by Harrison, Year 13 Economist As University offers start to arrive, my thoughts are turning to my preparation for life after AKS. As an Economics student, money and student bank accounts are at the front of my mind.  You are allowed to open a student bank account as soon as you receive an offer letter from UCAS, either conditional or unconditional. The main difference between a student bank account and a standard current account is the student bank account comes with an interest free overdraft. Banks offer up to a £3000 overdraft facility, so you should shop around for the

by Paddy, Year 13 Economist In order to get my revision started and to try new revision techniques. I have perfected the Journey technique. This involves creating an imaginary but easy to remember journey such as the journey to school or a journey around memorable places. In my case I needed to revise a list of government intervention aims and a list of the forms of government intervention. My journey starts at the entrance to school where I imagined myself thinking about the first aim of government intervention that of stabilising prices. By linking a familiar place to facts and

Student Blog by Samuel, Year 12. The trip to Auschwitz was something. It was powerful; it was memorable; it was horrifying, and it was pensive. To sum up the trip in a single word would be difficult – impossible, even – because nobody who sat down on that coach at two in the morning on the 4th July truly had the same experience. The trip to Auschwitz was not simply a trip to Auschwitz. It was an experience of Krakow; of the impacts the events of the Holocaust had on the minds of the people, the lives of the people,

By Ben, Year 13, Head Boy and A level Economics Student With the introduction of My School Portal, blaming the dog for not handing in homework is impossible. However, the new portal for homework does have advantages, it is a clear record of when it was issued and a good reminder of when it is due in. The most useful feature is the attachment button. In Economics we use this to access PowerPoint attachments that give help with the question. For example, in our most recent homework there is advice about the type of diagram that needs to be used

It is always difficult attempting to answer a twenty-five mark essay question at A-level. There are so many things to bear in mind when answering the question: knowledge, application of that knowledge, analysis and evaluation. Along with essay structuring and of course remembering what the question is actually asking. If all of these things are delivered then a good answer is ensured, however this can be rather difficult. But this is not the case in A-level Economics, as we’ve been provided with a fifteen minute descriptive video which can be accessed through YouTube in which Mr Wainwright has explained how

My experience at AKS has been nothing but amazing, before attending AKS I found school challenging and making relationships was hard for me. This then lead to me suffering from mental health and developing Sudo seizures, however this has all changed. Since joining AKS, I have made some amazing relationships, especially matron and my friends. Matron has helped me so much since arriving at the school, making me feel comfortable and always reassuring me that I have someone to talk to no matter what. Matron has given me so much confidence, as I found it difficult to talk about how

Year 3 have had a successful first week having moved up from infants to juniors. Here are some of their reflections: Katie, Leila – “I loved hockey and playing with my new friends”. Nikhil, Maksymilian – “We really enjoyed PE and rugby”. George, Sadie – “It is nice in Year 3 and we have yummy lunches in the Senior School”. Wilfred, Isaac – “I really enjoyed the maths and counting in 100s and 50s”. “I’m really interested in how many things have changed in Year 3”. Freddie, Joseph, Rupert – “We really enjoyed ICT with Mrs Leeming and getting our