History at Beech Hill

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift.

That is why we call it the present.” – Master Oogway

History Curriculum

History at Beech Hill

Our young historians develop a deep, well-rounded, and chronologically coherent understanding of significant local, national, and international events, periods, and developments. Throughout the school, timelines are used effectively to scaffold and strengthen pupils’ chronological awareness within and across historical units. – History at Beech hill.

Our children will leave us feeling inspired and curious to find out even more.  We will support our children to do this by building awareness of both their own heritage and that of the wider world, and by equipping them with the essential substantive and disciplinary knowledge that can be used and applied within meaningful historical enquiry.

At Beech Hill we celebrate our own school’s history, understanding the historical journey our school community has experienced since the School opened in 1910 - History of Beech Hill.

The Beech Hill history curriculum is designed to develop a passion for learning. Our bespoke, broad and balanced curriculum – addressing academic and social needs - fosters progress, achievement and ambition for all children – Our History Curriculum Overview.

History Policy

Our curriculum is delivered and supported by teachers appropriately enacting Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction. Included within these principles is the expectation that teachers develop children’s substantive and disciplinary knowledge by appropriately sequencing lessons in a logical manner, supported through a graduated approach to inclusion. The history policy has been designed to support our teachers in their understanding and teaching of subject-specific learning -  Our school’s History Policy.

Assessment and Impact

Teachers and pupils are supported by the progressive nature of summative and formative assessment, providing a framework in which teachers support pupils as they progress throughout the school – Our progressive assessment framework.

To support our young historians’ secure understanding, carefully planned curriculum ‘wow’ factors - including access to a wide range of extra-curricular activities and visits - make our pupils’ learning come to life. Furthermore, the voice of both pupils and staff have been considered when implementing the history curriculum – Impact sheet.

For a greater understanding of history at Beech Hill Primary Community School, please see our Intent, Implementation and Impact document.