Eastgate Academy History Curriculum

The history curriculum is carefully planned to build children’s knowledge and understanding over time. Pupils learn about important events, people and periods in local, British and world history, while also developing key historical concepts such as monarchy, empire, evidence, cause and consequence. Learning is sequenced chronologically so that each unit connects to previous learning and helps children understand how the past has shaped the world today.

As children move through the school, they revisit and deepen their understanding of key themes, making links across different periods of history. They explore significant events, people and turning points in more depth, considering political, social, cultural and religious aspects of the time. The curriculum encourages children to think like historians by asking questions, analysing sources and understanding that interpretations of the past can differ. Through the study of local, national and global history, children develop a secure understanding of how the past influences modern society.

Sarah MacMillan