History is about finding out about the past using a range of sources, and learning how the past is different from the present.

The children develop skills like the ability to weigh up evidence and reach conclusions. As a result they begin to understand and remember events and people from the past, and the historical order in which events happened. They learn about:

~ Significant events, such as the Olympic Games, the Great Fire of London etc.

~ Differences between past and present, such as Victorian seaside holidays compared to modern seaside holidays.

~ The Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in Britain. Victorian Britain. The Ancient Egyptians and Greeks.

Where possible, we aim to use the local area as a way of making history meaningful and more relevant.

The photographs on the left celebrate and evoke aspects of Sunderland's past.

The 1st photograph shows Raich Carter, iconic hero from the glory days of Sunderland Football Club. He was born in Hendon in 1913, just next door to Grangetown. He captained Sunderland to the League title in 1936, and followed that up with victory in the FA Cup final a year later, scoring the second Sunderland goal in a 3-1 win over Preston North End. See the movie here!

In the 2nd photograph, Annie Nord is shown standing outside of her mobile fish van in Grangetown. The image was taken at the beginning of last century.

The last photograph is an evening scene in Fawcett Street, 1959. To see a selection of photographs of old buses and trams in Sunderland, click here.

To find out about the history of our school, click here.

More Movies (click to watch):
We've Won The Cup - 1973!
Raich Carter - the maestro! (footage from Hull)
Len Shackleton - Football Legend!
Shipbuilding on the Wear - 1966