History Key Stage One Objectives

1. changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life
2. events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally 
3. the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods 
4. significant historical events, people and places in their own locality

History Key Stage Two Objectives

1. in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age;

2. the Roman changes Empire and its impact on Britain;

3. Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots;

4. the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor;

5. a local history study;

6. a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066;

7. the achievements of the earliest civilizations – an overview of where and when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study of one of the following: Ancient Sumer; The Indus Valley; Ancient Egypt; The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China;

8. Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world;

9. a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – one study chosen from: early Islamic civilization, including a study of Baghdad c. AD 900; Mayan c

Audenshaw Primary History Overview

In Early Years the children learn about the past through understanding their own development from being a baby and from looking at historical pictures and objects.

Year 1 - In Year 1, the children study - Changes within living memory (Houses & Homes, The King), significant people from history (Guy Fawkes, Samuel Pepys, Captain Scott, Grace Darling), significant historical events (The Gunpowder Plot, The Great Fire of London, Remembrance Day, St George's Day) and changes beyond living memory (The seaside then and now).

Year 2 - In Year 2, the children study -   Significant people from history (Nelson Mandela), significant historical events (The Gunpowder Plot, The sinking of the Titanic) and aspects of change in national life(What was Audenshaw like during the Victorian times? What was the school like in the past?
What were Victorian schools like? What toys did Victorian children play with? (Link to Portland Basin.)

Year 3 - In Year 3, the children study - Stone Age to Iron Age, Timeline, Stone Age day recount (exploring
artefacts, archaeological dig), Skara Brae, 

Ancient Egypt, Timeline, Artefacts, Gods, Mummification, The River Nile

Year 4 - In Year 4, the children study - The Romans, The Maya and a Local History unit

Year 5 - In Year 5, the children study - The Anglo-Saxons, Ancient Greece and the Vikings

Year 6 - In Year 6, the children study - The Victorians (Timeline, significant individuals, the industrial revolution, Victorian inventions and daily life of the rich and poor)