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Priory 6 and an adventurous weekend
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
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…
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
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…
‘Dear Big Gods’
Poet Mona Arshi’s latest collection. Award-winning poet and Augustinian parent, Mona Arshi, has recently published her latest, wonderful, collection of poetry, ‘Dear Big Gods’. Published in April 2019, ‘Dear Big Gods’ follows Ms Arshi’s Forward Prize-winning collection, ‘Small Hands’. ‘Dear Big Gods’ is published by Liverpool University Press and it ‘continues its lyrical and exact…
A Summer of Activity
Report from the Bursar. Our Bursar, Mr Powell, reported back to parents recently about the work that took place over the summer at St Augustine’s Priory. Along with the continuous cycle of internal redecoration, including in the Chapel, classrooms and refectories, the Academy has been substantially refurbished with the replacement of radiators and lighting and…
The start of the Michaelmas Term
With St Augustine of Hippo. ‘Flood the path with light, run our eyes to where the skies are full of promise; tune our hearts to brave music; give us the sense of comradeship with heroes and saints of every age; and so quicken our spirits that we may be able to encourage the souls of…
Association Day 2019
A day to remember! The St Augustine’s Priory Association Day, held this year on Saturday 6th July, was a celebration of all that we are at St Augustine’s Priory. Before the event, we were joined by past pupils for a delicious lunch. Women who had left as recently as 2015 joined those who were here…
Priory 6 and Eden Fitness
A partnership for well-being. Ms Hagerty, Director of Priory 6, announces some exciting news for our Priory 6 pupils: ‘We are delighted to announce that we have formed a partnership with Eden Fitness in Ealing Broadway, who are going to be hosting our Priory 6 girls for their PE lessons starting from September. The girls…
A Summer of Sports
A great finish to the sporting calendar. June and July see a plethora of sporting celebrations at St Augustine’s Priory. In addition to the regular fixtures and clubs we have the Nursery, Preps, Juniors and Seniors Sports Days and our Sports Awards evening. Weeks this year which were filled with sunshine… and sporting splendour. First…