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28/03/24

Some of our families are all set up for our Small Business Market! pic.twitter.com/RqtJJu9TmP

28/03/24

🐇🐰 The Easter Bunny is hopping its way around the academy today! 🐰🐇 pic.twitter.com/TJjJRpzvse

28/03/24

🐣🐇 We had an egg-cellent Easter bonnet parade today! What lovely bonnets! 🐇🐣 pic.twitter.com/O2lDo9SGQR

27/03/24

Some of our families are all set up for our Small Business Market! pic.twitter.com/RqtJJu9TmP

27/03/24

🐇🐰 The Easter Bunny is hopping its way around the academy today! 🐰🐇 pic.twitter.com/TJjJRpzvse

27/03/24

🐣🐇 We had an egg-cellent Easter bonnet parade today! What lovely bonnets! 🐇🐣 pic.twitter.com/O2lDo9SGQR

26/03/24

🐇🐣 We look forward to seeing all our families at our Easter Fun Day events tomorrow! 🐣🐇 You can also enter into our Easter raffle! pic.twitter.com/fNRcU0VqBV

25/03/24

Wonka-tastic! A fab fun workshop during the Easter break to take place - see details on MCAS and on posters displayed on the school notice boards. Email teacher/choreographer Sian to reserve a space! 💃🏽🕺🏽 pic.twitter.com/WtsWUoCBka

20/03/24

🐇 🐣 Don’t forget to hop on by for our Easter Fun Day 🐣🐇 pic.twitter.com/2JmC1jJvet

20/03/24

The whole academy took part in online sign language lessons as part of British Sign Language Week. The week is organised by the British Deaf Association and the pupils were excited to share what they had learnt. pic.twitter.com/AksWvcCcN0

20/03/24

The whole academy took part in online sign language lessons as part of British Sign Language Week. The week is organised by the British Deaf Association and the pupils were excited to share what they had learnt. pic.twitter.com/AksWvcCcN0

20/03/24

🐇 🐣 Don’t forget to hop on by for our Easter Fun Day 🐣🐇 pic.twitter.com/2JmC1jJvet

18/03/24

Don’t forget to let us know if you can join us for our Quiz Night! It is adults only but friends and family are welcome! There will be a range of general knowledge questions and some fun ones about our academy 📝🤓https://t.co/sNHI5N6h5T

18/03/24

Year 1 had a visit from the police which was very exciting. The children were able to ask questions and some even sat inside the police car! 👮‍♀️🚔 pic.twitter.com/yQuRmwW7cW

15/03/24

Don’t forget to let us know if you can join us for our Quiz Night! It is adults only but friends and family are welcome! There will be a range of general knowledge questions and some fun ones about our academy 📝🤓https://t.co/sNHI5N6h5T

14/03/24

Don’t forget to let us know if you can join us for our Quiz Night! It is adults only but friends and family are welcome! There will be a range of general knowledge questions and some fun ones about our academy 📝🤓https://t.co/sNHI5N6h5T

14/03/24

Year 1 had a visit from the police which was very exciting. The children were able to ask questions and some even sat inside the police car! 👮‍♀️🚔 pic.twitter.com/yQuRmwW7cW

13/03/24

Year 1 had a visit from the police which was very exciting. The children were able to ask questions and some even sat inside the police car! 👮‍♀️🚔 pic.twitter.com/yQuRmwW7cW

12/03/24

Don’t forget to let us know if you can join us for our Quiz Night! It is adults only but friends and family are welcome! There will be a range of general knowledge questions and some fun ones about our academy 📝🤓https://t.co/sNHI5N6h5T

08/03/24

Check out these wonderful stories from a parent author and illustrator in our community! The children were able to enjoy an assembly for World Book Day to hear how he creates his content. Find out more about James’ wonderful characters here:https://t.co/imzWCnPieV pic.twitter.com/wamj2WIczy

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History

At Harris Primary Academy Purley Way (HPAPW) we believe a high-quality history education will help pupils gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. It should inspire pupils’ curiosity to know more about the past. Teaching should equip pupils to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. History helps pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time.

HF Curriculum Lead - Sam French

Curriculum

 

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

EYFS

Birth to 3

Make connections between the features of their family and other families

Nursery

Begin to make sense of their own life-story

Begin to make sense of their family history

Retell their life and family story

Reception

Talk about key past and present events in their own lives

Talk about past and present events in others’ lives

Make simple comparisons between old and new

End of Learning Goals (ELGs)

  • Comment on images of familiar situations in the past.
  • Compare and contrast characters from stories, including figures from the past.
  • Talk about the lives of people around them and their roles in society.
  • Know some similarities and differences between things in the past and now, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
  • Understand the past through settings, characters and events encountered in books read in class and storytelling.

Year 1

Link to National Curriculum

Changes within living memory

 

A significant person who lived in my locality

HPAPW

How have my toys changed over time?

 

Am I making history?

What makes a person in history significant?

Year 2

Link to National Curriculum

The life of a significant individual from the past

Significant historical event

 

A significant historical event

 

A significant historical person – compare and contrast

 

HPAPW

How should we remember Henry VIII?

 

Why do we still remember the 5th of November?

How did the Great Fire change London?

 

Who is the most significant explorer?

 

Year 3

NC Link

Stone Age

 

Bronze Age

 

Iron Age

 

Changes over time

Achievements of the Earliest Civilisations

 

HPAPW

Where do the first humans come from?

 

How did bronze change Britain?

 

Did life improve in the iron age?

 

Depth Study: Did Britain really change that much in one million years?

What did the Ancient Egyptians believe in?

 

Life in Ancient Egypt: What has King Tut taught us?

 

Year 4

NC Link

Ancient Greece

 

 

The Roman Empire

 

Study of Non-European Society – Benin 900-1300AD

 

HPAPW

How do we know about Ancient Greece?

 

 

Can we thank the Ancient Greeks for anything in our lives today?

What was life like in Ancient Rome?

 

How did the Romans influence the life in Britain?

 

How can we learn about the Kingdom of Benin?

 

Why was Benin so attractive to foreigners?

Year 5

NC Link

Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots

 

 

The Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle to Edward I

 

HPAPW

What happened to Britain when the Romans left?

 

How was Anglo Saxon Britain ruled?

 

What can we learn from life in Anglo-Saxon England??

 

The battle of 1066 and what happened next…

 

Did the Vikings leave an impact on Britain?

 

Did the Vikings deserve their reputation?

 

Year 6

NC

A local history study

 

A study that extends knowledge beyond 1066

 

A study that extends knowledge beyond 1066

 

HPAPW

Was life that hard for all Victorian children?

 

What have the Victorians done for us?

 

How did life change during WW2?

 

How did WW2 change Britain?

 

Democracy over time

 

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