This History scheme of work introduces teachers to the skills needed to help Key stage 2 pupils understand historical interpretation as a key disciplinary concept. It explores how different people, including historians, interpret the past in varied ways based on evidence, perspective, and bias. The video demonstrates how to support pupils in forming their own interpretations, understanding others’ viewpoints, and analysing how and why interpretations differ.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s History skills resources. It simplifies the process, ensuring teachers feel confident and prepared to support the pupils in developing critical thinking, using evidence to justify interpretations, and recognising the complexity of understanding the past in lessons like the ones below.