Our Vision

“Hope: building for a brighter future”

Through studying history, our children will gain knowledge and understanding of the history of Britain and that of the wider world. They will begin to understand the complex nature of history and things are how they are today because of significant events, people, places and periods of the past. Through consideration of chronology, cause and consequence, and similarity and difference, pupils will become more curious and more critical thinkers. 

Curriculum Aims

At North Star, we aim to:

• Equip children with knowledge and understanding of the history of Britain and the world, in a coherent and chronological narrative, including the significance of historical events, people, places and periods
• Use high-quality texts and resources alongside history instruction so children can read and learn about history, being exposed to a wide and rich subject-specific vocabulary
• know and celebrate the local area and our country, while allowing children to learn about the differences between the past and present, and how our country and communities have been shaped by events over time
• have high expectations of the children and encourage deeper thinking

We also want our children to:

• gain and use a historically grounded understanding of abstract terms such as 'empire', 'civilisation', 'parliament' and 'peasantry'
• understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity and difference, evidence and significance, and use these to make connections, analyse trends, frame historical questions
• understand methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence can be used to make historical claims and make contrasting arguments
• gain historical perspectives by placing their historical knowledge into different contexts and making connections