History

At Blessed Mother Teresa’s Catholic Primary School we want every child to be happy and enthusiastic learners of History, and to be eager to achieve their very best in order to fulfil their God-given talents. We firmly believe that the recipe for success is high quality first-wave teaching in History, which is central to the life of our happy, caring school.

History Subject Statement

History statement.pdf

Progression Documents

National Curriculum

Primary_National_Curriculum_History.pdf

History Vocabulary

History at Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School

What the children say...

"I enjoy identifying primary and secondary sources."

"Learning about the Victorian period is interesting because children had to go to work and the conditions were not the best."

"I enjoy learning about what life was like in the past"

"I have enjoyed pretending to be an Archaeologist and finding out about things from the past."

The Best of the Best

Year 2 have been learning about what their local area is well known for. They have learnt that Staffordshire is famous for the potteries. They have been looking at different types of pottery from well known potters.

Wedgewood - Wedgwood was founded in 1759 by British potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood, who helped transform English pottery from a cottage craft into an art form and international industry. Josiah Wedgwood was born into a family of potters on 12 July 1730, at Burslem, Stoke-On-Trent.

Emma Bridgewater - Emma set up her ceramic company in 1985, which soon became a world-wide phenomenon thanks to its famous polka dot design. Emma Bridgewater has a factory in Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent.

Useful Websites

History websites National Trust

History websites BBC Learning Zone- Engaging short films about history specially made for 7-11 year-olds.

History websites BBC History