Shipton Bellinger Primary School

History

As Historians at Shipton Bellinger, we are always asking questions about the past. We believe that understanding our shared history helps us to understand ourselves. Our  curriculum maps out the substantive knowledge that our learners need to acquire in order fulfil and exceed the national curriculum requirements. The disciplinary knowledge that is threaded through our curriculum ensures that we are developing the ability to think, evaluate, and hypothesize like historians.

Historians at our school will order, evaluate and explore the events and civilisations that have impacted on our society from the very beginnings of time right up to present day. Enquiry questions anchor our learning journeys and key concepts ensure that learners can make close, chronological links in their learning in order to revisit and reapply their historical knowledge.

We are so lucky here at Shipton Bellinger to be surrounded by fascinating local history - from Stonehenge and Old Sarum Castle to the secret Spitfire workshops on Salisbury Plain. Our curriculum inspires us to find out more about the past, our local area and ourselves!

Information about our History Curriculum

   Intent, Implementation and Impact for History                                       History Progression Document

Knowledge Organisers

Lion Class Knowledge Organiser History Spring 1

Fox Class Knowledge Organiser Invasion History Spring 1

Heroes of History

At Shipton Bellinger we consider: who are our heroes of history?

We think carefully about how different historical figures acted, the impact they have had and the challenges they faced within their own time periods. Key Stage 2 also considered how we know about each hero by evaluating sources and considering their accuracy.

During a previous, Heroes in History hook week, each class was also lucky enough to take part in a VR Headset workshop called The Trials And Triumph of Black History. Each workshop was carefully tailored to each year group and meant that we had a unique opportunity to find out more about some different historical heroes.