Gaining momentum in women’s educational leadership Reverend Punam Bent
This professional learning opportunity has been made possible through the generous support of former Chair of College Council, Ms Kate Mason. The Kate Mason Professional Learning grant is awarded annually and was awarded to Reverend Punam Bent in 2020. The grant allows Pymble staff to participate in professional learning to benefit students, colleagues and to enrich their own professional growth. Through the Global Mentoring
Change’ at Harvard Divinity School was
Leadership Program with Bright Field
thwarted due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Consulting, the Alliance of Girls’ Schools
and a new direction was sought.
Australasia and the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (USA).
This was perfect timing – even in a
Professional Learning Grant which is
pandemic year – as the focus was on
open to all Academic staff at Pymble
the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools
Ladies’ College. The grant would
(NCGS) guiding principles to ‘inspire the
enable me to undertake a significant
next generation to lead with courage,
professional learning opportunity,
competence, and empathy’ (Global
therefore, amplifying my learning in the
Forum on Girls’ Education III, 2021).
platform to role-model and help shape the future aspects of global citizenship for girls. Following a successful application, the initial plan to attend a leadership conference called ‘Making Illuminate Research and Innovation | Edition 6 2021
Global Mentoring Leadership Program.
In 2020, I applied for the Kate Mason
area of School Chaplaincy and using this
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In 2021, an opportunity arose for the
The Global Mentoring Program is an invitation to delve deeper into one’s own sense of self-understanding and development. The mentoring program is three dimensional (Wigston and Wigston, 2021):
