Aspiring Women LEADERS CONFERENCE

Since 2016, St Aidan’s has been hosting the nationally recognised Next Step Conference for Aspiring Women Leaders.

This year, delegates from the southern states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, from the North Queensland towns of Rockhampton and Mackay travelled to Brisbane to join female educators from Southeast Queensland, on the weekend of 18 and 19 March.

This is a unique conference. It has been purposefully designed to empower women to consider promotional leadership positions in schools, and to support the aspirations of women, ready to take the next step, through firsthand experiences and sharing stories with those who have ‘come before them’.

The conference is deliberately small to ensure everyone has genuine time with facilitators, and the opportunity to make authentic connections with other delegates. Every year the sessions are delivered by passionate school principals and senior leaders, who want to reach back and empower the next generation of leaders.

Congratulations to St Aidan’s participants, Olivia Cox (Curriculum Leader of English 7-10), Nathaele Dawes (Learning Area Leader of Languages), Kirby Egan (Year 5 Teacher), Maddy Hole, (Pastoral Care Leader of Year 8), and Shannon Tobin, (Head of Performance Music) for completing the program this year.

Thank you also to Meg Bishop (Dean of Students), Laura Cooke (Dean of Studies), Karen Madden (Dean of Professional Practice) for facilitating ‘mock interviews and feedback sessions on Sunday, and to Jenny Crome, (Head of Junior School) for sharing her insights and experiences on the Senior Leaders Panel. We acknowledge Tina Henson (Data Systems Manager) for her long-standing commitment to administration of the conference, having assisted since its inception in 2006.