As you will know from the headlines of the government’s recent curriculum review among the changes being recommended concerns local history. The history curriculum is seen as both mirroring modern society and giving a “window through which every child is connected to the world beyond their existing horizons”. Local history is cited as a really important vehicle for strengthening the diversity within the whole curriculum.
Time to review.
The National Curriculum specifies a local study both at Key Stages 1 and 2. It also expects schools to explore the lives of significant individuals , and not just dead, white, Protestant, Anglo-Saxon, men, the sort who populate most textbooks, monuments and banknotes. So here’s the idea. Why not base your local study/studies around an individual as an engaging way to bring the heritage of your locality to life. Pupils at this age love learning about people, probably more than places.
