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History

Explore our progressive History scheme of work for Reception to Year 6, designed to foster enquiry-focused learning. With complete National curriculum coverage, clear documentation and teacher and pupil videos, the scheme supports the progression of
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  • Full National curriculum coverage KS1 and KS2.
  • 100+ lesson plans, resources and presentations.
  • Built-in CPD.
  • New Classroom view.
  • Chronology awareness.

We’re monitoring the upcoming 2025 National Curriculum updates and will revise our resources when we know more. Learn more

Learn more about our History scheme of work

Introducing History

An overview of how our History scheme builds teacher confidence with subject knowledge, planning and delivery. Inspire your pupils with engaging lessons and rich historical enquiry.
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Reception

Key stage 1

Lower key stage 2

Upper key stage 2

Mixed-age

Introducing the Kapow Primary timeline

Unique interactive timeline

Used throughout the scheme, our unique timeline helps pupils sequence and understand the chronology of the periods of history they investigate.
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History toolbox

Calling History subject leaders!

Seeking support as a History subject leader? Our toolkit offers essential, free resources for the effective management and improvement of planning, including pupil surveys, teacher audits and Ofsted preparation to enhance your teaching quality.


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History subject leader video

Find out about the aims and strands that make up the History curriculum. Learn how the subject documentation can support you in your subject leader role.

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History webinars

  • Ace your role as a History subject lead.

  • Promoting diversity in foundation subjects

  • An introduction to History.

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Humanities community group

Join our Facebook community group, a space to share ideas and inspiration for teaching primary History.

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What others say...

CPD videos are excellent, lessons are clearly sequenced and build on knowledge. Kapow lessons also show some great ideas for learning that I wouldn’t have necessarily have thought of myself. Lesson plans are clear, most subjects come with the ‘three Is’ intention statements which make it incredibly easy for subject leads to take h...

Rhiannon

The scheme is user-friendly, child-friendly, consistent and adaptable for all. Love it!

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Lauraine O'Shea

SENCO

Excellent resource. Easy to use. Everything is there and excellent value for money. Assessment strategies and knowledge organisers help improve outcomes.

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Jacqui

Headteacher

“Kapow Primary has revolutionised our History and Geography curriculum. Staff are enthused by the support it offers them to plan and deliver engaging lessons and pupils are thoroughly enjoying the new courses of study and resources they are using within lessons. The teaching model is also supporting our children to remember their learning, wh...

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