Category: Senior

23rd February 2018

A School Community. The Lent Half Term began, as always, with our school’s Feast Day on Friday 9th February.  Originally held on the Feast Day of Reverend Mother, this is a tradition which reaches back many years into the history of St Augustine’s Priory, when the school was in France.  At the beginning of the…

20th February 2018

Tea Time for T-Pex If you would like a career in veterinary science, or yearn to be a zookeeper or a biologist, here at St Augustine’s Priory we can certainly assist with your career choices by enabling you to have hands-on experience with some of our own livestock. We now have a thriving farm with…

9th February 2018

Ignatian Spirituality This year Ash Wednesday falls during our Half Term.  Mrs McDermott, Head of Religious Studies, draws our attention to a website which invites us to reflect on each day of Lent as we go through the Lenten journey.  This is a way of praying the Examen throughout Lent with materials provided by Fr…

9th February 2018

Splendid Productions Antigone Workshop. Drama is a wonderfully creative subject and allows pupils the opportunity to take part in some exciting workshops.  Here, Ms Brown, Head of Drama, talks about the Splendid Productions workshop on Antigone, one of the texts studied. ‘On Saturday 27th January, Splendid Productions theatre company director, Kerry Frampton, delivered a workshop on Jean Anouilh’s Antigone to…

7th February 2018

Mother Mary Francis. Marking the centenary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act granting some women the right to vote in 1918 brought back memories of our own suffragette at St Augustine’s Priory. Mother Mary Francis, a strong, hyper-intelligent woman, was a member of the community of Augustinian Canonesses of the Lateran…

7th February 2018

A life in radio.  Banu Ali, Lower VI, here writes about the visit last week of Phil Parry, BBC Sports Broadcaster, who came to speak to the Priory 6 and Upper V about careers in broadcasting. ‘On 1st February, Phil Parry, BBC Sports Broadcaster, came to give us an informative presentation about how he became…

7th February 2018

An exciting time. This term has seen a hive of activity as Mrs Savic, our Registrar and Marketing Manager, coordinated our Selection Day in January and the assessments for the variety of scholarships we offer at St Augustine’s Priory.  Here she tells us of the process as we select new Augustinians to join us in…

2nd February 2018

Mrs Raffray is interviewed.  In her letter today, Mrs Raffray, Headteacher, commented on her appearance on Sky News yesterday on an item concerned with faith schools. ‘I have been talking to the girls about “hot iron” moments – times when you are pressed hard and consequently from which you benefit. I could not have known…

1st February 2018

A look back!  We are delighted to report that the Society of Heads Exhibition 2018 was a tremendous success.  Organised in collaboration with the City of London Freemen’s School and held in the Livery Hall at the Guildhall on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th January this brought together a cornucopia of art from schools around…

30th January 2018

‘Things I Know to be True’ Katrina Richardson, Lower VI, was one of the group of students who went to see ‘Things I Know To Be True’ last week.  Written by playwright Andrew Bovell, this was a Frantic Assembly production.  Frantic Assembly are known for their energetic productions using actors’ bodies in movement designed to…