Category: Sixth Form
Netball Tour to Paris
A victorious visit. During the first week of the Easter holidays, from Wednesday 10th to Sunday 14th April, eighty-five of our U12 – U16 netballers travelled to Disneyland Paris for the England and International Netball Festival. Ms Cross, P.E. Department, was one of those who accompanied the tour and takes up the story: ‘On our…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Mrs M George. We are delighted to welcome Mrs George to St Augustine’s Priory for the start of the Summer Term. She joins us as Deputy Head Pastoral (Seniors) and we are all looking forward to working with her. Here, Mrs George introduces herself. ‘I am extremely excited about working at St Augustine’s Priory for…
English in April And For All Time
The variety of work in the English Department. Mr Elder, English Department, shares some insights into the incredible value of studying the classics of English Literature. Further back than Dickens, or Austen, or even Shakespeare – but the gems that came from the pen of Chaucer and the author of Beowulf. ‘For T.S. Eliot April…
Razzle Dazzle ‘em
Chicago, Chicago. What an incredible show! This was an amazing evening’s entertainment from the Seniors of St Augustine’s Priory. Chicago triumphed at The Questors Theatre and this was (not to sound effusive, of course) the most brilliant production of Chicago! The energy, the pace, the sheer joie de vivre of the talented actors…
Careers Evening: Update
An inspiring evening. The St Augustine’s Priory biennial Careers Evening, held on Tuesday 26th March, was an event of great energy and filled with enthusiasm. The theme of the evening was the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the digital revolution and, from a brilliant film produced by Priory 6 on the four industrial revolutions, and from our…
Priory Purpose
Priory 6, ABBA and the wider community. At St Augustine’s Priory we are conscious that although we ourselves form a community, we are also part of the wider community. Shahla Ghodrat and Zara Al-Naher in Lower VI are part of Priory Purpose, a Priory 6 project that reaches out into this wider community and organises…
Careers Evening
The Fourth Industrial Revolution. On Tuesday 26th March we will be holding our biennial Careers Evening for Seniors. We will have speakers from a wide range of careers on hand to speak to girls about their careers and who will be able to offer advice on how to access these professions. From architecture through…
British Science Week
A week of wonder. Monday 11th March saw the beginning of British Science Week, a week filled with an abundance of activities, workshops and Science practicals. A true celebration of Science. Medical Mavericks delivered a workshop to the Seniors which raised awareness of the lesser known careers available in medicine such as biomedical science, medical…
Lower VI History lectures
An examination of post-war Britain. The lecture series which students attend to enhance classroom teaching in subjects such as History or English are of immense value in enhancing and enriching the girls’ classroom experience. The latest visit was that of the Lower VI History pupils to attend history lectures. Caitlin Parry, Lower VI, here reports…
World Book Day Competition
Who reads what? We received an avalanche of entries for this year’s World Book Day Competition. ‘Who reads what?’ was the talk of the school. But a winner (or this in case, winners, emerged), Naomi (Upper V Alpha) and Isabel (Form III Alpha) Jeffries who were triumphant with a score of 24 out of 27…