Curriculum
As part of a broad and balanced curriculum, history should be taught from age 5 to 11. The National curricula for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales all vary from one another, providing a statutory framework for each jurisdiction. Academies and free schools have the freedom to decide on their own curriculum. Other primary schools vary in their approach to delivering the history curriculum, ranging from adoption of a local curriculum to following the statutory model with or without changes, to other commercial models that the school buys into. In this section, you will find curriculum guidance and resources broken down by age range according to the 'Key Stages' referred to by the National Curriculum for England and Wales. Read more
Foundation Stage & Key Stage 1
- Using role-play to develop young children’s understanding of the past
- It worked for me: Knights and castles
- Food – a theme for learning about the past
- Here comes the ‘60s
- Sunken Settlements
- EYFS Medium Term Plan - Toys and Games
Key Stage 2
- Scheme of Work: The Blitz: all we need to know about World War II?
- For whose God, King and country? Seeing the First World War through South Asian eyes
- Dora Thewlis: Mill girl activist
- ‘So why did they go into hiding?’ Anne Frank in her historical and social context
- How significant is the tragic story of the SS Mendi?
- Muslim soldiers in World War I
Primary History resources
- The Standing Stone
- Teaching pre-history outside the classroom
- Our Iron Age challenge
- From the Iron Age to Robin Hood
- Who's afraid of the Big Bad Bronze Age?
- TREE-mendous history!
Curriculum Issues
- World War I: widening relevance in the modern world
- Muslim soldiers in World War I
- What confuses primary pupils in history? Part 2
- What confuses primary pupils in history? Part 1
- Teaching diversity in the Primary History Curriculum
- Where were the women in Anglo-Saxon England?