In this History video, teachers are introduced to the skills needed to help Key stage 1 and 2 children understand how historians use sources as evidence to investigate the past.

The video explores how the children can identify different types of sources, extract meaningful evidence and interpret information to build their own historical accounts. Teachers are guided on supporting the children to distinguish between primary and secondary sources and to consider reliability and bias. Practical strategies help teachers break down each step so that the children can use evidence confidently, develop inquiry skills and construct well-informed interpretations, fostering deeper understanding of how historians investigate and explain the past.

This teacher video is part of Kapow Primary’s History skills videos, designed to build teachers’ confidence and skills in supporting the children to use evidence to investigate and interpret the past.