Step Four: primary Subject Insights
History
Impact
A beautiful example of a living curriculum in action. Hannah shares the rigorous and innovative ways she makes sure her history curriculum is impactful. She highlights her detailed plans for conceptual development, the task design that makes it happen, and how she enriches this with pupil evaluation.
Implementation
This session focuses on turning the curriculum into classroom reality. Lindsey outlines the importance of elements like key vocabulary display, source handling and active tasks, as well as activities like visits and competitions to bring history to life.
Curriculum Intent
Rachel shares how she maps provision to identify gaps in the national curriculum and then redesign it around inquiry questions and chronological sequencing in Key Stage 2. The discussion also covers staff consultation, colour-coded planning documents, curated text lists, and using National Archives training to build colleagues' confidence.