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My Life in Education: Past, Present and Future with Margaret Chapman – Mon 26 Jan Zoom 7.30pm

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Margaret Chapman
“My Life in Education: Past, Present and Future” with Margaret Chapman 
SI St Albans & District is delighted to be welcoming senior educationalist Margaret Chapman Co-Chief Executive of Ambition Education Trust to speak to the Club on Mon 26 Jan Zoom 7.30pm to 9pm.
If you have any queries please email sistalbans@hotmail.com.
The title of Margaret’s talk encompasses how her career in education began and the influences in her formative years; her career pathway to date and the rise of Trusts, the DfE, female leaders and the future.
This will be an interactive event with plenty of time for questions and discussion.
Background
Margaret is a senior leader and an inspirational speaker who has been a friend of the Club for many years whilst Head of St Albans Girls’ School.

Ambition Education Trust whose motto is “Educational Excellence for All”, includes 10 schools across Hertfordshire in St Albans, Welwyn and Hemel Hempstead. It includes 3 primary schools, one infant and one junior, and five secondary schools. A staff of 800 provide education for over 7500 students aged from 3 to 18. It is some task! But In addition to Margaret’s important role in the Trust, she has set up a national initiative called the 28% Club to improve the number of female Head Teachers at secondary level.

This event marks the UN International Day of Education. The UN Sustainable Goal (SDG) 4  is for Quality education “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” This goal is worked towards by Soroptimists all over the world at a local, national and international level.

There is no charge to attend this event. When you book on Eventbrite you will be asked if you wish to make a donation to the Club’s educational projects which include The Steve Sinnott Foundation and the SIGBI Diamond Education Grant, please understand there is no pressure to do so. If you wish to make a donation after the event the bank details are on this page of the website: https://sigbi.org/st-albans-and-district/donate/.