At Dulwich Wood, we believe that History and Geography should be taught simultaneously; a concept of a particular time is always contextualised by a concept of a specific place, as with ancient Egypt, for example.
We ensure that throughout our teaching of historical events, an understanding of chronology is embedded through the use of timelines to show time as linear.
Children will develop their questioning skills by asking specific enquiry questions throughout each topic, which are used to focus the area of study.
We promote the development of critical thinking and reasoning skills through analysis of evidence and evaluating the provenance of particular sources.
Map skills are taught progressively across the school, providing exposure to different types of maps, for example: political, physical, topographic, climatic, road and ordinance survey maps.
If you’d like to discover more about how we teach humanities at Dulwich Wood you can read our guidance in full by downloading the link below.