Implementation

History and geography is taught in discrete units of learning to deepen pupils’ knowledge and understanding. Knowledge is built over time as a child continues their learning journey at Haywards Farm School. In lessons, knowledge is assessed through a start of unit ‘quiz’ to assess children’s prior and current knowledge together with identification of any gaps in learning to inform planning. Teachers will then adapt lessons to extend the learning and provide an appropriate level of challenge for individual students. Following the completion of a History/Geography unit, Children’s knowledge is reassessed using the same quiz questions where new knowledge learnt and individual progress can be measured and evaluated to inform future planning. Throughout each of the history/Geography units, children learn new skills which are taught to enable children to develop their wider understanding of the world. These include skills such as:

Communication and interaction- through discussion, reading and interpreting

Understanding society and the wider world- debate and collaboration and presenting their findings to others.