What School Supplies You Actually Need

I've found that most YouTube school videos can be unrealistic so I wanted to share what school supplies you need and will actually use. All of these things in this haul you can buy cheaply so you could buy all of these at Poundland or a bargain shop and not forget anything which you will need during the school year.

Black Pens- In my school you're only allowed to write in black pens so if your school is like that buy a massive pack of pens and during the year you will lose some and give some out and never get them back so it's good to have a big pack and usually big packs end up cheaper.

Pencils- I don't use pencils much but you should have at least one especially for maths and science (basically any subjects where you have to draw diagrams or draw anything). Some people like mechanical pencils but as normal pencils are cheaper I have a big pack of normal pencils

Colouring Pens- These are good for peer marking and also for colour-coding your work. With these you only really need a small pack with a couple of colours as you might not use them that much but you will use them. 

Highlighters- These are great for revision and also in class as sometimes you have tasks where you have to highlight the most important information so it's good to have your own and they also make your work looking good and neat.

Colouring Supplies- These won't be as much as an essential as the years go by but I still would recommend something like Sharpies as sometimes you have to make posters and these look good or just a task when you need colours (like in geography)

A6 Notebook- You might not use this that much but it's always good to have in your bag for any thing you might want to note down like passwords, extra information on paper and if you want a scrap piece of paper.

Glue Stick- This is one supply that everyone forgets about and it's so important. You will use this a lot as there's always so many sheets to stick in and the school's glue is rubbish and some classrooms don't even have any glue.

Pencil Sharpener- Obviously if you have pencils you're going to need to sharpen them so get a sharpener. I actually personally prefer the ones where you can sharpen the pencils and the sharpening goes in that pot instead of the one in the picture but all you need is something to sharpen a pencil.

Rubber- If you're using a pencil you always need a rubber to rub out any mistakes- especially if you are drawing or drawing diagrams (especially as I'm rubbish at both and rubbers come in very handy)

Ruler- In my school we always need to underline the date and the title and I like underling subtitles and important information so a ruler is handy as the teachers go crazy if the line isn't straight and it also drives me a bit crazy to.

Flashcards- Flashcards are a great way to revise so it's good to have a pack at the beginning of the year so throughout the year you can use them whenever you need to use them and you have them instead of running out and buying a pack.

Scientific Calculator- In school you can only do maths with a scientific calculator as otherwise you won't be able to do anything you're doing in class and you won't do very well in calculator tests without one (I've learnt from experience)

Water bottle- Obviously we all need to stay hydrated throughout the day so to make sure you don't fall ill during school bring a water bottle which people do forget but I need water and I drink so much throughout the day.

Homework folder- I hate folding pieces of paper so to keep them straight without them getting ripped and messy and not nice. I just get a document wallet as they keep my homework in and make sure kids you actually do your homework.

Pencil Case- Lots of people keep their stationery loose but that drives me crazy and I could not do that so all of my supplies always go in a pencil case so they're all together and I don't need to hunt through my bag for a pen.

Backpack- I know everyone has their different preferences when it comes to their school bag but I personally like to use a backpack because I hate holding a heavy bag and it's even worse when you have to bring in another bag so I like to have school stuff on my bag and then any carrier bags can go on my arm.

That's everything I would recommend to buy for back to school season and there's still a while yet till back to school so you don't need to panic buying school supplies in a rush as that's not good and fun.