Welcome to our History Curriculum. At Pensby Primary School, our history curriculum helps pupils develop a coherent understanding of Britain and the wider world. Beginning with their own experiences, pupils gradually build a secure chronological framework and learn how the past has shaped life today.
Our curriculum is connected through five Golden Threads: power and government; law and justice; society and daily life; civilisation and culture; and conflict and invasion. By revisiting these important concepts, pupils deepen their knowledge and make meaningful connections across different periods and places.
Alongside learning what happened in the past, pupils are taught to think like historians. They ask questions, examine and evaluate sources, consider different interpretations and explore cause, consequence, change, continuity and historical significance.
Through engaging enquiry questions, pupils investigate British, world and local history, including the rich heritage of Port Sunlight. This balance helps them understand their community, appreciate different civilisations and explore Britain’s place within the wider world.
By the end of Key Stage 2, pupils are curious, informed and critical thinkers who can use evidence to form reasoned interpretations and understand both history and their place within it.
