History

Our History curriculum is focused on the National Curriculum objectives and expectations. It ensures concepts are taught and knowledge and experiences are built upon through the topics covered and progression from EYFS to KS1 and KS2.

Topics studied in EYFS and KS1 include:

When Grandma and Grandad were little - living history

Grace Darling

Transport Now and Then

The Gunpowder Plot

Mary Anning

Events Beyond Living Memory - Fire of London/Kings and Queens

Communication Now and Then

Significant historical events - Seaside past and present

Lives of Significant Individuals - Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong

Changes within living memory  Toys Past and Present

Key Stage 2 studies include:

Roman Empire and its impact on Britain 

Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

Vikings and Anglo Saxon

Local History - Preston and the Docks

Achievements of the earliest civilizations - The Indus Valley , Ancient Egypt and Mayan Civilization

Ancient Greece

Tudors

Local History - Freckleton Air Disaster and WWII

Victorians