By Vicki Owen
We are delighted that our Breaking the Mould conference for girls was such a success and would like to share some of the feedback we have received.
For more information about Breaking the Mould click here.
To see our Breaking the Mould videos on YouTube click here.
Comments on Twitter and articles:
wendytanwhite Asked girls at #breakingthemould who’d like to work in tech? No-one. I asked who uses facebook? Sea of hands!
wendytanwhite @IamSairaKhan enjoyed meeting girls at breakingthemould sorry missed the final.
wendytanwhite @vickiowen Thanks Vicki really enjoyed it. Met some great girls and teachers. Invited to some schools to chat!
eastenra says:
Thanks for introduce those lovely and respectful women in the brochure of Financial Mail!
Daniel Britton says:
Looks like a great event. Young people have so much talent and creativity when allowed and encouraged to express it
eastenra says:
Yes, This FLYING KIWI breaking the mould by not to be a tarty person in entertaining environment and being a good role model for younglings by using her Godsend talent and beauty in a decent way to let God be honored!
dee blick says:
A fantastic initiative and a real in your face positive demonstration of Corporate Social Responsibility in action from a national media brand. Events such as this can only inspire young people to achieve professionally and they emphasise that there is more to life than becoming a celebrity! As a young girl I sought the advice of role models that did not fit into the strait jacket of accepted norms. Ironically I now get asked to speak to young people about overcoming adversity and I share through personal experience how challenges that can appear insurmountable are not if you tackle them bit by bit (I am a marketer and writer yet have Chronic repetitive strain injury severe enough to be classed as a disability, yet this did not stop me from writing my first book last year) A great piece and an incredible initiative. It will be good to read the follow up after the event.
Reseller Hosting says:
Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!
Emails:
Withington Girls School, Manchester:
Stephen Boddy, Head of Economics:
‘The Breaking the Mould conference was an outstanding event, bringing together a unique collection of national and international female leaders. A succession of inspirational and successful women gave a fascinating insight into their lives – ranging from business start-ups, apprentices, multinational companies, charities and the police. The students gained an insight into the challenges and opportunities available and were clearly motivated to aim high and succeed. Full credit to the Financial Mail for organising such an event.’
‘For our students this was an outstanding experience. They were given the opportunity to use flair, imagination and teamwork to produce a resource that could teach personal finance in schools. Realising the importance of financial education they worked hard to develop a lively, informative and challenging business game. At the national finance they had the unique and fascinating experience of being questioned by Margaret Mountford ,Saira Khan and Tim Campbell of the ‘Apprentice.’ An unforgettable day which challenged and engaged the students.’
Message from the winning team, Money Minded:
‘Dear Lisa. Thanks for such an excellent day at the Breaking the Mould conference and for running the Apprentice competition.’ From Stephen Boddy, Jayana Patel, Nicole Jesse, Gabrielle Westington, Alex Davis, Elise Varley, Shruti Chaudhary, Alex Davis.
Emily Boswell, Director of Higher Education and Careers:
‘I just wanted to say a huge thank you for organising such an inspiring, successful conference on Monday. The students I brought with me thoroughly enjoyed themselves, as I did. It was great to get out of school and to meet some truly exceptional women – all really good role models for the girls. Some of the speakers have given me their contact details and have also said that they are willing to visit the school, host work experience or talk to our girls. What was particularly notable was the very wide range of careers covered – it is rare to find all this huge range of experience and knowledge represented in just one day.
We would love to come to any similar events which you might be organising in the future, although I am sure that planning the next one is probably the last thing on your mind at the moment!’
Deborah Bosanquet:
‘Just a quick note to say a huge ‘thank you’ for arranging places for Jess and I to come up to London and enjoy a wonderful day at the Mail on Sundays’ women forums Breaking the Mould conference.
We had an absolutely fantastic time and Jessica was amazed at all the contacts that were available for her to make.
She really had her eyes opened and I am so grateful that you gave us the chance to meet and mingle with some of the girls from the London schools, she now realises that she can’t mess around anymore – there is too much talent out there.’
Jayne Murphy:
‘Just to say how much I enjoyed the conference on Monday. The range of speakers was outstanding and the standard of the exhibition stands very high. There is a lot of information to feedback to students. A truly worthwhile event.’
Stratford upon Avon Grammar School for Girls:
Rachel Key, Work-Related Learning Co-ordinator:
‘I want to thank-you both for the experience my students (and I) enjoyed yesterday. The quality of the speakers, in terms of their both their achievements and ability to engage young people, was outstanding. It is easy to under appreciate just how rare it is for young women to be in a room with any women who are leaders in their field, let alone the number we saw yesterday. I was particularly pleased to see so many technology advocates as really struggle to deliver the relevant and exciting role models who are so critical to non-traditional career paths.
“Thank you SO much for taking us to London today, it was really interesting and inspiring.” This was just one of the emails I have received this morning from my students and by the time I made it into the staff room the staff had already heard the buzz from the girls (this really is not that usual!). More formal thanks to follow but I know what a massive undertaking that was and hope that you sense just how worthwhile it was for all the participants. Grateful thanks to Vicki, the team at Intercontinental and everyone else who made the day so memorable.’
City of London School for Girls:
Diana Vernon, headmistress:
‘Many congratulations on a really triumphant ‘Breaking the Mould’ conference yesterday. As soon as I arrived in the morning and saw how busy it was and how many students the day had attracted, from all over the country, I knew what a success it was likely to be. This view was reinforced by the line up of wonderful speakers that you had persuaded to speak. Everything was confirmed when I heard the buzz of the girls during the various breaks.’
You can send feedback to women@financialmail.co.uk.
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