Priory 6, the new Sixth Form of St Augustine’s Priory, was a hive of excitement on the morning of Friday 2nd September, when Lower VI students heard presentations from Ms Hagerty, Director of Sixth Form and Head Girl, Erin Costello. In rather comfortable chairs in their newly refurbished Common Room, students listened to details of…
A Festival of Literature It is again time for that wonderful literary festival ‘Write on Kew’, returning to Kew Gardens again this year from Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th September 2016 in Kew Gardens. This is a festival for all ages, from one to 101 with four days of talks and events with a stellar…
A Prayer for the New School Year A new academic school year is always exciting. Perhaps starting a new school, moving up a year, reuniting with old friends and making new ones, it all adds to the experience of new beginnings, of a fresh start, a blank page on which to write. The following prayer…
A Summer of Art and Architecture As we look forward to next week when elements of the ‘Artkitecture’ summer course’s sculptural building will be exhibited in the Rose Garden we look back at the adventure of this week long workshop which took place earlier in the summer. In what seemed to be the hottest week…
Miss D Aiton, School Office Manager One of our new members of staff this term is Miss Dawn Aiton, our new School Office Manager. She writes: ‘I am very pleased to have joined St Augustine’s Priory as School Office Manager. For nearly the last five years I have worked at Brunel University London. I have…
A Level Results Day Thursday 18th August was a happy day at St Augustine’s Priory as the Upper VI came to collect their A Level results. These were exceptional as we enjoyed a record year for A Level results. Teachers and parents were on hand to celebrate with the Upper VI as they prepare for…
Pupils, parents, neighbours and staff, tarry together and much merriment hath. The jovial atmosphere of St Augustine’s Priory was palpable on Saturday last, when the preparation of pupils, staff and our dedicated Parents’ Committee came to fruition. WARNING: This blog contains frivolous use of superlatives and far too much Tudor phrasing. Once the stalls were…
A Level Spanish students visit the BFI Friday 24th June saw the A Level Spanish students visit the British Film Institute for a study day on the Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, ‘Almodóvar on the Edge – All about His Films’ Here is an account of the day from several of the students involved. In case there…
Miss A Burrell, Head of Biology In September 2016 we will be joined by Miss Aisling Burrell as Head of Biology. Here she writes introducing herself to us: ‘I am Aisling Burrell and I will be joining the Biology Department at St Augustine’s Priory in September as Head of Biology. I have a first class…
Artists, players, poets and musicians showcase students’ talents and ambitions. St Augustine’s Priory opened its doors and grounds to the Ealing community for our annual Summer Arts Evening on Tuesday 28th June 2016. Hundreds of parents, neighbours and supporters joined us for this explosion of artistic talent, contributing to our biggest Summer Arts Evening yet….
