History
Explore our progressive History scheme of work for Reception to Year 6, designed to develop enquiry-based learning. With full National Curriculum coverage, clear documentation and engaging teacher and pupil videos, the scheme supports progression.
- Full National curriculum coverage KS1 and KS2.
- 100+ lesson plans, resources and presentations.
- Built-in CPD.
- New Classroom view.
- Chronology awareness.
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Knowledge and skills developed
Substantive concepts: exploring and understanding the key events, people, ideas and societies of the past.
Disciplinary concepts: understanding how historians find out about and interpret the past.
Historical enquiry: posing and answering historical questions using evidence.
Chronological awareness: developing and understanding the passage of time, using language related to chronology and building timelines to place events in chronological order.
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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.
Learn more about our History scheme of work
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Unique interactive timeline
Used throughout the scheme, our unique timeline helps pupils sequence and understand the chronology of the periods of history they investigate.
Humanities community group
Join our Facebook community group, a space to share ideas and inspiration for teaching primary History.
History subject leader?
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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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 hold of a…
The scheme is user-friendly, child-friendly, consistent and adaptable for all. Love it! EdTech Impact
Excellent resource. Easy to use. Everything is there and excellent value for money. Assessment strategies and knowledge organisers help improve outcomes. EdTech Impact
“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…
