Our History Curriculum Book

Mount Carmel Values

Our aim is for every child to leave here an Ambassador of Christ.
Our values are deeply rooted in the high expectations that we have of each child in the school. Our Values permeate across the school through children's learning, friendships, behaviour and leadership.
Our values come from the Church.

C - consideration
H - helpfulness
U - unity
R - respect
C - commitment
H - honesty

Our British Values

Our children learn about our British Values through 5 areas. These are discussed at whole school liturgies and during lunch times. We are committed to serving our community, with the strong belief that we are one school for all.

Our Power Values

Our aim is for every child to leave with the power to make a positive change in the world. Through our subjects there are five themes that we believe are integral with teaching children how to become powerful adults.

We ensure that these themes run through our subjects. Children learn about 5 areas of power - Education, Religion, Resources, People and Legacy.

Our aim for your child by the time they leave Mount Carmel in History:-

To ensure that your child

continues to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study. They should note connections, contrasts and trends over time and develop the appropriate use of historical terms. They should regularly address and sometimes devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance.

They should construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information. They should understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.

The Power of Learning

How Key Concepts is taught across EYFS and KS1

For children to look at familiar situations in the past, such as homes, schools and transport. Through stories, artefacts, accounts and pictures, children will start to develop their understanding of past and present.

EYFS

Children will be able to learn
what a coast is and the connection with beaches. They will be able to look at
different beaches in the UK and where they are situated. They will look at
beaches from the past and compare to today.

For children to look and learn about the
different types of explorers, like Roald Amundsen,
Ibn Battuta and Sunita Williams.

Children
will look how equipment has changed over the years to help explorers. The children will learn about the
lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national
and international achievements, some of whom should be used to compare aspects
of life in different periods.

The Power of Learning

How Key Individuals are taught across EYFS and KS1

EYFS

For children to be able to name and describe people who are familiar to them. Children to learn about a range of cultures and times in story telling.

For children to talk about members of
their immediate family and community.

To
complete a timeline of their life so far.

They can comment on images of familiar
situations in the past. To know about an event in their life. Looking for similarities with other
family members, especially their grandparents.

They see themselves as a valuable
individual.

For children to understand the timeline
for London burning. To look at different events that occurred during that time.
Collecting evidence through pictures and
drawings to help them have an honest view of the story.To know the cause
and effect of the fire. To know what role Samuel Pepys had during this part of
history and not look at a bias view.

The Power of Learning

How Key Events are taught across EYFS and KS1.

EYFS

Children will have opportunities to organise events using basic chronology, recognising that things happened before they were born.

Children will learn about popular toys
through the 20th century and the early 21st century. Children will think about
their favourite toy from today before moving on to look at toys which were popular when their parents and grandparents were children.
The children will develop a range of historical skills such as:
asking and answering questions, identifying and interpreting different sources and recognising change and exploring how this influences them today.
For children to look at William Caxton and what did he do for books, that helps us today.

For children to look at a timeline of
space travel. To look at where we started and where we are now.
For children to know how important it is that we explore space. They will look
at Apollo 11 and compare it to the most recent space mission to look at how
technology has advanced over time. The children will look and compare the space
journeys of Neil Armstrong and Tim Peake. They will look at evidence from their
space adventures and compare their differences.

The Power of Learning

How Chronology of History is taught across KS2.

For children to understand the history of
Ealing. To look at the different parts of
Ealing and
how it has developed over the years. Fir children to look at their family tree
to understand why they are living in Ealing
now. As schools are powerful places, they are the focus of this study. To look
at he schools in the area and compare their journey to where they are today.
Looking at buildings to see what part of history they reflect.

There was so much development
through the Stone Age that we still use today. There were many powerful
decisions that really have lasted the test of time. Children will learn about
the Stone Age and how actions helped us to be where we are today. Children will
learn of the first farmers and how people evolved during that era. Children
will learn that man
moves from hunter-gatherer to farmer, from rural to urban, from fighting for
survival to sophisticated society.

Children
will be introduced to the key features of Ancient Egyptian civilisation
through the beliefs and attitudes of these ancient people. Children will
examine the similarities and differences between their ancient beliefs and
beliefs held today and how these beliefs fitted into society and culture at the
same time as exploring the world of the ancient Egyptians.
Children
will look at
artefacts and learn that they are a source to learn about the ancient civilisation and how actions there are still
impacted in our lives today.

The Power of Learning

How Chronology of History is taught across KS2.

Children
will be introduced to the key features of Ancient Greek civilisation
through the beliefs and attitudes of these ancient people. Children will
examine the similarities and differences between their ancient beliefs and
beliefs held today and how these beliefs fitted into society and culture at the
same time as exploring the world of the ancient Greeks
Children
will look at
artefacts and learn that they are a source to learn about the ancient civilisation and how actions there are still
impacted in our lives today.

Children will really focus on what
we have learnt through history through artefacts. Children will learn about
what life was like living in the Iron Age. They will look at the impact of iron
and how we use it today.
There is a strong emphasis on children
investigating issues and solving valid historical questions recognising the nature of the evidence on
which their judgements and knowledge are based.

Children will learn about the
Romans' great strengths were organisational
and military. They brought urban life, roads, permanent military garrisons, centralised
government, taxation, their language – Latin – and later Christianity to all
the lands they conquered.
Children will learn how the Romans have left us a rich variety of archaeological sources about their lives in Britain., and how their legacy is still here today. They will look and compare education during these times,. We look at how powerful they were at their time.

The Power of Learning

How Chronology of History is taught across KS2.

Children will be introduced to the key features of Ancient Mayan civilisation
through the beliefs and attitudes of these ancient people. Children will
examine the similarities and differences between their ancient beliefs and
beliefs held today and how these beliefs fitted into society and culture at the
same time as exploring the world of the ancient Mayans.
Children will look at artefacts and learn that they are a source to learn about the ancient civilisation and how actions there are still
impacted in our lives today.

Children will be introduced to the key features of Anglo-Saxons and their civilisation through the beliefs and attitudes of these people. Children will examine the similarities and differences between their beliefs and beliefs held todayand how these beliefs fitted into society and culture at the same time as exploring the world of the Anglo-Saxons
Children will look at artefacts and learn that they are a source to learn about the Anglo-Saxons and how actions there are still impacted in our lives today.

Children
will be introduced to the key features of the Vikings through the beliefs and
attitudes of these people. Children will examine the similarities and
differences between their beliefs and beliefs held today and how these beliefs fitted into society and culture at the same time as exploring the world of the Vikings.
Children will look at artefacts and learn that they are a source to learn about the ancient civilisation and how actions there are still
impacted in our lives today.

The Power of Learning

How Chronology of History is taught across KS2.

For children to build on their Y3 topic
of Ealing and look at the city they live in.
They will look at the wonders of London. They will learn about
the parliamentary system about how decisions are made for the country and where the most powerful decision makers in England work.
They will look at major landmarks and network links. They will also look at the
chronological journey of London from 47AD to present. Focusing on the evolution of diversity and change. In education, religion and people.

Children
will be introduced to the key features of the Victorians through
the beliefs and attitudes. Children will examine the differences in
education
from Victorian times to now.
Understanding that there are so many
inventions that we continue to use today, that the legacy of Victorian times is
vital to our technological development.
Children to look at how religion was
challenged through science, but how faith has overcome that.

The children will research and compare the impact of the Second World War on their locality. The focus of the sessions is on the Home Front and how the wars impacted on the community. In the course of the unit, the children will learn about life during World War II. Children will understand about the unfair treatment of children, people of Jewish faith and innocent people of war.