History

History Statement of Intent

History at Wensum is about finding out what life in the past was like and drawing comparisons with our lives today. It includes learning about local, national and international history. The curriculum has been designed so that children are revisiting learning and it enables them to use this embedded knowledge and vocabulary in a range of contexts.  Our programme of study is designed so that all key areas of History are covered over a 4 year cycle, from Ancient Times to the Present Day.  Our aim at Wensum is to develop historians who are curious and interested in the world around them. 

Implementation – Subject overview.

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term	Local History (week)
Year Three/ Four Cycle A	Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to iron Age	Ancient Egypt	Locally/nationally  significant historical figure: Edith Cavell,
Year Three/ Four Cycle B	Ancient Greece	The Roman Empire Boudicca’s Revolt	Local history in depth: Migration in Norwich including ‘The Strangers’	History of the School: use archive maps, school logs, air raid shelters on site plan, boys and girl entrances.
Year five	Britain’s Settlement by the Anglo-Saxon and Scots. The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for Britain	Monarchs and Power	Early civilization: the Mayans	Internationally significant historical figure: Rosa Parks
Year six	Victorians	World War II	Local history study: WW2 Norwich Blitz	Windrush and Immigration