History at Sacred Heart Catholic School
Throughout their time at Sacred Heart, children are encouraged to develop an awareness of the past, the ways in which it was different from the present day and the influence it has had on the modern world. All of the requirements of the National Curriculum are covered. Children use a range of information sources to aid enquiry and interpretation. Such sources include artefacts, pictures and photographs, written documents, the internet, educational visits and adults talking about their own pasts. From considering their own recent pasts through topics as varied as Ancient Egypt and the Iron Age and Bronze Age, the children are encouraged to develop an interesting and relevant perspective on history.
Geography at Sacred Heart Catholic School
Geography is taught through subject based themes and fieldwork. Such topics centre on the study of physical and human features in real places and the children are taught how to explain why features are as they are. To enable them to do this, the children are taught to carry out fieldwork, use maps, find relevant details from a range of reference materials, then to record and discuss their observations. ICT supports geographical enquiry and research through the use of the internet.
