Our History and Geography Policy and Languages Policy can be found by clicking the links.
At Combe CE Primary School we deliver the curriculum in history and geography through our 4Cs big questions.
History
We want pupils to be historians who have:
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An excellent knowledge and understanding of people, events, and contexts from a range of historical periods and of historical concepts and processes.
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The ability to think critically about history and communicate ideas very confidently in styles appropriate to a range of audiences.
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The ability to consistently support, evaluate and challenge their own and others’ views using detailed, appropriate and accurate historical evidence derived from a range of sources.
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The ability to think, reflect, debate, discuss and evaluate the past, formulating and refining questions and lines of enquiry.
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A passion for history and an enthusiastic engagement in learning, which develops their sense of curiosity about the past and their understanding of how and why people interpret the past in different ways.
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A respect for historical evidence and the ability to make robust and critical use of it to support their explanations and judgments.
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A desire to embrace challenging activities, including opportunities to undertake high-quality research across a range of history topics.
You can see when the National Curriculum objectives are taught below:
You can see our skills progression grid here:
Geography
We want pupils to be geographers who have:
- An excellent knowledge of where places are and what they are like.
- An excellent understanding of the ways in which places are interdependent and interconnected and how much human and physical environments are interrelated.
- An extensive base of geographical knowledge and vocabulary.
- Fluency in complex, geographical enquiry and the ability to apply questioning skills and use effective analytical and presentational techniques.
- The ability to reach clear conclusions and develop a reasoned argument to explain findings.
- Significant levels of originality, imagination or creativity as shown in interpretations and representations of the subject matter.
- Highly developed and frequently utilised fieldwork and other geographical skills and techniques.
- A passion for and commitment to the subject, and a real sense of curiosity to find out about the world and the people who live there.
- The ability to express well-balanced opinions, rooted in very good knowledge and understanding about current and contemporary issues in society and the environment.
You can see when the National Curriculum objectives are taught below:
You can see our skills progression grid here:
Languages
We want pupils to be linguist who have:
- The confidence to speak with good intonation and pronunciation.
- Fluency in reading.
- Fluency and imagination in writing.
- A strong awareness of the culture of the countries where the language is spoken.
- A passion for languages and a commitment to the subject.
- The ability to use language creatively and spontaneously.
- An independence in their studies and the ability to draw upon a wide range of resources.
We use the CGP ‘Salut’ Scheme of Work to teach French across KS2. You can see the overview here.
The overview of learning outcomes can be found here.
You can see when the National Curriculum objectives are taught below: