History at Junior King's seeks to foster in children a rich enjoyment, curiosity and interest in the past and to develop their skills of enquiry and interpretation.

Our broad syllabus proceeds along broadly chronological lines from Year 1 to Year 8 and extends considerably beyond the core topics of The National Curriculum. Topics range in the Pre-Prep from Toys, Homes and Holidays to Remembrance Day, Florence Nightingale and The Great Fire of London. Pupils aged seven to thirteen study Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece, Roman and Victorian Britain, Medieval and Tudor History. The Common Entrance syllabus provides students with opportunities to expand their knowledge of a set historical period and to research historical characters and events from 1066-1900. Scholars in Year 8 study Britain since 1750, focusing on Britain's Transatlantic Slave Trade and The Industrial Revolution, The Great Famine in Ireland, The Age of Empire, Transportation, the work of famous campaigners, movements and revolutions, The Indian Mutiny, The Scramble for Africa and The Boer War.

Results in Common Entrance and Scholarship are high. The school boasts a strong tradition of success in The Townsend-Warner History Prize: since 1999 we have fielded fourteen prize-winners, gained top ten positions on six occasions and won the competition outright in 2005 and 2006.

Regular visits and field trips are made to areas of historic interest, among them London's British Museum, Hastings, The Roman Museum (Dover), Canterbury Cathedral, Saint Augustine's Abbey, The Powell-Cotton Museum (Birchington), Fordwich Town Hall and local churches and castles. The History Department promotes the use of ICT and interactive software. Year 8 children have produced a DVD detailing their research into Lord Milner's life and reputation.