Why is history important for all learners at Stoke Lodge? Why does it matter?

Young people studying history at Stoke Lodge will gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of significant individuals and changes in their own lifetime, in Britain’s past and in the history of the wider world.

Our curriculum will encourage curiosity about the past and help learners to sequence key events, ask perceptive questions, identify, analyse and compare sources and think critically. Ultimately, they will build an understanding of change and continuity over time and a chronological understanding of key dates, events and figures using historical terms accurately. Our curriculum develops these qualities in young people through examining change and continuity from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, the British Roman period and the subsequent invasion of Britain by Saxons, Vikings and Scots, up to the time of Edward the Confessor. In upper Key Stage 2, learners explore Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world, and complete two studies of non-European ancient civilisations and an extended chronological study. As well as examining aspects of the history of Britain, Europe and the wider world, the learners have many opportunities to explore history, change and continuity in their local area.