Humanities

At Ripon Cathedral School we want the humanities to develop skills for life: asking questions, finding information, sharing ideas and understanding other people’s feelings and experiences. Geography and History are taught through engaging themes which make links to other curricular areas. Lessons could include drawing, object handling, drama, photography or ICT – anything that captures the children’s curiosity in the past and the world around them. We also want our children to feel confident exploring their city and beyond, so each year group go on  Humanities-linked educational visits as part of the school’s commitment to delivering an enriched curriculum.

Visit the class pages to see curriculum themes for each year group.

Geography

Intent

To give all children the key geographical skills and knowledge needed to inspire them to have a curiosity about the world and its people and cultures in order to succeed in today’s diverse world. Our curriculum will equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places and people, understanding the Earth’s key physical and human processes, resources and natural and human environments.

Geography Journey

History

Intent

At Ripon Cathedral School, we have developed in a high-quality history education that enables all pupils to gain a coherent knowledge and understanding about the past in the local area, Britain and the wider world.  Children will learn about history in a way that inspires their curiosity and to know more about the past by bringing it to life in exciting ways.  

Teaching at Ripon Cathedral School encourages children to ask questions, think critically, weigh evidence and develop perspective and judgement. History helps pupils to understand the complexity of people’s lives, the process of change and the diversity of societies. 

Our broad history curriculum allows children to build on previous knowledge that they have been taught before and use this to construct an historical understanding over time. 

History Journey