History
case studies

Entrepreneurs, past and present
The role of entrepreneurs in history is explored by Year 8 pupils.

Three Mills
Year 9 pupils visit three local mills and learn about how they worked and their role in the economy of East London.

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‘In history, pupils find evidence, weigh it up and reach their own conclusion. To do this they need to be able to research, sift through evidence, and argue a point of view – skills that are prized in adult life.’

The importance of history – National Curriculum for England

History

In history pupils consider how the past influences the present, what past societies were like and what beliefs and cultures influenced people's actions. Pupils develop their knowledge of significant events and people as they study history from different perspectives, including social, economic, technological and scientific. What the individual pupils study can include entrepreneurs.

Characteristics of enterprise are discussed further in About enterprise.

Learning through enterprise – contributes to improving motivation and raising achievement by helping pupils make connections between the skills they learn in the classroom with the world outside. It provides opportunities for pupils to: suggest appropriate sequences of investigation identify potential sources collect, record and present evidence interpret and evaluate evidence and draw and justify conclusions communicate in different ways, including using ICT Learning about enterprise – helps pupils develop an understanding of enterprise in business and the wider community. It provides opportunities for pupils to: recognise the importance of entrepreneurs in economic, social and technological change over time identify the skills, attitudes and attributes common to entrepreneurs across time Learning for enterprise – provides an opportunity for pupils to develop and practise entrepreneurial skills. It provides opportunities for pupils to: recognise the wider relevance of skills developed through the study of history develop and practise a number of key skills and entrepreneurial skills including research, problem solving, working together creativity

Guidance on how to incorporate enterprise approaches into your teaching can be found in Good practice in enterprise education.

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