In line with the National Curriculum, the children are helped to develop an awareness of the past and to investigate changes in people's way of life in Britain and elsewhere. Children learn about local, national, European and world history. 

For the youngest children, learning about the past comes through stories and through topics such as "My family". For older children topics include Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Ancient Greeks, Tudors and Stuarts, Victorians and Britain since 1930 .

As well as knowing and understanding some aspects of history, the children begin to develop strategies for interpreting history; to form judgements about the validity and reliability of historical sources; to learn about the lives of different kinds of famous people; and to learn about the past from a wide range of sources including stories, artefacts and pictures.

We use many local historical buildings and sites, and our school building is itself an historical resource used by our children. We also use the wonderful resources available in London, and there are many trips out of school to places such as the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Museum of London.