Previous NCs

The National Curriculum for primary history has been in existence since 1991. Since then there have been several revisions to the programmes of study for Key Stages 1 and 2. In this section you will find links to both the current programme of study for history and all the previous versions.

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  • Towards a new primary curriculum: The Cambridge Primary Review 2009

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    Towards a new primary curriculum: Cambridge Primary Review Part 1, Past and Present, Part 2, The Future - An editorial response to the Cambridge Primary Review.  Please note: this article pre-dates the 2014 National Curriculum and some content may be outdated. Introduction The Cambridge Primary Review, director Robin Alexander, is the...

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  • Using ICT in Primary History

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    Alf Wilkinson our Professional Development Officer has produced a PowerPoint presentation to enable more effective use of ICT in the primary classroom...

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  • What is worth knowing in history

    Article

    Please note: this article pre-dates the current National Curriculum and some content and references are outdated. The history of primary history in state schools is a chequered one. Until the National Curriculum the quality of history teaching in primary schools depended largely on the enthusiasm and interest of individual teachers. This resulted...

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