Intent Begin to make sense of their own life-story and family history. Aspects of history are delivered through Understanding the World.Compare and contrast characters from stories, including figures from the past.
Implementation A highly adapted, multi-sensory and skills-based approach and through play opportunities.Repeated learning experiences to enable pupils to embed and generalise early history skills.To experience and capture moments in real life situations through progression of time.
Impact To develop skills to make connections and links in areas of Understanding of the Word.To communicate with adults and peers about the past and present.To develop positive attitudes and interests in some historical events.
Pre-Formal
Intent To develop an understanding of time- past and present. To encounter and develop early history skills. To support pupils to develop the necessary skills so they can access subject specific learning (Semi-formal Pathway).
Implementation A highly adapted, multi-sensory and skills-based approach. Repeated learning experiences to enable pupils to embed and generalise early history skills.Understanding the engagement profile of pupils is used to increase engagement in learning history, through planned purposeful play, sensory experiences and handling artefacts.
Impact Pupils demonstrate increasing engagement and participation in a breadth of historical experiences.Pupils can complete tasks and skills related to history with greater independence. Pupils can apply the knowledge and skills developed in everyday situations, in preparation for life beyond school.
Semi-Formal
Intent To gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. To inspire pupils’ curiosity to know more about the past and explore their own identities and the changes of time.To understand the complexity of people’s lives and the process of change.
Implementation To be given the opportunity to engage with learning through exploring a range of artefacts, resources and experiences from the past.To provide an environment where pupils can share and make meaningful comparisons related to their lives and those from the past. Learning will be embedded by offering of a range of learning experiences and styles to allow pupils to make progress.
Impact Pupils will show a deeper understanding, showing curiosity for the past of themselves and other people. Pupils acquire knowledge, skills and understanding in everyday interactions and activities. Pupils can apply the knowledge and skills developed in everyday situations, in preparation for adulthood.
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