By Lucia McQuillan-Puccetti On Wednesday, 19th March, St Augustine’s hosted the Careers Fair, providing senior school students with the opportunity to explore a diverse range of career paths, including law, engineering, architecture, medicine, journalism and many more. The event allowed students to engage with professionals working in their fields of interest, offering invaluable insights into […]
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Fashion’s Future Shines at Paris 2025
By Roisin O’Dwyer A key quote from Naomi Campbell is, ‘Fashion is not just about clothes: it’s about self-expression and storytelling.’ Many people in today’s society view it as just clothes and shoes, but this quote conveys it as an art, an escape from reality where people can be perceived as who they aspire to […]
St Augustine’s Year 8 Students and Musicians Explore Paris
By Lucia McQuillan-Puccetti On Wednesday 29th January Year 8 students, alongside our music group, set off for an exciting adventure in Paris. After arriving on the Eurostar, they were warmly welcomed by their penpals at Sainte Marie de Neuilly, the sister school of St Augustine’s. The students spent the afternoon getting to know their penpals […]
The Drama GCSE showcase
By Shanay Nijjar On Wednesday 22nd January, parents arrived at school to watch their daughter perform in the highly anticipated Drama GCSE showcase. This was to be a pivotal moment for Year 10 students, who were getting their first taste of official GCSE exams. As families took their seats, students made final preparations, ensuring that […]
The TikTok Ban: Should UK Students Be Worried?
By Aneet Kaur Imagine waking up one morning to find TikTok gone. No more dances, memes, study hacks or entertainment. For students, the app is more than a time-passer – it’s a creative outlet and a platform where trends are born. But with recent developments in the US and other countries, TikTok’s future has become […]
Festive Highlights at St Augustine’s Priory
By Lucia McQuillan-Puccetti Christmas Fair These last couple of weeks have been filled with joy and anticipation as we all look forward to the Christmas holidays. On Friday 6th December the school hosted the Christmas fair, with a variety of different activities and stalls – from craft making and face painting, to waffle stalls, a […]
Maths, Magic and Juggling
By Natalie Hartley Do you know how maths can be used to invent new juggling tricks or why a single game called Nim is the best and simplest way to study game theory? On the fifth of December, Year 12 Mathematics students visited the Maths in Action event, where these questions were answered. Six talks […]
Art: A Timeless Expression of Humanity
By Layla Baboli Art has always served as a fundamental means for people to express themselves and convey their perspectives throughout history. From the ancient cave paintings found in Lascaux, France, to the intricate sculptures of ancient Greece, art functions as a universal language that transcends cultural and temporal boundaries. These early artworks often encapsulated […]
One Hundred Thousand Billion Poems, Sestinas and Cycloid Arches
By Isabella Gallagher Rattan Have you ever wondered how one hundred thousand billion poems can fit in a book with 10 pages, how the cycloid arch connects to Moby Dick, or how a Germain prime number finds itself in a poem? Year 12 A Level maths students heard all about this on our trip to […]
School Iceland Trip 2024
By Sze Wing Ng During the half term, 30 students from Year 10 to 13 went to Iceland with Mr Chappory, Miss Sandu and Ms Hales. It was a 5 day trip and we visited many famous and eye opening destinations. Let me walk through the trip with you. Day 1: We met at Heathrow […]