Category: Nursery

7th September 2016

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…

8th July 2016

Summer Term Melodies… Dr Higgins reports on the musical events of the school over the past few weeks… ‘It has been busy in the Music Department over the last two weeks. Exams and music-making of all kinds have been taking place, with girls from almost every year group in the school taking part in one…

4th July 2016

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…

24th June 2016

Following the Pope’s call It is one year since the publication of the papal encyclical ‘Laudato Si’:  On Care for our Common Home’, a call for us all to care for our planet. In the spirit of this encyclical we have been marking the anniversary at St Augustine’s Priory with ‘Laudato Si’ week.  We have…

24th June 2016

Come rain, come shine… Monday 14th June saw the first of this year’s Sports Days, the Senior Sports Day which took place in the grounds and on the Astroturf.  The weather was, to say the least, changeable, but the girls showed incredible endurance, strength and perseverance as every event in track and field was completed…

23rd June 2016

Support our Sixth Form Theatre Company in Walpole Park! Rebecca Shoesmith, Lower VI, one of the members of Priory Players, the Sixth Form theatre company, tells us about their upcoming production in Ealing on Saturday 25th June.  As there is a fair on Ealing Green over this weekend, this will be the perfect opportunity to…

17th June 2016

Supporting fathers’ engagement in children’s learning Miss Slight, Lead Practitioner of Pre-Preps, here tells us about a very important initiative run by our EYFS practitioners every year, which is becoming increasingly popular thanks to the efforts of forward-thinking institutions such as the Fatherhood Institute. “We asked the fathers to bring in their favourite story. Some…

17th June 2016

A Letter to all our community The following is a letter received from Mrs McTaggart Head of Art for all members of our community which we share with you now. ‘Dear staff, students and parents of St Augustine’s It is with great sadness that I have made the decision to leave St Augustine’s. I have…

10th June 2016

Mr M Kane, Head of Science A new Head of Science will be joining us in September, Mr Michael Kane, who here introduces himself to us: ‘I am very much looking forward to working at St Augustine’s Priory as it is a small Catholic school which has a friendly and caring community. Having attended the London Oratory…

9th June 2016

St Augustine’s Priory receives top rating in Diocesan Inspection Report Rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas, we were delighted to receive the report from our recent Westminster Diocese Inspection this week. The Headteacher, Mrs Sarah Raffray, commented, ‘We are delighted that the school has received a ringing endorsement of all that we know is true about…