History shapes who we are. It is in every family story, every building, every painting, map or new archaeological discovery. Understanding history give us a better understanding of the world, of ourselves, of different places and people.
Through the teaching of history, we develop children to think like historians: how to use evidence, develop their questioning, to make interpretations and connections and to understand context. Understanding history is never simple and often controversial. We teach children to understand that one view or perspective will never give the whole picture.
Our history curriculum covers a broad spectrum of local, national and worldwide topics within and beyond the National Curriculum. We develop knowledge and understanding (including chronology) using explicitly taught skills through an enquiry approach. Our curriculum has been developed with subject specialists, the Historical Association and much research.
We build in exciting first-hand experiences ranging from exploring artefacts, pictures, documents and maps to interviewing local residents and interrogating school logbooks.
We make the most of all the access we have in London to world-class institutions and we embrace the local and community history within our diverse communities. Our curriculum has strong local history elements focusing on events, places and people significant to local area and contexts so our children will cover bespoke local history topics.
Our curriculum has strong local history elements focusing on events, places and people significant to local area and contexts so our children will cover bespoke local history topics such as Croydon airport where Amy Johnson embarked on her ground-breaking solo around the world flight. Other visits include a trip to Crofton to see an actual Roman Villa and many more. We also have themed days were children can become a Roman or a Greek for the day and put into practice all they have learned.