Our teaching of History at West Croft seeks to inspire and fire children’s curiosity to know more about the past and equips them to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments and develop perspective judgements. As children develop their understanding through West Croft of the complexity of people’s lives from the past, they progress further by building their own understanding of the diversity in societies and relationships between different groups.

At West Croft, our children are exposed to a range of exciting and relevant topics in order to enhance their skills as Historians. Our aim is to expose the children to the past in Britain and the wider world, developing an understanding of sequence, time and chronology alongside a sense of identity. Pupils consider how the past influences the present, what past societies were like, and how beliefs and cultures influenced people’s actions. In doing this, children develop a chronological framework for their knowledge of significant events and people. They see the diversity of human experience, and understand more about themselves as individuals and members of society.