📝 Seema Manchanda urges girls to give it a go in her letter that features in our recently published limited edition anthology ‘Triumph Like a Girl’, in harmony with other women’s and girls' voices. An alumna of GSA school LADY ELEANOR HOLLES SCHOOL, her letter explores what it means to be a woman for her and gives practical advice to girls on how they can embrace life joyfully.💪 Donna Stevens Rachel Donati Jannette Davison Mandy Lam
Girls' Schools Association
Education Administration Programs
We help girls and their teachers to flourish. Representing a diverse range of U.K. independent girls’ schools.
About us
The expert voice of girls' education, enabling girls and their teachers to flourish. The GSA provides membership support to girls' schools. The Girls' Schools Association encourages the highest standards of education, pastoral care and co-curricular activity, and our schools provide a wealth of extra-curricular opportunities in art, music, drama, sport and more. Our members share experience, specialisms, opportunities and facilities with state sector schools in a wide range of partnerships. Many also provide means-tested bursaries for families of limited financial means. We highlight the benefits of being taught in a predominantly girls-only environment, helping to inform and influence the national educational debate and providing the teachers in our schools with a wide range of professional development activities and opportunities to share best practice. The GSA is a full member of the Independent Schools Council which represents all leading independent schools in the UK. TWITTER @GSAUK @GSAUKjobinfo / https://jobs.gsa.uk.com @GSAUKPD / https://gsa.uk.com/professional-development FACEBOOK https://facebook.com/girlsschoolsassociation
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https://gsa.uk.com/
External link for Girls' Schools Association
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Leicester
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1980
- Specialties
- Education, Girls' education, and Independent education
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Suite 105
108 New Walk
Leicester, LE1 7EA, GB
Employees at Girls' Schools Association
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Shori Thakur
Principal Lecturer in Pharmacology at University of Hertfordshire
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Dina Hamalis
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Faith Hagerty
Head of More House School; a small, creative and progressive Catholic school for girls aged 11-18 in Knightsbridge. #girlswithpurpose.
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Alice Phillips
Head, St Catherine's School, Bramley
Updates
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This year’s GSA President, Marina Gardiner Legge, Head of Oxford High School GDST gives a rallying call in our anthology ‘Triumph like a Girl’, part of our 150th year celebrations. We relished reading her letter on girls' education. Marina shines a light on the pioneering women who have come before us and how we continue to stand on their shoulders to bring greater opportunities to girls and young women today. We’re stronger together! 💪 Donna Stevens Rachel Donati Jannette Davison Mandy Lam
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✍️ As part of our 150th celebrations we recently published an anthology of letters titled ' Triumph Like a Girl'. Amy Wallace, is a GSA member and trailblazing Head at Queen's Gate School shares her personal thoughts in her letter here. Donna Stevens Rachel Donati Imogen Vanderpump Jannette Davison Mandy Lam Marina Gardiner Legge
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✨ What does it mean to be a woman growing up in 2024? Flossie, a GSA pupil from The Ladies' College, Guernsey shares her powerful thoughts in our recently published anthology ‘Triumph Like a Girl’. What do you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Donna Stevens Marina Gardiner Legge Rachel Donati Jannette Davison Mandy Lam Imogen Vanderpump
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✨We loved this reflection on the transformative power of girls' schools by Dame Rosemary Squire in a unique letter she penned for our recently published ltd. edition anthology ‘Triumph Like A Girl’ which forms part of our 150th celebrations this year. Donna Stevens Imogen Vanderpump Jannette Davison Mandy Lam Rachel Donati Marina Gardiner Legge
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We are delighted to feature in School Management Plus with this article focusing on our latest research project, the most comprehensive survey to date into women's and girls' experiences of education. Read more in the article and head over to our website to take part. We want to hear from Heads, teachers, pupils, parents, and alumnae from every kind of girls' school. https://lnkd.in/eUYe8EQk Irena Barker Donna Stevens Rachel Donati Jannette Davison Mandy Lam Marina Gardiner Legge
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📚 It’s such a thrill to open a new book, and we were doubly excited to receive freshly printed copies of the new GSA ltd. edition anthology ‘Triumph like a Girl’ last month. ✨ Marking our 150th anniversary, it gathers together the voices of women, girls, and allies of girls’ schools and education through a wonderful range of letters from headteachers, pupils, and GSA alumnae. A selection of students' longlisted haiku and haibun poems also feature from this year’s Go Bold Writing Award. It’s a treasure trove of original and inspiring thoughts from our community and we’re proud to share it more widely with the world. Huge thanks to award-winning writer Karen McCarthy Woolf for curating and editing it and to all those who put their pen to paper and fingers to keyboards to share their personal thoughts on girls' schools and girls' education. Summer holidays are a perfect time for longer reads, and we’re pleased to share some extracts of the book’s contents with you over the summertime. 👀 Keep your eyes peeled.
