1. History National Curriculum Levels
Level7
Use knowledge and understanding to:
• Make links, analyse relationships between features of a period or society, and to
analyse reasons for and results of events and changes.
• Explain how and why different historical interpretations have been produced.
• Show independence by carrying out research, using knowledge to identify, evaluate and
use sources of information critically. Sometimes reaching substantiated conclusions
independently.
• Select, organise and use relevant information to produce well-structured narratives,
descriptions and explanations.
• Make appropriate use of dates and terms.
Synthesisandevaluation
Level6
Using factual knowledge and understanding to:
• Describe past societies and periods and make links between features within and across
different periods.
• Examine and explain the reasons for and results of events and changes.
• Describe and begin to analyse, why there are different historical interpretations of
events, people and changes.
• Identify and evaluate sources of information to use critically to reach and support
conclusions.
• Select, organise and arrange relevant information to produce structured written work.
• Use the correct dates and terms.
Analysemywork
Level5
Use Knowledge and understanding to:
• Describe features of past societies, periods, events, people and changes.
• Make links features of past societies, periods, events, people and changes.
• Give reasons for and results of important changes.
• Describe and explain how and why different interpretations of the past came about.
• Judge the value of sources choosing those that are most useful.
• Select and organise information to produce structured written work
• Use the correct dates and terms.
Applymyknowledge
Level4
• Give factual historical accounts.
• Point out changes within and across periods of time,
• Give some reasons for and results of main events and changes.
• Recognise different ways the past has been described and explained.
• Select and combine information from different sources.
• Begin to produce structured written work.
• Use correct dates and terms.
Understandmywork
Level3
• Show knowledge and understanding of main events, people and changes studied.
• Recognise similarities and differences across time.
• Give a few reasons for and results of important changes and events.
• Identify ways the past is represented.
• Find answers using sources of information.
Recallknowledge
Level2
• Place events and objects in order.
• Use correct terms.
• Retell events from the past.
• Give reasons why people in the past acted as they did.
• Identify a few ways the past has been described.
Basicknowledge
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