The teaching of History at Morecambe Bay Community Primary is exciting and inspiring and enables our children to appreciate the complexity of life and the diversity of the society we live in. By exploring the many reasons people behave as they do, our children will develop empathy, curiosity and a secure understanding of the world around them.
Our concept based curriculum has a balance of substantive and disciplinary concepts allowing children to gain a deeper understanding beyond topic facts and enable connections to be made between learning. Using a wealth of ‘real’ sources of evidence, we provide opportunities to investigate, develop and answer their own lines of enquiry, thus inspiring their own curiosity of the past.
By embedding language and oracy in our history teaching, we ensure that every child can engage with challenging historical concepts, make meaningful connections and articulate complex ideas.
Our local History plays a particularly important role in our curriculum. Morecambe Bay is steeped in fascinating stories from the history of our school itself to the rich heritage of the local fishing industry, the growth of the cotton trade and its significant links to the transatlantic slave trade. By engaging with these powerful and sometimes challenging narratives, our children gain a stronger sense of identity, place and responsibility.
History helps our children see how the past shapes the present and how they can shape the future.