Depth Studies and the curriculum

Each study package contains six to eight sources. Context notes, background information and an explanation of authorship, where necessary, support each source. The sources are also supported by a number of discussion questions. These are designed to be signposts to direct students to relevant sections of a document. They can also be used to encourage students to think about the inferences that can be drawn from each source in terms of the wider research project.

The General Strike

The National Health Service

The depth studies fit in to several different options within the current AS/A2 specifications, but should also be seen as a resource to help students make effective use of source material. They can also be used as training tools to develop source analysis skills. Each of the depth studies may also be useful as a resource for a student pursuing an individual research project.

AS specifications

AQA

HIS1L Britain, 1906-1951
HIS2R A Sixties Social Revolution? British Society, 1959-1975

Edexcel

8GP01 Government and Politics
6HI01 Historical Themes in Breadth
6HI02 British History Depth Studies

OCR

Unit F961 Option B: Modern 1783-1994
Unit F963 Option B: Modern 1815-1945
Unit F981 Historical Explanation - British History
Unit F983: Using Historical Evidence - British History

A2 specifications

AQA

HIS3J The State and People: Britain, 1918-1964
HIS3M The Making of Modern Britain, 1951-2007
HIS4X Historical Enquiry

Edexcel

9GP01 Government and Politics

OCR

Unit F965: Historical Interpretations and Research Projects
Unit F966 Option B: Modern 1789 - 1997
Unit F985: Historical Controversies - British History