A new collection of poetry. Head of English, Mr Elder, needs no introduction and his books of poetry likewise are well-known. Following on from ‘Codes of Conduct’ and ‘The space between us’, his new collection, ‘Like This’ was published in August by 4Word Press. Written over the past two years Mr Elder writes that, ‘The…
Upper V and Priory Sixth and a range of professions. On Tuesday 21st September we welcomed five women who work in the construction industry, all of whom are part of the Design Team for our ambitious capital development project. Our visitors were Kimberley Scally, architect, Paul Murphy Architects; Fiona Ballance, architect and Director at Paul…
A course for life. It’s time to Change the Change At St Augustine’s Priory we are committed to promoting physical well-being for girls and women in an ambitious and innovative way. With menopause awareness month coming up in October we are delighted to be able to introduce you to Change the Change – a truly integrated…
Mathematical achievements. Mrs Bennet, Head of Mathematics, is the bearer of some wonderful mathematical news. ‘The Covid-19 pandemic impacted our lives in many ways. The closure of the University of Leeds, which you would not normally expect to affect Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils here, changed the way that the UKMT Maths Challenges were…
Chiswick Book Festival results. Congratulations to our winning poets who yet again have had success in the Chiswick Book Festival Young People’s Poetry Competition. For some years St Augustine’s Priory has done well in this competition and Mr Elder was delighted that four of his Form III (now Lower IV) class continued the tradition. The…
Workshops on offer. We have been notified of two free online workshops for Ealing families, funded by the Windrush Day Grant. The workshops are aimed at families who have children attending Ealing schools and will be of great interest and value to all. The first, ‘Britain’s Black History’, takes place on Tuesday 21st September from…
Silly Summer Stories. What to do with the summer holidays coming up? If you are anything like Esinam and Anaya (then in Form III) you will decide to enter a writing competition. Not only did they enter, they are now published authors! ‘Silly Summer Stories, An Anthology by Young Authors’ was published in August and…
Juniors and Preps celebrate. The Preps and Juniors celebrated with gusto on Monday 13th September to mark the anniversary of Roald Dahl’s 105th birthday. Ms Weir, Prep I Teaching Assistant, organised an inspiring paintathon for Prep II and Prep III who spent lunchtime painting a mammoth portrait of The Enormous Crocodile. This story, first published…
Mrs C McNulty. This term we welcome a new Drama teacher to the St Augustine’s Priory Drama Department, Mrs McNulty, who will be teaching both Juniors and Seniors. She has this to say: ‘I am very excited to have joined St Augustine’s Priory as it is such a kind and caring community. It is also…
Building teams. The first week of term saw Priory Sixth have an adventurous time at the Stubbers Adventure Centre: Our Head Girl, Siya, reports: ‘From 8th-10th of September, Priory Sixth went on a residential trip to Stubbers Adventure Centre. We participated in lots of exciting activities which included banana boating, archery, dirt boarding, high ropes…
