History

Riddlesden St Mary’s History leader is Miss Pearce.

Intent

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

(Martin Luther King, Jr.)

At Riddlesden St Mary’s, our engaging, progressive and creative history curriculum ensures that our children gain the knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past and that of the wider world. It will inspire children’s curiosity to delve deeper and explore significant aspect of history which has shaped our lives today. Our children will be encouraged to ask perceptive questions, think critically, weigh evidence, sift arguments, and develop perspective and judgement. The content of our history curriculum will help pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change, the diversity of societies and relationships between different groups, as well as their own identity and the challenges of their time. This relates strongly to our core values at Riddlesden St Mary’s.

History Afterschool Club - Autumn 1 2026

This term, our after-school club were becoming a team of history detectives! Each week, we explored the past through exciting hands-on activities, investigate fascinating artefacts and discovered how museums bring history to life.

From uncovering ancient mysteries to creating our very own museum exhibits, children became curators, archaeologists and storytellers as they brought history to life.

Our museum adventure included:

Becoming history detectives - Investigated mysterious objects, searched for clues and discovered what artefacts can tell us about the past.

Created the past - Made our own historical artefacts, inspired by different periods in history.

Every object has a past - Invented stories about who might have owned our artefacts, how they were used and why they are important.

By the end of our adventure, we created our very own mini museum artefact, celebrating our discoveries and showing how every object can tell us something about the past.

Who knows what we might uncover next?

History Afterschool Club - Autumn 1 2024

During Autumn 1, children from each year group (Year 1 - 6) took part in a 4 week afterschool club with Miss Pearce. Each child had the opportunity to deepen their love for history by questioning and exploring historical events which are not covered by our curriculum. We looked at the Wild West, created unique mosaics and mummified our friends.

Bonfire night/ Guy Fawkes 5th November 2024

Throughout school, children learnt about the Gunpowder plot and who Guy Fawkes was. The children enjoyed taking part in different activities such as drama and art. We also discussed the importance of safety around fireworks.

(Reception)

Reception

(Year 2)

(Year 3)

Remembrance Week 11th- 15th November 2024

This week, we linked History and English to create a piece of writing for Remembrance day. The children took part in a 'Let's say...' where they could explore and broaden their imagination based on an image. Afterwards each year group created a piece of writing from what they learnt.

Whole school write