Teach Secondary Issue 14.7

Why the term ‘natural disaster’ is an oxymoron; what schools can do to reveal the true nature of worship in their local area; and how to balance the teaching of historical fact with the need for students to apply their interpretive skills... How can the study of humanities help us question our assumptions and see the world anew? FOCUS ON: HUMANITIES THE AGENDA: 56 TRACINGTHE FAULT LINE Steve Brace considers the framing at work when geography classes study ‘natural disasters’ – and why even the term itself is up for debate... 61 FROMTHE PAVEMENTTO THE PEWS Nikki McGee explains how local worship links can turn RE lessons into living, breathing encounters with belief 62 PAST PRESENT History isn’t fixed, observes Philip Arkinstall – which is exactly howwe should teach it... 55 teachwire.net/secondary E N G L I S H