History

At Clapgate, history teaching is designed to inspire curiosity about the past while developing the essential skills pupils need to think like young historians. From the earliest years, children are taught key historical skills such as asking and answering questions, using evidence, understanding chronology, and recognising similarities and differences between periods and people.

Our carefully sequenced curriculum ensures that knowledge and skills build progressively across year groups, with important concepts revisited regularly to support long-term retrieval. Through engaging lessons, purposeful discussion, and opportunities to recall and apply prior learning, pupils strengthen their memory of significant events, people, and themes over time. This approach helps children not only remember what they have learned, but also make meaningful connections across history, deepening their understanding as they move through the school.

History Overview

Please see the document below which clearly outlines our approach to teaching history at Clapgate:

• History at Clapgate Overview

Learner Profile of a Historian

Here you will find our subject learner profile for history:

• Learner Profile for History

Medium Term Plans

Please see below for a sample of our medium-term plans in history

Year 2 Medium Term Plan – History

Y2 – MTP – History – Nursing through time – SpringDownload

Year 4 Medium Term Plan – History

Y4 – MTP – History – Vikings – SpringDownload

Year 6 Medium Term Plan – History

Y6 – MTP – History – Crime and PunishmentDownload

Skills Progression

Here you will find our skills progression for history. 

• History Progression of Skills

National Curriculum

Here is a link to the History National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2: 

• History Curriculum KS1 and KS2

Get Epic! 

• https://www.getepic.com/educators

This is a really useful website with access to lots of online books. There are plenty of history books for children to access. 

Useful Links

BBC Primary History 

• http://https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/history/zfmj92p

Horrible Histories 

• http://https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/horrible-histories

Primary History Games 

• http://http://primarygamesarena.com/Subjects/History

Historical Association

• http://https://www.history.org.uk/primary/resource/3620/primary-topic-websites

History Homework Help 

• http://http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/history/index.html