--- title: "History" url: "https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/history-curriculum" school: "St. Joseph's Catholic Primary" --- # History St. Joseph’s uses the Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust History Transition Unit from Years 1-6. These carefully planned units ensure that our pupils are ready to access the KS3 History curriculum once they enter secondary school. The study of history can bring pupils into a rich dialogue with the past and with the traditions of historical enquiry. Through history, pupils come to understand their place in the world, and in the long story of human development. The study of history challenges pupils to make sense of the striking similarities and vast differences in human experiences across time and place. Pupils learn how historians and others construct accounts about the past. Although our History curriculum is planned from Year 1, in EYFS history is included within “Understanding of the World”, where pupils learn about history through the Early Learning Goal ‘Past and Present’. Pupils are encouraged to talk about members of their immediate family and community, name and describe people who are familiar to them, comment on images of familiar situations in the past and compare and contrast characters from stories including figures from the past. History Curriculum Rationale 47 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-jarrow/files/documents/History_Curriculum_rationale.pdf) History Curriculum Narrative 610 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-jarrow/files/documents/History_Curriculum_Narrative.pdf) History Overview 309 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-jarrow/files/documents/History_Overview.pdf) ### Our Curriculum - [Curriculum Overview](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-statement) - [Curriculum Subjects](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject) - [Art](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/art-curriculum) - [Computing](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/computing-curriculum) - [Design & Technology](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/design-technology-curriculum) - [English](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/english-curriculum) - [EYFS](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/reception-curriculum) - [Geography](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/geography-curriculum) - [History](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/history-curriculum) - [Maths](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/maths-curriculum) - [MFL](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/mfl-curriculum) - [Music](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/music-curriculum) - [PE](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/pe-curriculum) - [RE](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/religious-education-curriculum) - [RSHE](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/rshe-curriculum) - [Science](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject/science-curriculum) - [Reading & Phonics ](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/reading-phonics) - [Remote Education ](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/our-curriculum/remote-education) ![St. Joseph's Catholic Primary](https://files.schudio.com/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-jarrow/images/logo/logo-footer-with-diocese-02(2).png) ### St. Joseph's Catholic Primary St. Joseph's Way Jarrow NE32 4PJ 0191 536 4311 ### Trust Information - [Website Terms](https://bccet.org.uk/website-terms/) - [Accessibility Statement](https://bccet.org.uk/accessibility-statement/) - [Privacy Notice](https://bccet.org.uk/privacy-policy/) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stjosephsja) © Copyright 2025–2026 St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stjosephsjarrow.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)