Category: Sixth Form

Meeting Members of Staff…

27th September 2019

Miss T Saunders. The Maths Department is delighted that Miss T Saunders has joined their department this term to teach Maths from Form III to Upper VI.  Miss Saunders achieved a First in Physics from Southampton University and has taught at the Reach Academy in Feltham.  She is delighted to join St Augustine’s Priory and…

Help with the Harvest

26th September 2019

A Bumper Crop. As you know we are busy harvesting our bumper crop of apples to produce apple juice from our over twenty apple trees.  We have been crushing, pressing and pasteurising apples (via our crusher, presser and pasteuriser generously donated to us by our Parents’ Committee).  Under the guidance of Mr Raffray, pupils from…

Upper VI Summer 2019 Leavers: an evening to remember

26th September 2019

Progression 2019. Every year we are delighted to welcome our summer Upper VI leavers to join staff in a formal dinner at St Augustine’s Priory.  This occasion marks a turning point in these young women’s lives when they bid farewell to St Augustine’s Priory and look forward to the wonderful opportunities that university brings.     …

Priory 6 travel the world

26th September 2019

The St Augustine’s Priory Travel Scholarship. Two of our St Augustine’s Priory 6 Travel Scholarship holders, Aoife and Jasmine, made good use of their award during the summer.  These two enterprising young women were awarded this annual scholarship which goes towards an academic or outreach programme of the girls’ choice, with a view to enable…

World Alzheimer’s Month

26th September 2019

The Thread of Life at St Augustine’s Priory. September 2019 marks the eighth World Alzheimer’s Month, raising awareness of dementia, the condition which affects so many people worldwide and carries with it so much stigma.  At St Augustine’s Priory we believe in lifelong learning, utilising academic subjects and the opportunities they provide to open doors to…

The Traveller’s Prayer

20th September 2019

A shared experience. Priory 6 members, Aoife Pedreschi and Jasmine Dawuda were two of this year’s recipients of the St Augustine’s Priory Travel Scholarship and took the opportunity to travel to Vietnam where they taught English to adults (an article on this will follow).  At Senior Assembly on Monday Aoife and Jasmine relayed their experiences…

Priory 6 and an adventurous weekend

17th September 2019

Stubbers Adventure Centre. Naomi Jeffries and Ljilja Vincic (Lower VI) were part of the Priory 6 group who visited the Stubbers Adventure Centre for a weekend of activities recently.  They report on the weekend: ‘At 2.00pm on Friday 6th September, Priory 6 left St Augustine’s Priory to go on our residential visit to the Stubbers…

Yourstage

13th September 2019

A dramatic opportunity! Ms Hagerty, Director of Priory 6, teaches GCSE and A Level Drama at St Augustine’s Priory, and has just stepped into a new role as Deputy Head (Co-curriculum, Community and Development).  Ms Hagerty started running her company Yourstage Drama (then Yourspace) in 2008. The company has gone from strength to strength, and…

Meeting Members of Staff…

13th September 2019

Mr S Matheson. This term we welcome Mr Matheson, who joins our Science Department as Head of Chemistry and will be teaching this subject in the Seniors up to and including A Level.  Originally from Australia, Mr Matheson obtained his B.Sc. with Honours from the University of Queensland and also achieved a B.Ed. Before teaching,…

Careers Speakers

13th September 2019

The Michaelmas Term programme. This term sees a varied selection of Careers Speakers covering a wide selection of careers visiting St Augustine’s Priory.  On 19th September the programme begins with the visit of Sobia Rahman, Senior Vice President of Western Union.  This is followed by former pupil, Grace Lozinski, who will be speaking on taking…

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