Category: Sixth Form

14th September 2020

Fieldwork in the time of coronavirus. Mr Chappory, Head of Geography, reports on the field visits which took place at the end of last week when he and his band of intrepid Geographers ventured to the south coast. ‘Despite some changes to A Level requirements for our current Upper VI, changes to Geography fieldwork is…

11th September 2020

‘For Equilibrium’. We would like to share with you the following words, an oasis of grace in these turbulent days.  It is from John O’Donohue’s inspirational book,  ‘Benedictus, A Book of Blessings’ and is entitled ‘For Equilibrium’.  Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore, May the relief of laughter rinse through your…

10th September 2020

‘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,…

7th September 2020

‘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. …

4th September 2020

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…

20th August 2020

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…

10th July 2020

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,…

8th July 2020

Making Music. Lockdown has not prevented the St Augustine’s Priory musicians from making music.  Individual lessons and ensemble work have continued and our Summer Concert, with its weaving of musical magic, went ahead as planned last week.  Everyone involved, pupils and staff, worked hard to ensure that each person’s work blended seamlessly with their colleagues’…

8th July 2020

The year of sport celebrated. The St Augustine’s Priory Sports Awards Evening on 30th June was a splendidly virtual affair.  Although we were not able to be all together celebrating the year of sport at St Augustine’s Priory, we were able to watch the awards via the triumph of modern technology. Congratulations to all those…

2nd July 2020

Expanding horizons.   Mr Elder, English Department, writes on the opportunities that lockdown and remote learning have presented to both teachers and pupils:   ‘Remote learning has  brought all kinds of challenges, but one way or another, lessons have retained their high standards and students have been learning just as well as they always do….