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Visionary education. St Augustine’s Priory has embraced blended learning with a creative drive during these ‘new normal’ times.  Since the beginning of lockdown, classes have continued in all subjects even though pupils and teachers have been absent from school and, now that some classes have returned to school, blended learning continues. Learning has not stopped, […]

Blended learning. Mrs Macallister recently reported, ‘I have been to some brilliant Maths lessons!  Different teachers are using different applications to teach Maths, and are definitely engaging the students’.   For example, Mr Harnett, Mathematics Department, has been using blended learning to guide Lower IV and Upper IV through the world of formulae and shapes. […]

Chiswick Book Festival Young People’s Poetry Competition 2020. Mr Elder, English Department, enters students’ work each year for the Chiswick Book Festival Young People’s Poetry Competition, and our track record in this competition is excellent! Mr Elder writes, ‘One of my first lessons with Form III Aleph in lockdown was on Wordsworth’s ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’. […]

Making Music. Lockdown has not prevented the St Augustine’s Priory musicians from making music.  Individual lessons and ensemble work have continued and our Summer Concert, with its weaving of musical magic, went ahead as planned last week.  Everyone involved, pupils and staff, worked hard to ensure that each person’s work blended seamlessly with their colleagues’ […]

The year of sport celebrated. The St Augustine’s Priory Sports Awards Evening on 30th June was a splendidly virtual affair.  Although we were not able to be all together celebrating the year of sport at St Augustine’s Priory, we were able to watch the awards via the triumph of modern technology. Congratulations to all those […]

Expanding horizons.   Mr Elder, English Department, writes on the opportunities that lockdown and remote learning have presented to both teachers and pupils:   ‘Remote learning has  brought all kinds of challenges, but one way or another, lessons have retained their high standards and students have been learning just as well as they always do. […]

Undeterred and unwavering!  Mr Elder, English Department, updates us on what our Academic Scholars have been up to during this time of Lockdown.  Their interests and researches cover a variety of subjects, from literature to natural history to brain decoding! ‘During the school year, the Academic Scholars meet on a regular basis to give presentations […]

Or, ‘Why aren’t these events in the Olympics?’ On Wednesday 24th June, the St Augustine’s Priory Sports Day took place with Upper II competing in the grounds, along with the children of critical workers.  Everyone else enjoyed an afternoon of sport at home – our first ever Blended Virtual Sports Day. Miss Hales led the […]

Reflecting on the times.   All through this week of 22nd to 26th June, we have welcomed members of Lower V back to St Augustine’s Priory where they have participated in their Recovery Curriculum.  The aim is to help pupils to recover from their loss of routine, structure, friendship, sleep, opportunity and freedom.; a valuable […]

Carbon Footprint Challenge. Lockdown has not stopped Mrs Bennet, Head of Faculty, in her targeting of the world of scientific and mathematical competitions and events.  IRIS (The Institute for Research in Schools) cancelled their Spring Conference and so students were invited to apply to contribute their presentations by video.  Our pupils were accepted and presented […]