Through to the next stage. The UK Space Design Competition is an annual science and engineering competition designed as a simulation of life in industry. Open to students in Years 10 to 13, the UKSDC aims to enable students to experience the vast potential and valuable opportunities available through future study, or even a career,…
Additional events. We thought you would be fascinated by this piece which was quoted in the St Ignatius School, Toowong, Newsletter in October 2005 and which we would like to share with you: ‘God loves Teachers On the sixth day God created men and women. On the seventh day, God rested – not so much…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A Chemistry Competitor. As we all know, Mrs J Bennet is Head of Mathematics at St Augustine’s Priory. So it came as a bit of a surprise when we discovered that she had entered a Chemistry competition. No stranger to entering her students for mathematical competitions galore, Mrs Bennet decided that it was time for…
A Masterclass in portraiture. GCSE and A Level students were treated to a portrait-painting masterclass on Thursday 21st November when professional artist and art tutor Vicky Saumarez visited to guide students through the intricacies and techniques of portrait painting. This was no theory lesson – the students learnt by doing and by critiquing the work…
