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History

History

Our history curriculum is designed to promote a love of learning, regardless of need or barrier, through experiences that enable our children to gain knowledge with understanding about the history of Torquay and its surrounding area. In addition to local history, we want the children to be able to explore and enquire about national and international history to prepare them for the ever-changing world they are growing up in. Children will leave Cockington Primary School with a secure knowledge of how to interpret a range of different sources of information and will have a firm understanding of the concepts which underpin our history curriculum - civilisation, legacy, power & invasion.

About this curriculum

Torquay, on the South coast of Devon, famously known as ‘The English Riviera’, has a history that starts some 450,000 years ago with. early human artefacts found in Kents Cavern. Tourism during the Victorian Era molded Torquay into the rich and diverse seaside town it is today.

We understand that many of our children will continue to live and work in our local area, therefore our aim is to give them the best opportunity to be ambitious and successful. In addition to local history, we want the children to also explore and enquire about national and international history to prepare them for the world they are growing up in.

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Sequential Curriculum

Historical strands delivered throughout the subject:

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* chronology

* cause and consequence

* historical interpretations

*sources and evidence

*continuity and change

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Related resources

History at Cockington

History at Cockington

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