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We had a great turnout of alumnae and parents at our first in-person London Network for two years at the prestigious Lloyd’s of London building. Our new Chair, Angela Roshier (current parent and Partner at DIF Capital Partners) hosted two fantastic speakers on the topic of How businesses tackle the issue of climate change - David Sansom (Chief Risk Officer, Lloyd’s of London) and Hanah Chang (Director ESG at DIF Capital Partners). The Old Library at Lloyd’s was packed and there was an exciting buzz to the whole event with lots of post-presentation questions and debate, and plenty of networking. Ten current Sixth Formers had interviewed for the opportunity to attend and made the most of their first such experience. Emma Hardaker (Current Parent and Head of Financial Crime & Compliance at Lloyd’s of London) showed a small group the trading floor and the iconic Lloyd’s Bell.

We are always looking for venues in London for forthcoming events, so do please contact us if you are able to help.

Finally, we would like to thank Dame Rosemary Squire for her work as Chair of the London Network since its inception in 2016 to last year, and for all her hard work supporting young women’s career development.

We were so grateful to the five alumnae who joined us for our seminar Careers in the World of Theatre.

• Clemmie Reynolds (2006) Associate Director, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre (via Zoom)

• Anna Lewis (2008) Award winning Set and Costume Designer (front right)

• Rosie Townshend (2009) Senior Producer at the National Youth Theatre (via Zoom)

• Caroline Lowe (2013) Stage Manager at the Arts Theatre London (front left)

• Georgia Figgis (2013) Actor, Director and Writer (front middle)

The Lecture Theatre was packed with many girls interested in studying English, Drama or Theatre Studies after School. We were also joined by pupils from St Peter’s School, Guildford. They all found it fascinating what a wide range of different degrees and careers the speakers had gone into, all following an initial interest in theatre. Who knew that you did not need to study art to be a costume designer and that a producer would be dealing more with budgets and spreadsheets than acting?!

The girls particularly enjoyed hearing about the speakers’ experiences both front and back-stage at so many iconic venues, and the event concluded with a lively Q&A session.