Category: Senior
Visit of Bishop John Sherrington
Day of the Archangels. We were delighted to welcome Rt Rev Bishop John Sherrington, auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Westminster, to St Augustine’s Priory on Thursday 30th September. He celebrated Mass for us in the Chapel at St Augustine’s Priory where representatives of Juniors and Seniors were present, with Liturgy Prefects from throughout the…
Upper V Geographers
Brighton and St Pancras explored. Upper V Geographers had the opportunity to take part in two fieldwork visits in the middle of September. Mr Chappory, Head of Geography, reports: ‘On Thursday 16th September Upper V travelled to Brighton and Rottindean (East Sussex) on a physical Geography fieldtrip to study the impacts of Longshore Drift and…
Open Day Michaelmas 2021
St Augustine’s Priory open its doors. We were delighted to welcome over 170 families to St Augustine’s Priory on Saturday 25th September for our Michaelmas Term Open Day. It was wonderful to see so many people who came to sample all our school has to offer. St…
Upper V’s Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Walking and star gazing. It was wonderful to be able to re-commence the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award practice expeditions this term. A chance for girls to enjoy working for their different awards. Here, Isabella and Mattie in Upper V write about the recent Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Silver Practice weekend. ‘On the weekend from 11th…
Form III away and united!
High Ashurst. Mrs Gosling reports on a wonderful tradition renewed as she tells us of Form III’s residential visit to High Ashurst! ‘On Monday 20th September Form III embarked on their residential visit to High Ashurst. We often see this as a rite of passage for pupils who join Form III as it is a fantastic…
Like This
A new collection of poetry. Head of English, Mr Elder, needs no introduction and his books of poetry likewise are well-known. Following on from ‘Codes of Conduct’ and ‘The space between us’, his new collection, ‘Like This’ was published in August by 4Word Press. Written over the past two years Mr Elder writes that, ‘The…
Ealing Wildlife and Inkineeri
Design winner. Augustinian parent, Mrs Sehgal, let us know of some exciting news that happened over the summer. She reports, ‘I wanted to share with you the news that one of the winners of the competition I ran with the Ealing Wildlife Group over the summer was St Augustine’s Priory pupil, Poppy (now in Lower…
Women in Construction
Upper V and Priory Sixth and a range of professions. On Tuesday 21st September we welcomed five women who work in the construction industry, all of whom are part of the Design Team for our ambitious capital development project. Our visitors were Kimberley Scally, architect, Paul Murphy Architects; Fiona Ballance, architect and Director at Paul…
Change the Change
A course for life. It’s time to Change the Change At St Augustine’s Priory we are committed to promoting physical well-being for girls and women in an ambitious and innovative way. With menopause awareness month coming up in October we are delighted to be able to introduce you to Change the Change – a truly integrated…
Olympiad News
Mathematical achievements. Mrs Bennet, Head of Mathematics, is the bearer of some wonderful mathematical news. ‘The Covid-19 pandemic impacted our lives in many ways. The closure of the University of Leeds, which you would not normally expect to affect Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils here, changed the way that the UKMT Maths Challenges were…