Category: Sixth Form
A Good Innings
Coaching at its best. The performance of the England cricket team in the Ashes against Australia may not have filled you with joy and jubilation, but a cricketing performance nearer to home is certainly deserving of congratulations. Just before Christmas our Bursar, Mr Philpott, was recognised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for…
Meeting Members of Staff…
Dr D Oikonomou. St Augustine’s Priory has a vibrant Art Department with pupils of all ages enjoying and benefitting from a superb staff who are motivated and enthusiastic in all that they do. Our most recent addition to the department, Dr Oikonomou, our Head of Art, has now been at St Augustine’s Priory for a…
From the Counsellor’s Chair
Creating space and ‘Blue Monday’. This year’s St Augustine’s Priory theme, Creating Space, has never been so important and our Counsellor and Play Therapist, Mrs R Good, here tells us one way to create space for ourselves and for others. ‘Blue Monday, which typically falls on the third Monday of January and this year is…
GCSE and A Level Drama visit
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Maggie, our 16+ Drama Scholar, reports on the recent GCSE and A Level Drama visit to view the production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time on 23rd November. ‘The production of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ was spectacular!…
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
St Augustine’s Priory celebrates. On 8th December St Augustine’s Priory celebrated the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Mass, beautifully organised by members of Lower IV Aleph. On Monday 6th December, the Assembly looked at the qualities shown by Mary in her life. She was faithful and obedient, loving and…
ISI Inspection Report
St Augustine’s Priory receives report. At St Augustine’s Priory, ‘The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent’, independent school inspectors find. The inspection of St Augustine’s Priory was undertaken by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in November 2021 and the report received by the school this week. Some of the other key…
Carol Service 2021
Creating Space. This year’s Carol Service took place on Tuesday 7th December 2021 at Ealing Abbey and, after a year’s absence, was welcomed by all at St Augustine’s Priory. A moving celebration of the birth of Christ with biblical readings, inspiring music and choristers whose renditions of seasonal songs was beautiful in the extreme. …
Christmas Fair 2021
A prelude to festivity. The St Augustine’s Priory Christmas Fair, organised by our brilliant Parents’ Committee took place on Friday 3rd November. The grounds were lit up, the stalls were resplendent with goods and goodies and Father Christmas took his place in his grotto. All that was needed was the pupils to made it a…
An Advent Journey
Las Posadas. As we begin our journey through Advent, culminating in the celebration of Christmas on 25th December, Mrs McDermott shares with us the Latin tradition of ‘Las Posadas’ which began in Spain and which has been celebrated in Mexico for over 400 years and is also celebrated in Guatemala. The tradition commemorates Mary and…
Lower VI R.E.
Natural Law. Mrs Corkery, Head of R.E. reports on what Lower VI have been studying: ‘In Core RE this term, Lower VI students have been busy discussing a variety of moral dilemmas in order to explore what influences their moral decision making. The girls have explored a variety of ethical theories, such as Natural Law,…