History Progression of Skills

Progression of Skills

There are six key historical skills that pupils need to develop:

• Interpretation.
• Investigation.
• Chronological understanding.
• Knowledge and understanding of events.
• Knowledge of people and changes in the past.
• Presenting, organising and communicating information and ideas.
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The progression of skills document shows how these skills are developed and how they support the pupils development of the six disciplinary concepts:

• Chronology
• Similarity and difference
• Interpretation
• Cause and consequence
• Change and continuity
• Significance