GSA
GSA
GIRLS’ SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
The Girls’ Schools Association represents the Heads of a diverse range of girls’ schools among which are some of the top-performing schools in the UK. Members are united by their commitment to educating girls in a girls-only environment which provides freedom from gender stereotypes, enabling girls to grow into themselves without pressure to conform to gender-weighted expectations.
The GSA helps girls and their teachers to flourish and is a powerful, well-respected voice within the educational establishment, highlighting the benefits of girls’ schools, helping to inform and influence the national and international education debate, undertaking and collating pertinent research, and enabling continual professional development through a wide range of collaborative conferences and courses.
GSA schools are internationally respected and have an impressive global reputation for excellence in and out of the classroom, attracting pupils from around the world. They encourage the highest standards of education, pastoral care and co-curricular activity, with a wealth of extra-curricular opportunity in art, music, drama, sport and more. They share experience, specialisms, events and facilities in a variety of independent–state school partnerships, and some schools offer means-tested bursaries for families of limited financial means.
Twenty-first century girls’ schools come in many different shapes and sizes. Whether they are day, boarding, junior, senior, large, small, urban or rural, the education they provide ensures girls have numerous opportunities to realise their potential as active, equal, confident and competent leaders, participants and contributors. Former GSA school students are among the most noteworthy high achievers of the UK and indeed the world. Often thriving in traditionally male-dominated professions, they include world leading scientists, international campaigners and activists, artists and actresses, foreign correspondents, Olympic medallists and businesswomen at the highest levels.
The GSA works closely with the Association of School and College Leaders, is a member of the Independent Schools Council, and joins hands with organisations in the UK and internationally – such as the Association of State Girls’ School (UK), the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (US) and the Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia – in the interests of girls’ education worldwide.
Officers 2021–2022 | | |
President: | Samantha Price | Benenden School |
Vice-President: | Jane Prescott | Portsmouth High School GDST |
President Elect: | Heather Hanbury | Lady Eleanor Holles School |
Treasurer: | Antonia Beary | Mayfield School |
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Committee Chairs | | |
Boarding: | Liz Hewer | St George’s School, Ascot |
Education: | Alex Hutchinson | James Allen’s Girls’ School |
Inclusion: | Heather Hanbury | Lady Eleanor Holles School |
Membership & Accreditation: | Wendy Kempster | Palmers Green High School |
Sport and Wellness: | Sarah Wilson | Heathfield School |
Universities: | Millan Sachania | Streatham & Clapham High School GDST |
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Regional Representatives | | |
East: | Bronwen Goulding | St Francis’ College |
London: | Millan Sachania | Streatham & Clapham High School GDST |
Midlands: | Richard Nicholson | Warwick Independent Schools Foundation |
North East: | Nina Gunson | Sheffield High School GDST |
North West: | Sarah Haslam | Withington Girls’ School |
Scotland: | Alex Hems | St Georges School for Girls, Edinburgh |
South Central: | Jane Gandee | St Swithun’s School |
South East: | Anna King | Notre Dame School |
South West & Wales: | Jessica Miles | Monmouth School for Girls |
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Secretariat | |
Chief Executive: | Donna Stevens |
Membership Director: | Sue Hincks |
Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive: | Jeven Sharma |
Membership Manager: | Jannette Davison |
Conference & Events Manager: | Jennifer Purser |
Operations Manager: | Imogen Vanderpump |
Finance Officer: | Rehana Alimahomed |
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Girls’ Schools Association
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