Humanities at Ridgewood
Our Humanities curriculum enables every learner to develop an understanding of people, places, environments, events and the passage of time from their individual starting point.
History and Geography are taught through a carefully planned rotation, allowing learners to develop distinctive knowledge and skills within each subject while making meaningful connections between them. Learning is deliberately sequenced so that pupils revisit previous knowledge, build on familiar experiences and develop increasingly secure understanding over time.
Learning begins with the familiar, local and meaningful before extending pupils’ understanding to different periods, places, communities and environments across the UK and wider world.
Practical experiences, stories, artefacts, photographs, maps, fieldwork, visits, heritage walks, outdoor learning and sensory exploration make Humanities accessible, relevant and memorable.
Through History, learners explore the past and its relationship with the present. They develop understanding of chronology, change and continuity, similarity and difference, cause and consequence, and begin to recognise that we learn about the past through different forms of evidence.
Through Geography, learners develop a sense of place, exploring people, environments and natural processes. They develop geographical skills through maps, photographs, fieldwork, local exploration and investigation.
Local history and geography are particularly important within our curriculum. By exploring local places, people, landscapes, communities and heritage, learners develop a stronger sense of identity, belonging and connection to their community.
Ultimately, our Humanities curriculum aims to help every learner develop knowledge, curiosity, identity and belonging, enabling them to better understand the past, make sense of the present and participate more confidently in the world around them.
