Recorded by the International Coalition of Girls' Schools. Host Trudy Hall invites Julie Jorritsma, Acting Principal, and Winifred Hanson, Head of Academic Engagement, from Canberra Girls Grammar School to discuss a program designed to ensure girls understand and engage in the political realm. They offer lessons learned, practical advice and a savvy understanding of the skills girls need to successfully enter the political fray. They take the responsibility for preparing girls for a life of service very seriously; they want girls to be able to “open the door, enter the room, and join the conversation.”

In this episode Dr Adam Fraser (founder of the Flourish Movement and author of The Third Space and Strive) and Dr Joe Thurbon (founder of Educator Impact) will discuss what the data tells us about the impact of wellbeing change at a Principal level and how that can filter into the school for whole school wellbeing. They will:

• unpack what the data tells us about wellbeing in schools for leaders, staff and students;
• relay stories of the impact that their programs have had;
• share the lessons that they have learned over the journey

This episode is taken from a webinar recording so please excuse the occasional reference to images.

In this episode we revisit one of the highlights from our 2021 Summit on Girls' Education — a difficult, but timely and important, panel discussion on the topic of youth suicide, including the tragic overrepresentation of Indigenous young people and children.

Compered by award winning journalist and author Madonna King, the panel comprised:

• Tanya Appleby, Principal of St Ursula’s College in Toowoomba, Queensland
• Dr David Mander, psychologist and consultant with the Future Footprints program at the Association of Independent Schools Western Australia
• Ruth Jones, National Senior Clinical Project Officer with Headspace’s Be You program
• Alexa Towersey from mental health charity LIVIN

Where do our girls sit in 2021? From reviews on changing the culture of the Australian Parliament to outnumbering boys in university engineering courses, from taking their place in political cabinets to still being paid less, across the board, than men. A girl’s voice is so important, but is it loud enough? And do girls think it is loud enough? This episode was recorded during our 2021 Summit on Girls' Education.

What have the events since 2020 taught us about how to support and inspire female students? In this presentation, Dr Damour will highlight how the global pandemic has created opportunities to normalise the experiences of stress and anxiety and, in doing so, opened new paths for cultivating resilience in girls. This episode was recorded during our May 2021 Summit on Girls’ Education.

Libby Lyons, former Director of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency discusses the current gender equality issues faced by women in the workplace, what the statistics tell us, what's changing and how schools can participate in creating that change.

This episode was recorded during our May 2021 Summit on Girls' Education.

Recorded by the National Coalition of Girls' Schools. In the second episode, we explore how girls can be “nourished” in communities to develop both their voice and the confidence necessary to take on social injustice — with Dr Briony Scott, Principal of Wenona School in Sydney and Dr Kate Hadwen, the Principal of Pymble Ladies College, also in Sydney, both thought leaders on girls’ education. Each has a proven track record of professional dedication to the importance of research-based educational programming. We will also hear the voices of girls themselves as they talk about the communities that have supported their endeavours and why they feel compelled to speak up and out.

Recorded by the National Coalition of Girls' Schools. In this episode host Trudy Hall engages Melissa Kilby, the Executive Director of Girl Up, in an important conversation about why girls are leading social movements and offers advice on how adults can be partners in their endeavours. We will also hear the voices of girls themselves as to what motivates them to take the risks associated with advocacy in this first part of a two-part podcast on the topic Girls As… Social Activists.