LAUNCH · Humanities · GCSE Bridge · Week 1 of 8
Source Investigation
AQA UAS ‘History around us’ + GCSE AO bridge
🎯 Learning objective: I can use evidence to make, substantiate and qualify a historical judgement.
⚖ substantiated judgement🔎 source provenance⏱ 40 min
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Source InvestigationINVESTIGATE → CAUSATION → UTILITY → CHANGE → AGENCY → THESIS → ASSESS → TRANSFERInherited
unit start; source evidence/status must be locally approved before pupil use.
unit start; source evidence/status must be locally approved before pupil use.
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Feeds next
the unresolved source issue sets Week 2’s causal charge.
the unresolved source issue sets Week 2’s causal charge.
LAUNCH entryWeigh/judge with access support.
LAUNCH secureSubstantiate with evidence + counter-evidence.
GCSE reachSustain a thesis and transfer to unfamiliar evidence/problem.
AO mapping is developmental, not a GCSE grade. Exact UAS unit/version and source rights remain centre-controlled.
SPACE · steel
VOICE · rust
AUDIENCE · teal
INFLUENCE · gold
Stable seating/adult, clear deadline, no public grading; exam-style focus is earned, not imposed.
⏱ 3 min
🚪 Arrival · retrieve the judgementInherited
unit start; source evidence/status must be locally approved before pupil use.
unit start; source evidence/status must be locally approved before pupil use.
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Feeds next
the unresolved source issue sets Week 2’s causal charge.
the unresolved source issue sets Week 2’s causal charge.
◆ Supported
Retrieve one key judgement/evidence item from unit start; source evidence/status must be locally approved before pupil use.
▲ Standard
Retrieve the previous judgement and add one limitation/counter-evidence.
★ Stretch
State how the previous judgement could change under a different source, scale, person or interpretation.
LAUNCH Humanities response routes
📝 sustained write / edit🗣 structured verbal🔎 source analysis⚖ weigh counter-evidence🗺 map / calculate🔁 revise / transfer
Access remains; challenge lies in substantiation, counter-argument, sustained thesis and unfamiliar transfer.
SPACE · steel
VOICE · rust
AUDIENCE · teal
INFLUENCE · gold
Retrieve the previous judgement/source issue without teaching today’s answer.
⏱ 3 min
🌱 Starter · enquiry / tensionEnquiry
How far does a source support a claim?
CLAIM / ENQUIRY FIRSTPause for learner judgement before moving on.
EVIDENCE + PROVENANCE / METHODPause for learner judgement before moving on.
COUNTER-EVIDENCE / LIMITATIONPause for learner judgement before moving on.
SUBSTANTIATED JUDGEMENT / TRANSFERPause for learner judgement before moving on.
LAUNCH Humanities response routes
📝 sustained write / edit🗣 structured verbal🔎 source analysis⚖ weigh counter-evidence🗺 map / calculate🔁 revise / transfer
Access remains; challenge lies in substantiation, counter-argument, sustained thesis and unfamiliar transfer.
SPACE · steel
VOICE · rust
AUDIENCE · teal
INFLUENCE · gold
Structured response before explanation; uncertainty can be explicit.
⏱ 4 min
👩🏫 I Do · model substantiation🧠 Model one GCSE-bridge reasoning step at a time.
Separate content, provenance and context before weighing support.
Ask ‘how far’ and identify both supporting and limiting evidence.
Corroboration changes confidence; it does not mechanically make a source true.
SPACE · steel
VOICE · rust
AUDIENCE · teal
INFLUENCE · gold
Teacher models historian reasoning or assessment process; support staff protect access and authorship.
⏱ 3 min
🤝 We Do · hinge judgementCommit before reveal: A source contains detail supporting a claim but was produced for publicity. Strongest judgement?
Commit first. Reasoning, not popularity, is evaluated.
LAUNCH Humanities response routes
📝 sustained write / edit🗣 structured verbal🔎 source analysis⚖ weigh counter-evidence🗺 map / calculate🔁 revise / transfer
Access remains; challenge lies in substantiation, counter-argument, sustained thesis and unfamiliar transfer.
SPACE · steel
VOICE · rust
AUDIENCE · teal
INFLUENCE · gold
Adult engages with reasoning against evidence/model before R and adapts the next question.
