Rationale

Our personalised curriculum allows pupils to experience history through a multi-sensory approach which enables them to develop an awareness of the past. For pupils at the Bridge History is built in on an understanding of personal self and others in the present, near past and near future and beyond. It is about the now, next, before for themselves and those around them. It is taught throughout every day. It is based on what the pupils already know, understand and can do and works on sequential and progressive next steps.

History encourages exploration through emersing pupils in the topic, allowing them to follow their own natural curiosity while exploring artefacts and ask questions when they arise. Practitioners can differentiate objectives by level of support and scaffold next steps. Repetition is encouraged within our bespoke curriculum as a way of helping pupils remember, retain and implement their learning.

Our curriculum gives pupils the opportunity to develop their history skills throughout the school day, through various cross-curricular links, experiencing simple chronology with the use of sequencing, now and next and visual timetables. Pupils are encouraged to recall previous learning and experiences through conversations, questioning and plenary activities.

At The Bridge School, we use bespoke, sequenced, small-step descriptors that outline the key knowledge and skills within History. These descriptors provide an easy to use, aspirational framework that ensures all pupils make progress in what they know, what they can do and what they can remember.

Across all subjects and at all key stages, the overall intent is that the pupil engages, achieves, and makes the most personal progress they can over time to enable them to have the most fulfilling, enjoyable, and independent life possible.

Whole School Programme of Study