It is the intention to engage every pupil to understand that history is about who we are and why we are the way that history is not just about studying the past but understanding how it can prepare us for the future. The Levett School study of History is routed in the school’s fundamental core values; positivity, determination, integrity and reflection so that what is delivered within lessons has a clear link to day-to-day life, locally and nationally.
At Levett Historians, we want the pupils to understand what their local area has to offer them and how Doncaster played a vital role throughout History. This will be achieved through studying its past, its achievements and the people that it nurtured as well as visiting the site of historical importance such as the Mansion House, the Racecourse and the Norman Castle at Conisborough.
The History curriculum is designed to be fully inclusive for every pupil through careful differentiation and support, to provide every pupil with an opportunity to develop a passion and lifelong love of History.
History is taught in blocks throughout the year, so that pupils achieve depth in their learning. The key knowledge and skills that pupils acquire and develop throughout each block have been mapped to ensure progression between year groups and key stages throughout the school.
At the beginning of each new history topic, teachers refer to timelines to develop pupil’s understanding of chronology of the period which they are studying and the context of world history. Lessons then progress into developing the understanding of key knowledge and understanding how source material can be used to interpret events. This understanding is reviewed by the pupils at the end of each lesson and rigorously checked and consolidated by the teacher.
By the time the pupil’s reach milestone Key Stages at Levett leave our school they should have developed:
