History and Geography

These subjects are taught in a cross-curricular way ensuring both historical and geographical skills and knowledge is taught. We encourage the children’s interest in the local and wider environment and to this end, we include studies of the locality and links with our European and global neighbours.

Residentials in Years 3 to Castleton and in Year 6 to Whitby strongly support teaching in both History and Geography.

Mrs Hilton is our Subject Leader for History

Mrs Richmond is our Subject Leader for Geography.

History Coverage

Year 3

Tribal Tales and Tremors

Incorporating the Stone Age and the Romans

Year 4

Pharoahs, Traders and Raiders

Incorporating The Egyptians, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings

Year 5

Peasants, Princes and Pestilence

Incorporating 14th Century England study,

Year 6

A Child's War

Incorporating The Second World War

Geography Coverage

Year 3

Tremors, Tribal Tales

Incorporating Volcanoes and Earthquakes, Using maps and aerial images - human and physical geography

Year 3 residential to Castleton supports geographical work in school around human and physical geographical features caused by historical events.

Year 4

Pharoahs, Traders and Raiders

Incorporating human and physical features of Egypt incl. The River Nile and tourism. Using maps, settlements and Europe

Year 5

Allotment

Incorporating land use, food origin, geographical skills and fieldwork, map work, climate.

Year 6

Darwin's Delights, Frozen Kingdom, A Child's War, ID

Incorporating using maps, geographical similarities and differences. Features of Polar Regions. Human geography, cities of the UK and Europe. Local Community/Where I live.

Year 6 residential to Whitby incorporates work on Darwin's Delights and ID to compare and contrast our area with a coastal region.

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