History Year 5

Our Year 5 history curriculum provides a platform to enrich children’s awareness of the past and develop their historical consciousness. Our curriculum builds on pupils’ understanding of British, world and local history, looking at the influence that Britain had on the wider world, and how the wider world has influenced Britain. Pupils will deepen their disciplinary knowledge, studying contrasting historical interpretations, analysing sources and constructing historical arguments.

Through the PKC, pupils are instilled with the knowledge and skills to be able to understand and think critically about the historical periods they study. The curriculum builds on the substantive concepts of monarchy, democracy, empire, civilization, and migration and introduces the concepts of race and industrialisation. Where appropriate within each unit, teachers are supported to make meaningful local connections.

The PKC History Year 5 Curriculum covers:

• Baghdad 900 CE
• The Early British Empir
• The French Revolution
• The Transatlantic Slave Trade
• The Industrial Revolution
• The Victorian Age

We equip our partner schools with the necessary resources to effectively teach the PKC history Year 5 curriculum to their pupils. Resources include curriculum maps, lesson plans and detailed unit rationales.

Alongside the above resources, we provide every PKC History teacher with:

• History subject knowledge resources
• Knowledge organisers for each unit
• Assessment ideas including multiple-choice quizzes
• Access to CPD training and resources
• Key vocabulary and key people databases

To gain a better understanding of our history curriculum, we encourage all history subject leaders to attend our “Dive into History” CPD series. These sessions include six pre-recorded videos followed by a live session with our curriculum team. By attending this session you will be able to apply our history curriculum with confidence within your schools.