⏱ 3 min
👩🏫 I Do 2 · counter / qualification🧠 Model one GCSE-bridge reasoning step at a time.
Build a substantiated judgement: claim → supporting detail → provenance/context → corroboration/counter-evidence → how far.
Constructed/adapted rehearsal sources must never masquerade as untouched originals.
Carry the unresolved issue into W2 as a causal question.
SPACE · steel
VOICE · rust
AUDIENCE · teal
INFLUENCE · gold
Teacher models historian reasoning or assessment process; support staff protect access and authorship.
⏱ 4 min
🤝 We Do 2 · interactive reasoning labRehearsal only: the panel exposes reasoning; real source/map/assessment evidence stays in the approved task.
🔎 Source Weighing Desk
Source-ready: what · who · when · where from · rights/use. Adapted/constructed material is visibly distinguished.
Teacher loads a locally approved source
STOP until complete.
Source file stays in this page only. Rights/approval remain centre responsibility.
LAUNCH Humanities response routes
📝 sustained write / edit🗣 structured verbal🔎 source analysis⚖ weigh counter-evidence🗺 map / calculate🔁 revise / transfer
Access remains; challenge lies in substantiation, counter-argument, sustained thesis and unfamiliar transfer.
SPACE · steel
VOICE · rust
AUDIENCE · teal
INFLUENCE · gold
Adult engages with reasoning against evidence/model before R and adapts the next question.
⏱ 16 min
📜 Independent · sustained evidenceIndependent mission
Evaluate two approved sources against one claim, weigh support/counter-evidence and write/say a substantiated ‘how far’ judgement with limitation.
16 minutes. Access support does not supply the historical judgement.
◆ Use centre/lesson-approved access scaffold while keeping the historical judgement learner-owned.
Claim → evidence → because → limitation. Access can be enlarged/chunked/transcribed without supplying answer content.
Access stays; content prompts fade. W7 only uses pre-agreed centre-approved access.
▲ Build a substantiated judgement using evidence and limitation/counter-evidence.
Judgement → supporting evidence → counter/limitation → substantiated close.
Access stays; content prompts fade. W7 only uses pre-agreed centre-approved access.
★ Sustain/transfer reasoning with competing evidence, alternative interpretation or unfamiliar constraints.
Weigh competing evidence/interpretations and state validity/transfer limits.
Access stays; content prompts fade. W7 only uses pre-agreed centre-approved access.
1 · judgementhow far / decisive / utility / turning point / agency / thesis / solution
2 · evidenceapproved source/map/plan with provenance/rights
3 · substantiationanalysis + counter/limitation + conclusion
LAUNCH Humanities response routes
📝 sustained write / edit🗣 structured verbal🔎 source analysis⚖ weigh counter-evidence🗺 map / calculate🔁 revise / transfer
Access remains; challenge lies in substantiation, counter-argument, sustained thesis and unfamiliar transfer.
SPACE · steel
VOICE · rust
AUDIENCE · teal
INFLUENCE · gold
Sustained judgement/thesis/assessment; content prompts fade while access stays.
⏱ 4 min
🎫 Exit · evidence → response → Influence🔁 LAUNCH Humanities close
VOICE: Structured verbal/annotated/edit or assessed written response; personal/family disclosure is never required.
AUDIENCE: adult genuinely engages with the response before R.
INFLUENCE: the unresolved source issue sets Week 2’s causal charge.
Inherited
unit start; source evidence/status must be locally approved before pupil use.
unit start; source evidence/status must be locally approved before pupil use.
→
Feeds next
the unresolved source issue sets Week 2’s causal charge.
the unresolved source issue sets Week 2’s causal charge.
LAUNCH Humanities response routes
📝 sustained write / edit🗣 structured verbal🔎 source analysis⚖ weigh counter-evidence🗺 map / calculate🔁 revise / transfer
Access remains; challenge lies in substantiation, counter-argument, sustained thesis and unfamiliar transfer.
SPACE · steel
VOICE · rust
AUDIENCE · teal
INFLUENCE · gold
In-lesson edit or deferred extended-work feedback is genuinely received; Influence changes intervention/next task.