This History video introduces teachers to the concept of source reliability and how it supports children in making informed judgements when investigating the past. It explores how children can evaluate sources using criteria such as origin, purpose, audience, accuracy, and creator. The video uses a portrait of Elizabeth I to model the process, showing how to assess a source’s trustworthiness while understanding its potential bias or limitations. It reinforces the idea that all sources have degrees of reliability, and that historical understanding requires careful interpretation and questioning of evidence.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s History scheme – evidence. It equips teachers with practical strategies for teaching disciplinary knowledge, helping children critically evaluate primary and secondary sources and develop historical thinking skills.

History, Upper key stage 2, Year 5, *New* British history 5: What was life like in Tudor England? Lesson 4: How did Queen Elizabeth I use a royal progress?