GDST Lead programme – Leadership Day at Sutton High School

On Thursday 23 November, the GDST Lead team at Croydon High, went to Sutton High School for an exciting leadership conference. This programme was designed to help pupils develop their leadership skills to enable them to be real-world ready.

There were several exciting workshops that took place at this event.

Workshop 1: Karen and Cathy (GDST Trust): My Skills and Interests: Identifying your dream job and how to achieve it.

Workshop 2: My Purpose and Place: using the power of community to help you thrive in the workplace – Parisa Wright, GDST alumna and sustainability entrepreneur.

Workshop 3: My Decision Making – Karen Chu, GDST alumna and Finance and Business Consultant on how to increase your awareness of your own decision making and that of others, how to utilise tools and techniques to increase your own agility in decision making in ambiguity and support others.

Workshop 4: My World: What’s it like to be a woman in the 21st Century. This was a panel discussion with several female executives, from the worlds of marketing, HR, sustainability, finance and business. They used this talk to share their experiences and advice on how to thrive in the 21st century workplace.

The Panellists included:

• Claire Bale, Head of DEI, GDST
• Karen Chu, Leadership, Business and Finance Consultant
• Parisa Wright, Founder, Greener and Cleaner

Workshop 5: In the era of AI, how to make sure the real YOU shines through. This was a discussion led by Caitlin Ellis of education and careers organisation InvestIn on how our pupils can showcase their individuality and make their job application stand out.

Our GDST Lead team includes:

• Lucy M
• Lexi R
• Sofia G
• Alice C
• Milly C
• Beatrice P
• Prakruti S
• Isla M
• Aashka P
• Ananya V
• Anaya P
• Gisela C

Mrs Serradilla
Head of Economics and Business