Month: November 2017

21st November 2017

A visit to the House of Lords The website of the National Schools Poetry Competition (NSPC4PEACE) says that the competition ‘is designed to unlock the potential of young people and to encourage them to express their emotions through writing poetry about peace.’ As it is supported by the Three Faiths Forum (3ff), Mrs McDermott, Head…

20th November 2017

A Musical Michaelmas Term It is late November and preparations for our annual St Cecilia Concert this week are nearing completion and thoughts are already turning to our Christmas Carol Service on 12th December.  Here Dr Higgins, Director of Music, reports on an eventful Michaelmas Term: ‘Michaelmas is always a busy time for any Music…

17th November 2017

The girls tell us about their Virtual Reality experience More news from the Virtual Reality workshop held as part of Anti-Bullying week. Ana, Lower IVA reports: “On Friday 10th November, St Augustine’s Priory introduced an Anti-Bullying Virtual Reality workshop to Form III – Upper IV. Before it began we were given a taster on virtual…

17th November 2017

Link below to national survey Please find below the link to a national survey on Anti-Bullying and our parents’ knowledge of our policies and procedures.  We are always reflecting on our practice in this area and our most recent change to our policy is that we have included a specific reference to parents as bystanders…

16th November 2017

Visitors from Sainte-Marie de Neuilly Wednesday 15th November was a red-letter day in the annals of St Augustine’s Priory.  We were delighted to welcome two visitors from a Parisian school, Sainte-Marie de Neuilly: Véronique Philouze, Directrice Collège-Lycée, and Sabine Chauvet, Responsable de division 5ème. But Sainte-Marie de Neuilly is no ordinary school.  You may remember…

16th November 2017

Preparation for lifelong success On Monday 13th November our first ever Form III Taster Afternoon took place, a new initiative thought up by Mrs Knowles, Deputy Head, Juniors, and Mrs Gosling, Senior Form Teacher, Form III.  You will have read in last week’s article (http://sapriory.com/priory-post/preparation-lifelong-success/) that on Taster Day, Upper II spend an afternoon as…

16th November 2017

Anti-bullying week: a Whole School mission We were pleased to support Anti-bullying week this year with a range of activites throughout the school. “As a school that promotes Gospel values of truth, justice, compassion and reconciliation, we aim to help both the victims and perpetrators of bullying”, commented Mrs Cotton. Anti-Bullying Week is coordinated by…

16th November 2017

The National Cipher Challenge 2017 The Mathematics Department is again excited to be taking part in the National Cipher Challenge, a nationwide, online codebreaking competition run by the University of Southampton which this year runs from 5th October 2017 to 4th January 2018. Their website says, ‘The competition is a great extension activity (or a…

16th November 2017

World War One and Its Aftermath Study days are a great opportunity for students to gain an insight into their fields of study, a chance to explore their chosen subjects in greater depth.  Friday 10th November saw one such opportunity for Upper VI English students who attended a study day at Imperial College.  As the…

16th November 2017

Each Autumn nearly 30,000 young people from primary, secondary and special schools across the country unite in the world’s largest youth drama festival, the Shakespeare Schools Festival. Months of preparation culminate in exhilarating performance evenings; young people playing Shakespeare in professional theatres, raising aspirations and unlocking the potential of students and teachers alike.  Last night,…