History
Our History Subject Leader is Mrs R. Law, and she is supported by Mr N. Bell, our History Governor.
At Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, we aim to deliver a high-quality history education which will give pupils a coherent knowledge and understanding of the past in our local area of Burnley, Britain and the wider world. We want to promote the key skills of active enquiry and interpretation. Children will be encouraged to form and ask their own lines of enquiry in historical events and processes. History fires children's curiosity about the past and to understand the complexity of people’s lives and the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as be aware of the challenges of their time.
Progression in History from EYFS to UKS2:
At Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, we have deliberately woven in key threads and themes across from EYFS to UKS2. This enables progression through connectivity, complexity, and sophistication. Through in-depth speaking and listening, children will learn to justify decisions and draw connections between ideas that have already been taught. For example, children who have already covered Ancient Egyptians would be able to draw connections with the Ancient Greece civilisations and also the Islamic Civilisations in later learning. Questions can be asked, such as "What similarities and differences can you explain between the civilisations?” At the end of UKS2, we expect children to be able to draw together the strands from EYFS to UKS2 and answer summative questions such as, "How have people fought for Justice and Equality in the past? How do their achievements impact our lives today?"
Here are some quotes from our children:
"It is interesting, and we can learn new topics, like the Romans and the Ancient Egyptians" -Liberty.
"I love history, it’s my favourite lesson. I love how the past has changed to the modern era" -Archie.
"I love history because it teaches about characters from the past" -Connor.
"I like history because we learn things that I wouldn't learn at home" -Harper.
"I really enjoyed the Anglo-Saxon workshop because it was so much fun to learn about history in a hands-on way. It wasn't like a normal lesson where we just sat and listened, we actually got to experience what life was like in Anglo-Saxon times." Skyla-Rose
"My favourite part was when we got to hold real-life artefacts and guess what they were used for and learn how to hold a spear and march as a warrior as my name, Matilda, also means warrior." Matilda
"I thought the Anglo-Saxon workshop was interesting because it wasn't just reading information from a book - we actually got to see and do things for ourselves. I liked how we learnt about the Anglo-Saxons by pretending to be them. IT made it easier to remember the facts." Seth
"One of the best parts was when we learnt about how the Anglo-Saxons were formed from various kingdoms coming together. We also got to see Anglo-Saxon weapons which were really cool." Oliver