Local History and Heritage at St Mary’s
Local history and heritage studies are an integral part of our history curriculum at St Mary’s.
We have been working closely with Historic England to incorporate heritage into all aspects of learning in history across all phases of school.
Local history and heritage studies can bring enormous benefits for children and young people. Some of the most important are that they enable them to:
- understand how and why their local community has developed in the way it has
- investigate the people and events that took place where they lived
- develop a sense of historical curiosity about their area and a sense of place
- see how their locality was involved in, responded to and was affected by regional, national and international events and actions – was their area typical or was it unique?
- understand why the area in which they live is worth knowing about
- be aware of the features of their local community and the extent to which they are an asset
- strengthen their chronological understanding and their appreciation of how and why some things change and others remain the same
- develop their enquiry skills and strengthen their skills in using a range of resources such as maps, photographs, census returns and directories
- increase their confidence and sense of achievement
- strengthen their knowledge and appreciation of their local community and forge stronger links with that community
- develop an identity and pride in where they live
- provide opportunities for out of class activities which are known to improve pupils physical and mental wellbeing
Please see examples of our History unit markers which demonstrate our approach to heritage studies:
In 2028, we will be celebrating 100 years of St Mary’s!
We are currently working with our families, parish and wider community to find out what life was like at St Mary’s and in our local area. If you would like to share any information with us, please don’t hesitate to get in touch – we would love to hear from you.
Our Local History Gallery
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- Laying of Church foundation stone 1933
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- Boys Cricket team 1940’s
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- Building Plan 1927
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- May Procession date 1940s
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- Sports Day 1950s
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- 1929 Inspection Report
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- 1930 Board of Education Notice
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- 1934 Parish Priests
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- Laying the school foundation stone 1928
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- First Holy Communion 1953
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- School Children Christmas photo in school hall – date 1950’s
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- School entrance 2001
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- Boy’s Football team late 1960’s Mr Bosworth Sports teacher and Mr Ryan Headteacher
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- Meal in St Mary’s school hall
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- Girls netball team 1950-51
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- The plan for St Mary’s school opened in August 1928. The school hall was used for Mass for the Old Fallings area of the parish until the Church was opened in 1934
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- St Mary’s RC School Staff late 1950’s – 1960’s
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- School staff with Headteacher Mr J Ryan 1982
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- St Mary’s building notice 1937
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- Fallings Park 1939
