History

At Axbridge First School Academy, we view History not only as simple facts and dates, but encourage our pupils to become detectives who explore the past in an exciting way. History is taught mainly through an inquiry based approach and gives pupils a chance to explore a wide range of sources from which the past may come alive. History allows our children to compare and contrast, to examine how and why things have changed, to learn about historical characters and expand their research skills. We teach children to be open minded and inquiring thinkers who understand cause and effect. We want them to understand how people have lived in the past and compare this to modern life. We want children to have first hand experiences through handling real artefacts and wherever possible arranging field work visits to relevant sites of historical interest in the region or bringing in specialists for in-school workshops. In short, we want to bring History to life for our pupils and for them to be knowledgeable of their past, as well as use this information to help shape their futures.