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Revision Sessions
KSA recently organised for a guest speaker,
Rachel Lambert, to visit Year 13 to advise them
about how to revise and study.
Students were encouraged to undergo various
activities such as producing mind maps.
These tasks are aimed at improving memory
techniques which could be used at home.
Rachel, director of Study Flex, said: “My aim is
to help students and adults of all ages study
effectively – not harder – to improve their
overall exam results. The advice is important
because in today’s employment market
it’s hard enough to decide about further
education, jobs and careers.”
Cambridge Interview
Christian Dobson is hoping to be accepted into
one of the world’s most prestigious universities
after securing an interview at the University of
Cambridge this term. He has applied to read
maths at Caius College and had two 30-minute
interviews on December 4th.
Christian was given four maths problems
to solve during each interview, with the
questions getting progressively harder and two
interviewers watching his calculations.
DOCTOR OFFERS INSIGHT INTO
A Career in Medicine
Sixth Formers and Year 11s were given an insight
into a career in medicine by a visiting doctor.
David Rigby, who works at the Royal Brompton
hospital, explained to pupils the route he took
to become a doctor and the A Levels and grades
needed to get into most medical schools.
Dr Rigby spent five years at medical school and
has worked as a GP, in A&E, in a surgical position
and on an orthopaedics ward.
He told them: “Your A Levels are crucial. You
need chemistry A Level and most medical
schools will want an A grade. They might want
another science A Level, generally at grade B or
above. If you don’t get those grades, there are
other ways in, such as doing a bio-chemistry
degree and then applying for a shorter course
at medical school.”
Dr Rigby urged pupils to start thinking about
relevant work experience to help with their
applications if they do decide to go to medical
Student Shaun Chivers said: “The advice she
gave us was very helpful. We learnt what’s
important about revising, not just different
ways to revise. I liked listening to her
different ideas on what we should include
and remember.”
Karolina Zeissel added: “I found the day useful.
The part that really helped me was when the
guest speaker told us that everyday rehearsal
can improve memory because I think it will
really help my study.”
The day was a complete success for both
teachers and students. It aided students’
motivation in revision and gave teachers a better
Christian said: “Most of it covered things I
have learnt in school but just applied in a
completely different way. Once I actually
got in there I started to relax and I enjoyed
the second interview – I could have gone
on for longer.
“As a university, Cambridge is famous
worldwide for maths but it’s also got a
really good atmosphere.”
Christian, who spent time at the university
school. He suggested volunteering in a care
home to show commitment to patient care, or
volunteering at a hospital.
The visit was arranged by English teacher
Felicity Wallace as part of an ongoing careers
programme. She also organised for a musician
to speak to pupils about the careers available in
this field.
Applying to KSA’s Sixth Form
year 11s wanting to apply for the sixth form are reminded that their applications need to be
in by 1st February 2013. Offers for places will be made on 10th February and the Sixth Form
induction will take place in July.
visit the website to view the latest prospectus or see Ms Watson.
SIXTH FORM
understanding of how students should revise to
improve their grades in the future.
Article and photo by Danielle Bowen –
Sixth Former
during a summer
school earlier this year,
told the interview
panel what he had
learned during the
taster sessions.
He will find out in January if he has been
accepted – good luck to him and all our other
Sixth Formers who are waiting to hear about
university places.
Health & Social Care
Visit KSA’s Nursery
As part of the AS Health and Social Care
coursework, we visited KSA’s nursery on a
Friday morning for a couple of weeks.
During the first week over there, we
observed how the children played and how
they acted with people they didn’t know in
the room. This observation helped us to plan
our activities to suit the different abilities.
The following week, we split into groups and
ran different activities with the children. The
activities ranged from using a multi-coloured
parachute and puppets to colouring pictures
and painting.
The whole purpose of visiting KSA’s nursery
was so that we could see how the children
interacted with us, with each other and how
we interacted with them. After the Christmas
holiday, we will be visiting Kingsley School to
see how children with different disabilities
interact with each other, with us and how we
interact with them.
Article by Bronwyn Ryan – Sixth Former
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