A LEVEL
Accountants tell the story of how a business succeeds through numbers.
Accounting keeps track of finances. On this accounting course you’ll learn how to interpret raw financial data, from transactions to taxes, using a fascinating array of tools and techniques to analyse an organisation’s financial health.
To get the most from this course you’ll be a whizz at maths, and love solving problems.
Every business needs ace accountants and financial experts. And there’s a good amount of job security in this world – because it’s on you to make sure books are balanced and everyone gets paid.
While you’ll be spending a lot of your time reporting on financial activity, accounting also requires creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
Stick with accounting as a career and in a few years’ time you could be:
Miss Reding will explain the statement of financial position – which leans heavily on the accounting equation formula (or the balance sheet equation): Assets = Capital + Liabilities.
In this Accounting crash course we’ll learn how all these items come together on the statement:
The purpose of this statement of financial position is to show all assets are equal to capital plus liabilities – to help investors see what a business is worth.
As you’d expect, if you look after money, money will look after you.
Jobs in finance typically offer above-average salaries compared to roles elsewhere demanding similar levels of education.
Rise up the ranks to become a chartered accountant and you’re looking at an average annual salary of £84,500, with yearly bonuses of around £17,300* .
Accounting also gives you the analytical skills perfect for STEM-related roles, including data scientist and engineer.
* figures from prospects.ac.uk – https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/chartered-accountant
It would be highly unlikely you didn’t want to consider a finance-related degree. Many of our alumni become business, maths and marketing undergraduates.
But options beyond this course are vast.
Financial literacy is one of the most in-demand skills across every industry. We’ve even had some Accounting students go on to do drama at uni.
Whatever you fancy, your teacher, Pastoral Manager or our Careers Team is here to talk things through with you.
Financial accounting
Accounting for analysis and decision-making
Recording accurate financial transactions
Preparing financial statements
Monitoring business performance
Six good passes at GCSE including two at grade 6 or above
Grade 5 from Maths
2 years
2 final 3hr exams
Linear A-level
AQA
As we learn many new techniques, classroom focus, allied to strong attendance and punctuality, is essential. You will learn through the repetition of questions from texts and past papers. The secret of success lies in the continual practise of these questions.
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Two Xaverian students, Ben Haughton, previously a student at West Hill School and studying A Levels in Biology, Geography and Psychology and Reuben Rowbotham-Keating, previously …
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance visit Xaverian College on an annual basis to run performance masterclasses, spending hours coaching A Level Music and …
Ten outstanding students from Xaverian College have received offers to study at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. Following months of intensive …
