Communities of Enquiry. Friday 2nd July saw the Seniors embark on philosophical enquiry as they took part in the Philosothon. Mrs MacLennan explains, ‘This is a friendly competition in which students participate in a series of “communities of inquiry”. The themes for the Form III and Lower IV discussions included responsibility, gullibility and trust and…
Racial Justice Equality and Diversity. We are pleased to announce that St Augustine’s Priory is participating in the Diocese of Westminster Education Service Racial Justice Equality and Diversity Continuing Professional Development online courses. These courses aim to ‘Educate, inform and inspire participants so they can actively work to achieve racial justice and equality in their…
Our next Priory Farm Open Day. A date to mark in your diary is our next Priory Farm Open Day which will be held on Sunday 18th July from 10.00 – 2.00pm. A chance to meet our animals and buy some eggs from our hens and ducks and produce from our allotment. This is proving…
An evening to celebrate. This year’s Upper VI leavers Summer Ball took place on Friday 25th June. This year it was held in the Prep Meadow and our Upper VI leavers and staff (both past and present) joined in a wonderful evening of celebrating our out-going Upper VI. The event had been beautifully organised…
Futures Fortnight: Equipping for Life. The Futures Fortnight initiative recently took place at St Augustine’s Priory in collaboration with our Emmaus Catholic Schools Partnership schools, Cardinal Wiseman, St Benedict’s School and the Sacred Heart High School together with the Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls. Last year St Augustine’s Priory shared tools for effective blended learning…
Rights for Robots? Ms Corkery, Head of R.E. reports on , the activities of Lower VI in General R.E. and the achievement of our Head Girl, ‘In General RE this year, Lower VI girls have been busy discussing a variety of moral dilemmas in order to explore what influences their moral decision making. The girls…
A Mass for the whole school. Tuesday 29th June was the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul, and a Holyday of Obligation. We were delighted that Fr Alexander from Ealing Abbey came to celebrate Mass for us. Lower II gathered in the Chapel and Lower IIA had done a wonderful job of preparing the readings…
Our Sixth Form Finalists. We are now able to report on the results of the BASE challenge organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Mrs Bennet, Head of Maths, reports on the National Final of the ICAEW Base Challenge. ‘To the backdrop of cheering from the sports field (Senior…
The Secrets of Sheep Shearing. Sunday 20th June saw a mega-Open Day at our Priory Farm. Visitors flocked in to meet the animals and the Trash and Treasure Farmers’ Market supplied refreshments in all their forms to our guests, together with other produce for sale, including Sarv’s Slice, the family pizza business which includes our…
A record-breaking year. The atmosphere during Senior Sports Day is always incredible and this year was no different as Seniors and staff gathered on Wednesday 16th June to compete and to spectate. And this year was a record breaker! Records were broken from Form III to Lower V in the 200m, 300m, 800m, the high…
