International Women's Day 2021 is marked by a campaign focused on 'challenge'.

Join us, on Saturday 6th March, from 10:00am - 12:00pm, as we give a platform to a community of new voices and hear how they #ChoosetoChallenge. This is sure to be a thought-provoking event, that will encourage us to reflect on our own actions as we challenge inequity and look to seek out and celebrate women's achievements.

We are excited to announce some of our confirmed speakers:

Toria Bono - Toria is the Equity and Diversity lead at Thomas A Becket Junior in Worthing and a Primary Evidence Lead Educator for Durrington Research School. She will be discussing the topic 'Empowering Others' Twitter: @toriaclaire

Victoria Rad - Founder of Student Futures and English Teacher. Victoria began her career in the women’s sector, advocating for gender equality, discussing 'Student Futures and Closing Students’ Post-School Aspiration Gap'

Lesley Munro - Ex History teacher, HoD, Lead Practitioner, Head of HoF- Teaching and Learning, Coach, discussing the topic 'Rise Like a Phoenix': How does the profession lose good teachers? Twitter: @LesleyMunro47

Janine Scott- English Lead in a specialist residential school for boys with SEMH, sharing the mic and exploring 'The Complexities of Allyship' Twitter: @ninoninelli

Craig Neal - PhD in exercise physiology, Assistant Headteacher and #He4She, discussing 'Effectively Challenging Staff Whilst Maintaining Great Relationships: the careful balance' Twitter: @craigneal321

Tsheli Lujabe - an experienced Leadership and Organisational Development facilitator and coach, discussing her topic 'Push Past Possible' Linked In Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsheli-lujabe-170a4915/

Christina Astin - an outstanding physics teacher, leader and co-founder of Young Scientists Journal, discussing 'How can school leaders help fix the leaky STEM pipeline?' Twitter:@ChristinaAstin

If you would like to get involved in @WomenEdSE, please do not hesitate to contact Kate Brown @WomenEdSE, on Twitter. We always welcome those looking to live our values and take steps to be #10%braver.