History

At Royston St John Baptist CE Primary, we believe in the great value of learning about history and historic events. In order to understand why events happen in the world today, we first need to understand what impact the past has had on our way of living and how it has influenced the way we see and interact with the world around us. We seek to instil this in the children we teach. History is so much more than specific dates and knowing how many wives Henry VIII had (although these key facts are obviously still important!). It is about understanding how and why societies prosper and fall, what impact key events had on everyday people and how we can learn from the great successes, and failures, of the past.

Fundamentally, at its most basic level, history is about everyday people just like us. Giving children a viewpoint into the past enables them to see and most importantly, understand why events happened and what impact they have had on our lives today.

We hope that we can instil a lifelong love of History and all its wonders into the children that we teach through our fantastic History Curriculum.

‘We are not makers of history. We are made by history.’

Martin Luther King Jr.