Month: October 2017
A Must See!
New film of St Augustine’s Priory Now available to see on the St Augustine’s Priory website (and also on YouTube) – our new film! Giving a bird’s eye view of the school with its amazing grounds and taking the viewer through the variety of life at St Augustine’s Priory, this new film was premiered at…
Sports Scholars Special: Part II
Lower IV Sports Scholars Every week we see our pupils’ enthusiasm for sport take hold as a variety of fixtures are held with schools throughout west and north London, both home and away. This week, in our series of articles on the St Augustine’s Priory Sports Scholars, we focus on the two Sports Scholars in…
Form III visit High Ashurst
A residential visit to remember The annual Form III residential visit to High Ashurst is something to look forward to! Combining adventure activities, fun and companionship it gives Form III girls the opportunity to stretch themselves and get to know their whole year group through teamwork, activities and recreational time together. This year’s visit was…
Upper II meet an evacuee
A visit from Ms Lotte Moore We were privileged to welcome a visitor to St Augustine’s Priory this week, someone who had lived through World War II and was committed to sharing her experiences with those for whom it is the distant past! Mrs Tomlinson reports: ‘On Wednesday 11th October, Upper II were visited by…
Lower IV’s musical theatre visit
Enthusiasm for ‘School of Rock’ Thursday 28th September saw Lower IV broaden their theatrical experience with a visit to see ‘School of Rock’. Vaisavi Kumaraverl, Lower IV Alpha, reports: ‘School Of Rock’ was an incredible production that I was fortunate enough to witness at the New London Theatre. I loved the musical, especially because of…
Priory 6 visits Parliament
Government and Politics comes alive London is a wonderful city in which to study Government and Politics for A Level. The opportunities for field visits are boundless and here Portia Laryea-Adu, Lower VI, describes her recent visit to the House of Commons: ‘On 10th October, the Priory 6 Government and Politics A Level students travelled…
Why girls should choose construction
Our third Careers Speaker of the term, Managing Director of Sizebreed Group, Darren Size, brought with him two female colleagues to help him to encourage our young women to consider the construction industry for a career. Mr Size explained that he wanted to come and talk to St Augustine’s Priory girls because he is proud…
Doing good does you good
World Mental Health Day 2017 “Tomorrow is World Mental Health day and one way to promote positive mental health is through being kind to others!” Miss Kumarasinghe told us on Monday. Our Head of Senior PSHEE, Miss Kumarasinghe, led a whole school initiative on Tuesday 10th October to get everyone involved in and aware of…
Open Morning: 7th October 2017
St Augustine’s Priory – the best Catholic education for girls in London. ‘Our school is founded on St Augustine’s premise that when we are happy we learn well. I am glad to say that Educational Psychologists have caught up with St Augustine. Our great joy is the girls with whom we work. I hope you…
From the Counsellor’s Chair
World Mental Health Day: 10th October Mrs Renata Good, our School Counsellor, writes below about mental health, an issue which affects so many people, and the importance of awareness raising and understanding the issues involved. Remember – one way to promote positive mental health is though being kind to others! https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/doing-good-does-you-good ‘World Mental Health Day is…