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🎉 GSA’s celebrating all the women to enter Parliament, including the first ever female Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves and a record 11 women appointed to key cabinet positions! When the House of Commons returns there will be at least 242 female MP’s in the new government. 👏 👏 👏 https://lnkd.in/eCECBE4W
Women take over Westminster: Record number of female MPs elected in UK Elections
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As the end of summer term fast approaches, GSA wants to give thanks to this year’s brilliant President Marina Gardiner Legge, Head at Oxford High School GDST for all she has done for the Association and its members over the year with her customary dash and daring. Marina shares some of her own personal thoughts with our whole community on her Presidential year and what it has meant to her: 'I can’t believe that my year as GSA president is nearly over. It’s been such a terrific year. Being able to really see, hear and feel not just what the wonderful team at GSA does, but also to see, hear and feel what our organisation means to every one of you – and how you contribute to it has been a privilege. I have travelled from Scotland to Baltimore representing you and the power, positivity, and joy that we share as leaders of girls’ schools. And so much of what we do is beautifully orchestrated by the team at GSA to whom I owe huge thanks. Their organisation, care, commitment, and dedication to the cause is terrific and to see the way the GSA inspires, supports and gives extraordinary opportunities to staff, Heads and pupils is wonderful to see. And, there is still so much to do: the daily news continues to remind us that our cause is still crucially important, urgent, and vital to the future stability and wealth – in all its senses – of our world. But this is not a note of despair; on the contrary I have seen so much good in our schools, in our world and overall in every one of you – our members. The joy of collaboration, of sharing our troubles and of the whole hearted commitment that I have seen this year to our moral mission has been inspiring. What every single one of us does is vitally important work and long may it, and GSA continue with verve, spirit and passion.' We appreciate all the hard work, enthusiasm and commitment you’ve brought to the role. 💪 Thank you Marina. Wishing you a stellar and well-deserved summer break! 📸 with thanks to Alexandra Tandy Peter Nutkins. Donna Stevens Imogen Vanderpump Jannette Davison Rachel Donati Mandy Lam
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🍷🏆 GSA's Woman of the Week 🏆🍷 Join us in raising a glass to round off the school year and the achievement of Emily Brighton MW, LADY ELEANOR HOLLES SCHOOL alumna and the youngest female Master of Wine in the world! Her passion for viniculture began (as for many of us!) at Bristol University, but she turned it into a career culminating in passing the challenging exams. Emily says ‘Wine is the most endlessly fascinating subject, touching on art, history, geography and science. I don't think there's anything else like it, and the more you know, the more there is to discover. Blind tasting boils down to sensory logical reasoning under intense time pressure, which is joyous when you're getting things right, or conversely infuriating, but highly compelling either way!’ GSA proudly supports and champions women in all fields, and we applaud Emily's remarkable accomplishments in the wine industry! Cheers and congratulations Emily! 🥂 Marina Gardiner Legge Donna Stevens Imogen Vanderpump Jannette Davison Mandy Lam
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