Humanities
History and Geography are taught as discreet subjects at St John's Catholic Primary School; in unit blocks of 6 -7 weeks. We want our children to leave our school as enthusiastic and knowledgeable 'Historians' and 'Geographers' with a deep awareness of the world they live in.
Both subjects start with children focusing on their own lives, be it where they live or the lives of their grandparents. As the curriculum progresses into KS2, the scope of the curriculum content widens with children learning about the world around them and the people that came before them.
Children have the opportunity to revisit key themes and concepts as the progress through the curriculum, making links with prior learning.
The foundations for both subjects are laid within the EYFS curriculum with an emphasis on vocabulary acquisition and learning through story.
Please click on the links below for more detailed information about the History and Geography curriculum.
SEND in HUMANITIES | |
Ambition- What are we aiming for children with SEND to achieve in this subject? | Access- What amendments are made to the subject in order to help children with SEND to achieve? |
We are ambitious about what our children with SEN can achieve and not believe their ability is ‘fixed’ for every subject. Yes, we should take into consideration their barriers to learning but we shouldn't let these limit their opportunities - just because they find reading difficult, it doesn't mean that they won’t be able to interpret Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics or read a map. |
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