Jessica has just completed a year as a Big Sister at a Manchester school. This is the speech she made to her Little Sister & the rest of the room at their graduation event. Where do I start? When I
Through the wonderful organisation Girls Out Loud, I have just completed a year as a mentor to a 13 year old girl. This wasn’t part of the plan, when asked, my inner voice screamed “Noooo!”, but having done it, I’d
I’m a 30 year-old-youngest-of-four, with parents the other side of 60…. And earlier this year, I became a big sister. There have been many plus points to taking on this new title; one of which was definitely the raised eyebrows
Loretta Smith is Head of HR & Shared Services at Pladis Global (McVities to you and me). Here she shares her Big Sister experience. Becoming a Big Sister with Girls Out Loud is one of the best decisions that I’ve
As with every Big Sister programme, watching the Little Sisters begin to realise their potential is always an incredible feeling. Last month, the Little Sisters from our current programme at Middleton Technology school took part in a workshop, hosted by
Launching a Big Sister programme always fills the Girls Out Loud team with excitement. On the morning of the launch at Albion Academy, it’s safe to say everyone was filled with nerves. It’s a big deal for a teenage girl
Our Founder Jane shares her wish list for 2018 2018 is welcomed in by the media as the Year of the Woman? I thought that was a permanent state of affairs, however I have decided to embrace this with positivity
WOW WE DID IT! THE FIRST EVER SHINING STARS BALL AT THE HILTON ON FRIDAY 29 SEPTEMBER WAS A BLAST! We ate the most wonderful grub, we participated in some awesome prize raffles and auctions, we cried, we laughed, we
Hands up who likes failing. Anyone? No? Well, time to think about this differently. If we never fail we never learn and we miss out on a bucket load of resilience along the way. The alternative is to avoid risk
BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD. Wise words but they require an incredible amount of self-awareness and self-discipline to live by. I spend my working week talking to and about the need to raise the aspirations
