The Frides Way
At St Frideswide we believe that history inspires children to ask questions and know more about Britains past and that of the wider world. We aim to support pupils to develop their concept of chronology so that they can make sense of the new knowledge they acquire. We know that at the beginning of this journey, pupils concept of the past is immediate and want them to understand the process of change over time to see how we arrived here, so that they can make sense of the present. We believe it is important that children understand that the past is gone and that history is constructed and can be contested through the study of a range of sources. This means we encourage pupils to construct arguments, justify their opinions and become analytical citizens who can question why humans behave in the way that they do and how society has developed.
Our topic based curriculum provides children with opportunities to build on what they already know and revisit previous topics in more detail. We interleave historical subjects across our Geography, Science and English curriculum, aiming that children leave St Frideswide with:
- A knowledge and understanding of people, events, and contexts from a range of historical periods and of historical concepts and processes.
- The ability to think critically about history and communicate ideas.
- The ability to support, evaluate and challenge their own and others’ views using appropriate and accurate historical evidence derived from a range of sources.
- The ability to think, reflect, debate, discuss and evaluate the past, formulating and refining questions and lines of enquiry.
- A respect for historical evidence and the ability to make robust and critical use of it to support their explanations and judgments.
