transatlantic Slave Trade | The Industrial Revolution | The Victorian Age |
| Year 6 | World War I | The Suffragettes | The Rise of Hitler and World War II | World War II and the Holocaust | The Cold War | The History of Human Rights |