can make a personal link to the past by
exploring items or images connected with
important individuals or special events in my
have explored how people lived in the past and
have used imaginative play to show how their
lives were different from my own and the people
understand that evidence varies in the extent
to which it can be trusted and can use this in
learning about the past.
exploring places, investigating artefacts and
locating them in time, I have developed an
awareness of the ways we remember and preserve
can use evidence to recreate the story of a
place or individual of local historical
can compare aspects of people’s daily lives in
the past with my own by using historical
evidence or the experience of recreating an
selected a significant individual from the
past, I can contribute to a discussion on the
influence of their actions, then and since.
can use primary and secondary sources
selectively to research events in the past.
can interpret historical evidence from a range
of periods to help to build a picture of
Scotland’s heritage and my sense of chronology.
can investigate a Scottish historical theme to
discover how past events or the actions of
individuals or groups have shaped Scottish
can compare and contrast a society in the past
with my own and contribute to a discussion of
the similarities and differences.
can discuss why people and events from a
particular time in the past were important,
placing them within a historical sequence.
can use my knowledge of a historical period to
interpret the evidence and present an informed
can make links between my current and previous
studies, and show my understanding of how
people and events have contributed to the
development of the Scottish nation.
can explain why a group of people from beyond
Scotland settled here in the past and discuss
the impact they have had on the life and
culture of Scotland.
can explain the similarities and differences
between the lifestyles, values and attitudes of
people in the past by comparing Scotland with a
society in Europe or elsewhere.
can describe the factors contributing to a
major social, political or economic change in
the past and can assess the impact on people’s
can discuss the motives of those involved in a
significant turning point in the past and
assess the consequences it had then and since.
researching, I can identify possible causes of
a past conflict and report on the impact it has
had on the lives of people at that time.
can evaluate conflicting sources of evidence to
sustain a line of argument.
have developed a sense of my heritage and
identity as a British, European or global
citizen and can present arguments about the
importance of respecting the heritage and
identity of others.
studying groups in past societies who
experienced inequality, I can explain the
reasons for the inequality and evaluate how
groups or individuals addressed it.
can describe the main features of conflicting
world belief systems in the past and can
present informed views on the consequences of
such conflict for societies then and since.
can make reasoned judgements about how the
exercise of power affects the rights and
responsibilities of citizens by comparing a
more democratic and a less democratic society.
can present supported conclusions about the
social, political and economic impacts of a
technological change in the past.
can evaluate the changes which have taken place
in an industry in Scotland’s past and can
debate their impact.
have investigated a meeting of cultures in the
past and can analyse the impact on the
critically analysed a significant historical
event, I can assess the relative importance of
factors contributing to the event.
can express an informed view about the changing
nature of conflict over time, appreciate its
impact and empathise with the experiences of
those involved. I can assess the impact for
those involved in a specific instance of the
expansion of power and influence in the past.
can describe attempts to resolve an
international conflict and maintain the peace
and can present my conclusion about how
effective these attempts were.
can assess the impact for those involved in a
specific instance of the expansion of power and
influence in the past.