History

To understand why we live as we do today, we must look to the past. Therefore, learning about how our society has developed over time can help children comprehend their place in the world. Furthermore, we place a strong emphasis on learning about the history of our local area. Exploring the history of their locality makes the learning for the children tangible and exciting. We also understand the importance of a history curriculum that encompasses local, national and international history. Ensuring that our curriculum explores all three is vital to a rich history education as it allows the children to make important connections and comparisons across world history. In turn, providing the children with the knowledge to understand where they fit within the wider world.

Learning about incredible historical figures ensures the children at Bloemfontein Primary School, to have high aspirations and feel inspired during their history lessons. We know that having a wide range of role models is extremely important as it means every child can see themselves in a successful historical figure. In turn, this
allows all children to feel that their dreams are achievable because someone similar to them has done it before. Furthermore, we take pride in our Black History Month and look forward to celebrating International Women’s Day. Both these events, allow children access to a variety of inspiring historical figures.

Our history curriculum aims to develop curiosity and enthusiasm about British and world history. The children are exposed to a wide variety of historical societies, ranging from the Victorians to the Ancient Egyptians. Furthermore, the children’s horizons are broadened at every opportunity in history by exploring the achievements of different civilisations.