‘And The House Watches On.’ For fans of poetry, or of local history, Mr Elder, member of the English Department, has served up another delicious volume of poetry. ‘And The House Watches On’ is a collaboration with the illustrator Charlotte Harker and, as Mr Elder’s website says, ‘explores the lives, real and imagined, that have…
‘RADIO’. During their time at St Augustine’s Priory, pupils are allocated into the four school Houses: St Gabriel, St Michael, St Raphael and St George which compete throughout the school year, for example in sports or during Charities Week. The first three House patrons are the Archangels and, during the Michaelmas Term, on 29th September,…
‘Gustonbury’. Progression at St Augustine’s Priory marks the departure of our summer 2020 Upper VI leavers and their progression to university and life beyond school. It takes the form of a formal dinner and is a wonderful occasion. This year, of necessity, we were unable to hold a formal meal and so took everything outside. …
Mrs N Foley and Miss A Carroll. We are pleased to welcome two new members of staff who have joined us this year – both with Australian connections! Mrs N Foley has joined us as Form Tutor for Prep III and Miss A Carroll has joined us as Form Tutor for Lower I. Mrs Foley…
Miss M Corsini. We are delighted to welcome Miss M Corsini to St Augustine’s Priory at the start of this academic year. Former pupil, Ms Corsini writes, ‘Hello all! My name is Miss Corsini and I will be one of Lower IV’s Form Tutors as well as joining the Mathematics Department. I am so excited…
Beginning a new year. Thursday 3rd September saw pupils return to St Augustine’s Priory for the start of the Michaelmas Term 2020. A time of renewing friendships, welcoming new friends to St Augustine’s Priory and enjoying the excitement of moving up into new classes. We started off the year by celebrating two Masses, with Fr…
Congratulations! Many congratulations to our wonderful A Level and GCSE pupils in this extraordinary year of 2020. They have achieved excellent results! Last week, on Thursday 13th August, we learnt that our girls had achieved 72% A* to A grades at A Level. As in past years they are going on to world-class universities, including…
Blended learning at its best. Miss Snell, Miss Westley and Mrs Cattigan organised a truly triumphant and exuberant event that was Upper II’s production of ‘Olivia!’. With blended learning at the fore and participation from cast both at St Augustine’s Priory and at home, this was a production that excelled both in acting and production…
Visionary education. St Augustine’s Priory has embraced blended learning with a creative drive during these ‘new normal’ times. Since the beginning of lockdown, classes have continued in all subjects even though pupils and teachers have been absent from school and, now that some classes have returned to school, blended learning continues. Learning has not stopped,…
Blended learning. Mrs Macallister recently reported, ‘I have been to some brilliant Maths lessons! Different teachers are using different applications to teach Maths, and are definitely engaging the students’. For example, Mr Harnett, Mathematics Department, has been using blended learning to guide Lower IV and Upper IV through the world of formulae and shapes….