At AKS I have enjoyed DT, designing our keyrings, English, writing our narratives, maths, all the clubs, and the sports as I am now learning to play hockey.  My best memories are with the friends I’ve made. Everyone here are so kind. My two best friends Scarlett and Amelie! We always have so much fun together at break and all the lessons are super fun. I love to read; it is my passion. I used to read a book a day, however Mr Rice has challenged me to read some classic books. Which has really challenged me. My latest book

Keira, Year 10’s submission for a writing task that featured in a previous GCSE paper There are many different jobs out there that are necessary to our lives. Some affect people more obviously than others. Not many people in the world fully appreciate everything that goes into their lives and making them what they are. From binmen to teachers, there are a variety of jobs out there; however, I still believe that some of the most remarkable workers are those in the NHS. When you were younger did you ever think of doctors as magicians? Some of the work they

5th April, 2020 Dear Diary,             Well, that was a bit of a shock! I always hoped that it wouldn’t quite come to me learning at home but guess how we ended up? At home. Today was another day like any other. Nowhere to go… nowhere to be… no social interaction… but this is how it will be for who knows how long. Only allowed out for one exercise a day, I am trying to keep my mind as positive as possible but it is not at all easy. It is really challenging not being able to see my friends

During our history lesson on Monday, I asked Mr Avis whether I could do a quiz. Mr Avis thought this idea would be brilliant, so he named me the quizmaster! I did ten questions and asked the class to bring sweets to reward themselves if they got the answer right! … That’s how I ended up doing a quiz for Year 5! Class Feedback: “Well done to Shelby, her quiz was brilliant!” “It was great, so professional!” “Shelby was very impressive, well done!” “It was fun, Shelby was great!” “It was brilliant – AND we got to eat sweets during

STUDENT BLOG – By Layla, A team Captain Last Saturday our under 12A team came first in the Jean Torrance tournament. We knew it would be challenging and nothing could prepare us for the level of hockey that was played. In our group we won all of our matches so we got through to the semi finals. Before the semis we all knew it would be tough because we have played them before and only won 2-0. Our team worked well to gain a position in the Finals. Before the last game we had a break and we all knew we had to play

Duke of Edinburgh Practice Day We arrived at the hall all excited and raring to go. Although, we were not excited by the fact that storm Ciara was occurring outside. We sat in rows in our groups while, Mr Riches gave us a briefing on what to expect during the day and what type of skills we will need. The groups then got given their group leaders and split into separate classrooms. Our group started with the route cards. Dougie (our group leader) explained that for our practice expedition we would be going to and from Waddecar. We decided to