History at Mayflower

At Mayflower, our history curriculum is designed to ignite curiosity, foster understanding, and celebrate the diversity of the past. Our teaching approach brings history to life through hands-on learning, exciting trips, and engaging activities. Whether visiting the Tower of London, investigating Stone Age tools, or exploring Windrush-era stories, we ensure every child gains a deep connection to history.

Our curriculum spans local history, British history, and the history of the wider world, with a strong focus on representing diverse voices and stories. From ancient civilisations to modern events, we celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals and communities from around the globe.

Pupils at Mayflower develop a range of key historical skills to explore and understand the past. They learn to place events and periods in order through chronology, investigate evidence to ask and answer questions with historical enquiry, and build knowledge about people, events, and ideas. Over time, they also develop an understanding of continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity and difference, significance, and historical interpretation. These skills enable them to; compare societies, analyse why events happened and their impact, explore what has stayed the same and what has changed, and evaluate the importance of key figures and events.

Integrated into our curriculum are key figures and events that reflect the diversity of the world, such as Windrush stories in Year 6 and contributions from inspiring individuals like Katherine Johnson, Jacques Francis, and Noor Inayat Khan. By representing a broad spectrum of voices, we help children see themselves in history and appreciate its relevance today.

We enrich learning with trips, workshops, and practical activities, ensuring history at Mayflower is both memorable and meaningful. Through our engaging curriculum, children leave us with a love of history, a strong set of skills, and an appreciation for the complexity and diversity of the past.

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