Show some knowledge of the main people, events and changes.

Recognise there are reasons why people in the past acted as they did.

Use knowledge to describe the main people, events and changes using everyday Give some reasons for and results of historical terms. events and changes.

Describe someone or something which was Identify some different ways the past is important. represented.

Make simple observations from sources to answer questions about the past.

Identify historically significant people and events.

Make inferences from sources to answer questions about the past.

Describe some of the ways the past has been represented.

Begin to select supporting examples. Select and use some relevant, specific examples to produce structured work using Describe reasons for and results of events a broad range of historical terms. and changes. Describe characteristic features of past societies and periods. Select, use and explain some relevant, specific examples to produce structured answers using historical terms in a sophisticated manner.

Select and combine information from different sources.

Explain why some events, changes and people are historically significant.

Compare the different ways in which the past has been represented.

Explain reasons for and results of events and changes.

Explain why some events, changes and people have been judged more significant than others.

Suggest reasons why events, changes and people have been represented in different ways.

Begin using specific contextual knowledge to evaluate sources and identify those that are useful for particular tasks.

Identify links between reasons and results of events and changes.

Apply relevant criteria to start measuring and comparing the significance of events, changes and people.

Begin to explain why there are different historical interpretations of events, changes and people.

Use specific contextual knowledge to evaluate sources in view of their content, origin and purpose and use them critically to reach and support conclusions.

Begin to use specific knowledge to set sources into context.

Explain characteristic features of past societies and periods. Select, use and explain a broad range of relevant, specific examples to produce detailed, structured answers. Explain links between characteristic features within and across past societies and periods.

Select, use and explain a broad range of relevant specific examples to produce wellUse and review own criteria to measure structured, sustained and analytical Use links to analyse reasons for and results answers. and compare the significance of events, of events and changes changes and people. Start analysing relationships between features of past societies and periods. Select, use and explain a broad range of relevant specific examples to produce Consistently developed explanations of consistently well-structured, sustained and reasons for and results of events and analytical answers. changes set in their wider historical context. Analyse relationships between features of past societies and periods.

Write logical, supported and extensive explanations of decisions about historical significance.

Explain how and why different historical interpretations have been constructed.

Begin carrying out enquiries independently, evaluating and using sources critically. Reach some substantiated conclusions independently.

Analyse and explain different historical interpretations and begin to evaluate them.

Carry out enquiries independently, evaluating and using sources critically. Create structured accounts making conclusions which are substantiated independently.