At Grange Valley we aim to seek out the importance of History which should inspire pupils curiosity about the past in Britain and the wider world. Our vision for History is that all children develop skills through an enquiry approach.

We fully believe that with a coherent understanding about the past, children can enter the world more informed to make decisions which will impact the future and have a greater understanding about their own traditions and heritage.

Our curriculum follows the New National Curriculum with History being taught both discretely and within other subjects. All lessons incorporate key skills as well as subject specific skills.                 

My name is Mrs Dolman and I lead History and Geography at Grange Valley Primary School. My role is crucial in developing history teaching and resources across the school to ensure staff are support in delivering the curriculum, pupils are motivated and make progress and we continue to achieve high standards.

As a subject leader and with the staff we have developed a scheme of work that is relevant to our children and should motivate and engage them.  Learning will ensure the children’s gain knowledge of key events, people and places in British and World history and become effective historians. 

We value the children’s input to continuing to refine our curriculum ensuring it meet the needs of every Grange Valley child. The aim of mini leaders is to enhance children’s personal development skill whilst making a positive difference to our school. Teams will meet at least once every half term.