Category: Senior
Upper V on Retreat
A day at SPEC Josephine Heffernan and Dilichi Dieobi, Upper VA, were two of the participants in the Upper V Retreat Day at the SPEC Retreat Centre to mark the end of their mock GCSEs. Here they give their account of the day: ‘On Monday 20th January, after our mock examinations, the whole of Upper…
Meeting Members of Staff
Ms C Matheson We are delighted to welcome Ms Matheson to St Augustine’s Priory who joins the English Department to teach English this term to Form III – Upper IV. After achieving a BaCl in Creative Industries at the Queensland University of Technology Ms Matheson took a graduate degree in Secondary Education and a graduate…
Meeting the new decade
The speaking image. This series of images encapsulates the values that we hold at St Augustine’s Priory. From Nursery through to Upper VI we rejoice in intellectual curiosity in a school which holds academic excellence at its core. There is a love of learning and an overflowing creativity which encourages a freedom of spirit amongst…
Carol Service 2019
The God Who Speaks. The theme of our 2019 Carol Service was The God Who Speaks – The Word. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales have designated 2019 – 2020 as a year of focus on the Bible – The God Who Speaks: The Year of the Word. The year was launched on…
Upper IV and ‘The God Who Speaks’
Senior Assembly. Mrs Corkery, Religious Education teacher, reports on the recent Assembly delivered by Upper IV Alpha on the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales theme for 2019 – 2020, ‘The God Who Speaks: The Year of the Word.’: ‘Upper IV Alpha recently delivered a very insightful assembly to introduce the religious theme for…
Lower V theatre visit
‘An Inspector Calls’. Lily Rai, Lower V, reports on the recent theatre visit of Lower V English and LAMDA students: ‘On Wednesday 27th November, the other LAMDA students and I saw a production of An Inspector Calls at New Wimbledon Theatre. At first, I wasn’t sure what to expect, especially at the very beginning when…
Emmaus Catholic Schools’ Partnership
Journeying together in faith. Launched on 27th November 2019, the Emmaus Catholic Schools’ Partnership is a ground-breaking initiative from four of West London’s premier Catholic schools: The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, St Augustine’s Priory, St Benedict’s School and the Sacred Heart High School. Collaborative working between these four schools will enable them to utilise a…
A Majestic King Lear
Shakespeare Schools Festival Production. King Lear is an astonishing play in which Shakespeare explores such themes as justice, familial relationships, politics, madness, compassion and nature. A strong and sometimes brutal play, St Augustine’s Priory delivered a powerful production of Shakespeare’s King Lear when they participated in the Shakespeare Schools Festival recently. Drama and LAMDA teacher…
Jingle Bell Bash
Christmas Extravaganza. On Friday 6th December the St Augustine’s Priory Parents’ Committee is promising a Christmas event like no other. The ‘Jingle Bell Bash’ will see the Nursery, Preps and Juniors enjoying a Disco and Fair while the Seniors gather for a Christmas Cinema event. The Nursery and Prep I will enjoy the event from…