At St Peter's, we aim to embrace the history of our local past, significant British events and those of the wider world. 

By using thematic topic areas, History is portrayed both inside and outside the classroom through meaningful pupil-inspired activities. Our aspirations are to embrace our pupils' historic knowledge of their local surroundings to progress their understanding of the world they live in. Pupils appreciate the history that is on their doorstep, as well as that outside St Peter's. 

Children can reinforce their skills from most other subject areas alongside History itself - for example; creating timelines and highlighting connections, determining family trees and looking at traditional arts. Educational visits to places such as Creswell Crags and Beaumanor Hall increase the pupils' motivation and drive to succeed in their learning. Pupils will be inspired to think critically, ask perceptive questions and research sufficient evidence to further their understanding of our historical past. We promote pupils' SMSC development through History by promoting an understanding and appreciation of the wide range of cultural influences that have shaped their heritage and that of others. Our history curriculum develops pupils' understanding of chronology, investigate and interpret past events as well as communicate historically.

By using the Grammarsaurus History Curriculum, which aligns with the National Curriculum, themes, concepts, substantive knowledge and historical skills have been mapped to ensure that pupils have ample opportunity to make progress in history by knowing and remembering more history content.