“The trip definitely changed my understanding of the war.” Supporting students learning through trips, experiences or visiting speakers is a key part of the learning experience at KAS. Every November…
This November, Year 9 visited the battlefields in Ypres and the Somme for two days. They stood along the front line of trenches and imagined themselves in the same situations…
On Friday 10th November, the School held it’s Remembrance Day service in the Old Library, which was open for everyone to attend. Head of History, Leon, led the service starting…
Recently, thirty five of our Year 10 historians had the incredible opportunity to spend an intense and stimulating three days in Berlin. The trip focused on the period when the…
After a beautiful Remembrance Day service in the Amphitheatre here at KAS, our Year 9 students headed off to Ypres to discover more about World War 1 on a trip…
We are lucky to have bestselling author and journalist Thomas Harding paying a visit to The Phoenix Theatre soon to read from and discuss his latest book challenging our national…
Year 7 took a step back in time for their Greek-themed creativity week. They stepped away from their normal lessons to take part in a variety of different activities which…
Each year our Y6 children become curators of their own War Museum exhibits. This year we were once again able to invite parents in to look at their amazing displays…
The sun shone for Y5 Victorian Day which saw them dressing up in historically inspired outfits and receiving their lessons from from newly strict teachers! Students had already spent time…
Year 8 students have been learning all about the slave trade in their History lessons this term. They were tasked with designing memorials to those whose lives were lost as…