HISTORY
Without
an understanding of the place of history in our changing world, pupils
will find it very hard to make the judgements necessary to adapt to
the rapidly changing world of the 21st century.
History develops children's thinking through:
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Asking and prompting questions
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Tackling problems
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Analysing and interpreting evidence
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Seeing where human values, ideas and organisations have come from
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Understanding change and continuity over time
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Learning through other people's past experiences
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Organising information into arguments
History develops a sense of individuality by:
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Enabling children to read, view and listen critically
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Stimulating children's curiosity and imagination
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Raising children's awareness of the plurality and diversity of their world
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Encouraging children to develop opinions based upon their reason and interpretations of evidence.
In history, children make progress and develop their own knowledge, understanding and skills from one key stage to the next in the five key elements. These are:
- Chronology;
- Range and depth of historical knowledge and understanding;
- Interpretations of history;
- Historical enquiry;
- Organisation and communication.
Pupils
are able to develop these historical skills through the opportunities
provided in the programme of study. Most importantly, the local study
or a site visit can bring the past to life. Pupils can actively deploy
their historical skills by looking at physical evidence in conjunction
with documentary, visual and oral sources.
Current developments in support for the History Curriculum:
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History and ICT - school visits
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History and Literacy - school visits
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Active Learning Strategies - school visits
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Thinking skills - 13th March 2001 - Thinking Skills in History at Key Stage 3 ·
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Implementation of the AS/A2 Level specifications
- History Conference 23rd November2000, 2nd March 2001
- Cluster groups
October 2000 and February 2001
Has your school registered with TIME QUEST? This is a project for the Millennium to celebrate pupils' appreciation of the built heritage. If your school has visited an interesting historic site, centre or museum, register a report with TIME QUEST http://www.niclr.com/timequest
