History Portfolio
Please see our evidence for each History National Curriculum Programme of Study below.
KS1 - Learn about changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life
KS1 - Learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally
KS1 - Learn about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods
KS1 - Learn about significant historical events, people and places in their own locality
KS2 - Learn about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
KS2 - Learn about the Roman Empire and its impact on Britain
KS2 - Learn about Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots
KS2 - Learn about the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor
KS2 - Conduct a local history study
KS2 - Study an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066
KS2 - Learn about the achievements of the earliest civilizations – an overview of where and when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study of one of the following: Ancient Sumer; The Indus Valley; Ancient Egypt; The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China
KS2 - Learn about Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world
KS2 - Learn about a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – one study chosen from: early Islamic civilization, including a study of Baghdad c. AD 900; Mayan civilization c. AD 900; Benin (West Africa) c. AD 900-1300