We tell stories, we role play and we bring History to life at Mile Oak Primary School!
We are eager and excited to explore the past. We grasp the changes within and beyond living memory. We discover significant events in History – the why, the when, the how, the where and the who. We delve into the lives of significant individuals in History – their motives, their qualities, their achievements. We seek to understand how History has shaped the world in which we live in, and we ponder around what the world is yet to be. We do more than just listen and accept; using our skills as historians, we observe, we analyse, we think critically, and we question. We have time to reflect, and we develop our own stance and opinions. At Mile Oak we THINK BIG.
History Across the School
See below for overviews of the History taught in each Year group
Below is an overview of the key topics and vocabulary covered in EYFS and KS1 at Mile Oak.
Year group
Topics Covered
Tier 2 Vocabulary
Reception
Super Me (past, present and future in personal lives)
Let’s celebrate (Guy Fawkes, Christmas, Diwali)
then
a long time ago
now
important
future
change
Year 1
Changes in living memory: Old toys
Significant lives (Explorers): Neil Armstrong, Christopher Columbus, Emelia Earhart.
Significant people and places: Brighton Pavilion
present
past
memories
last week
last year
timeline
local
Year 2
Great Fire of London
Mary Seacole/Florence Nightingale
Local study: Brighton seaside change over time
parliament
monarchy
chronological
war
peace
significance
interpretation
artefacts
Below is an overview of the key topics and vocabulary covered in KS2 at Mile Oak.
Year group
Topics Covered
Tier 2 Vocabulary
Year 3
Local Study: Portslade Village and Mile Oak in the past
