History
Purpose
To give pupils a coherent overview of time, place, people and events in world history so that they may appreciate and understand that their life today in Britain is affected by ideas, people and events from the past.
Aims
To provide a breadth of historical time periods and people to study so as to give pupils an overview of world history
To ignite curiosity by using historical evidence to critically investigate and interpret the past
To develop a chronological framework for learning about life in past times
To develop pupils' skills as historians to research, discover and use the language of the past