Category: Senior

Blind Dates with a Book

9th March 2017

Exploring the world of books Over Half Term, girls took part in ‘Blind Dates with a Book’, an opportunity for girls to take home books without knowing their titles! A journey of true literary exploration.  The aim of the activity was to promote the new books available in the Scriptorium and for our girls to…

Bop Sh’bop, Little Shop of Terror!

7th March 2017

On the twenty-third day of the month of September in an early year of a decade not too long before our own, the human race suddenly encountered a deadly threat to its very existence And this terrifying enemy surfaced, as such enemies often do, in the seemingly most innocent and unlikely of places… This week…

What’s On for Priory 6

3rd March 2017

The Week of Monday 6th March Climate change, Russian Revolution or the Universe? Take your pick from these and many other talks for week of 6th March (with an extra, book early event on 14th March on ‘Fashion, faith and fantasy’ by Roger Penrose – a renowned physicist) which Mr Salmon has again selected from…

Careers Evening 2017

3rd March 2017

Do you know what I would do now if I had my time again? Our vision at St Augustine’s Priory is to ensure that girls leave equipped with the full range of skills required for lifelong success.  The biennial Careers Evening was opened this year to the whole senior school, from Form III through to…

Upper IV interview

3rd March 2017

A journalist speaks to one of our students Our Careers evening yesterday was an opportunity for all girls in the Senior school to explore the opportunities waiting for them after university by meeting professionals in many fields from financial services to the media and from law to medicine. Emily Delargy, Upper IVA, recently interviewed one…

Headteacher’s Blog

1st March 2017

“Comparison is the Thief of Joy”: Why Careers Education is about Knowing Your Soul. Every now and then there come moments of real satisfaction as a Head. Week in, week out I give assemblies and recently British and global events have given richly in the way of opportunities for comments on the rule of law,…

It’s Quiz Time!

24th February 2017

Clear your diaries… The Parents’ Committee are planning another of their exciting Quiz Nights, which this year will be on Friday 24th March from 7.30pm.  This is always an event to test your knowledge, scratch your heads and get your thinking caps on (and enjoy good company and good food)! The Committee writes: ‘Please join…

Charities Week

24th February 2017

“I am only one; but still I am one.  I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do”, Helen Keller Bring-and-buy sale hosted by Lower I St Augustine’s Priory has been humming with activities this week, from a very British Bake-off on Monday to…

What’s On for Priory 6

23rd February 2017

The Week of Monday 27th February For the week beginning 27th February Mr Salmon has again selected another wonderful array of events ranging from life without electricity to diamonds and chocolate.  For further information, please see Mr Salmon. Monday 27th February 40 Years on from the first Kremer Prize: 6.00pm, Royal Aeronautical Society.  Free and friendly. John Edgley…

Skiing in Italy…

23rd February 2017

A Half Term adventure Lucy Williams, Form IIIA, here writes about the exciting Half Term skiing trip to Bormio in Italy. ‘There was great excitement as we lined up by passport control in Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport, at 5:15am on Friday 10th February.  We took a plane to Milan and then had a four hour…

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