History

At Forest Town, we are historians! As a historian, we want our children to know and appreciate the history of not just the world, but also that of Britain and our local area. We want them to understand how one element of the past influences the next and how these have impacted our own lives today. Our history curriculum has been carefully crafted to inspire our children’s curiosity about the past and what we can learn from it. We want our children to remember their history lessons in our school and know about the important places, people and events that have shaped the world they live in. We want them to embrace the historic opportunities they are presented with and make a difference in our world. 

At the end of KS2, a Forest Town child will have: 

• Become an independent learner through the discovery of time periods across human history and know what life was like for the people who lived then. 

• A real sense of empathy and understanding behind decisions and know how they affected the lives of ordinary people. They will use this kindness to have a better understanding for the future. 

• The ability to work together to develop ideas; imaging what it might have been like to experience the lives of others. 

• Shown that they are adventurous by frequently asking questions to help develop enquiry and look for bias and balance with sources. 

• The ability to persevere in order to make links between time periods and give reasons why events happened as well as the consequences of these. 

• A passion for and commitment to the subject and a feeling of responsibility to evaluate mistakes that were made in the past and know how we can learn from these today.