History

During their weekly history lesson, children learn about two ancient civilisations as well as aspects of British history, including the two World Wars. Information is gathered from a variety of sources and artefacts, and understanding is amplified by visits and workshops.

History Trip around Tiverton for Year 3

Year 3 took a trip around the Tiverton area to learn about different types of settlement. This included a visit to Bickleigh Castle where they were kindly hosted by Mr and Mrs Hay, who had organised a wonderful history trail for the students to follow.

History trip, Year 3

Aims of the History dept.

To develop a sense of chronology and time
To build up knowledge of events and people from the past
To appreciate thoughts, beliefs, motives and actions of people in the past
To develop and use correctly historical language and a vocabulary of historical terms
To build a framework of historical facts
To encourage children to interpret, explain and ask historical questions, for example ‘Why did this happen?’ ‘How do we know this is true?’

Course Content

In the Pre-Prep topic work is used to bring history alive and the children enjoy numerous visits into the community to enjoy history.

In the Prep School, the history course is also enhanced by theme days and visiting actors, for example Tudor Day, Roman Day and recently Year 5 slept on the Golden Hinde in London as part of their trip to the Capital.