Calling for Maths and Science videos! Miss Hayden, Head of Physics, writes with news of an exciting competition for students in the Senior School aged 11 – 13 and 14 – 16: ‘Your Life’ is an industry-led and Government-supported campaign which aims to show the dynamic career opportunities unlocked by studying Maths and Science. They…
Astronomy Observations Astronomy is a popular subject to study at GCSE at St Augustine’s Priory and here we believe in inspiring pupils to aim for the stars at an early age. Here, Miss Hayden, Head of Physics, reports on the Christmas holiday activities of our Upper II astronomers: ‘Over the Christmas Holidays, the girls in…
Historical focus at Assembly Miss O’Connell, Form Teacher Upper I, has gathered some reports from the pupils in her class who last week led the Junior Assembly on Magna Carta. The Great Charter was signed by King John at Runnymede, near Windsor in 1215 and Upper I shared their findings in a great performance: Fern…
‘Codes of Conduct’ available now! Simply because National Poetry Day is over for another year does not mean that poetry has taken a back seat at St Augustine’s Priory. Mr Neil Elder, member of the English Department, has this week published his first collection of poetry, ‘Codes of Conduct’, published by Cinnamon Press. The collection…
Sixth Form Leavers celebrate On Friday 4th September 2015 we held our twelfth Progression Dinner at St Augustine’s Priory. Our Upper VI leavers were joined by Mrs Raffray, Headteacher, the Directors of the Sixth Form, Ms Gandi and Mr Murphy, and many other teachers to celebrate these young women’s progression from school to university. …
Understanding Catholicism A once a week six-week course, Lent Term 2015 ‘Understanding Catholicism’ is a course which will take place once a week over six weeks at the Benedictine Study and Arts Centre during the Lent Term 2015. The course has been developed for parents, whether Catholic or not, of children and teachers at…
