Blackheath High featured live on BBC Radio to talk on the art of disagreeing well 

On Friday 7 March, Blackheath High School were delighted to welcome BBC Radio London for a live broadcast from a Year 7 Civil Discourse enrichment class with Deputy Head Academic, Kristina Lewis.

“This is not just a discreet lesson. You take these skills with you so you can navigate these discussions, and hold your ground, use your voice, and be the leaders and changemakers of the future — Kristina Lewis

The course – which is designed specifically to teach girls to use their voices with confidence and respect, and to disagree well – was the focus of the breakfast show feature, in time for International Women’s Day and this year’s theme For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.

Kristina Lewis led the conversation with the Year 7 class where they discussed why it is so important to disagree well, what these skills bring to ones life and how they will benefit from them into the future.

Hear the broadcast on BBC Sounds

You can hear the broadcast on BBC Sounds below (navigate to 1:24:34 for an interview with Kristina Lewis; and to 2:24:15 for the live lesson, including interviews with some of our Year 7 students.

Listen here

Alternatively, search ‘BBC Radio London’ and find the breakfast show with Victoria Hollins. Blackheath High featured at 7.24am and again at 8.24am.

Blackheath High’s Civil Discourse enrichment programme

Blackheath High position the Civil Discourse enrichment programme in the first year of Senior School to lay the foundations of civil discourse for the rest of our students’ lives. The skills they learn – resilience, confidence, respect and active listening – will be carried through the rest of their education at Blackheath High and beyond. You can read more about Kristina’s Civil Discourse programme and her passion for oracy via a blog on their website; and with her contribution to the GDST’s Designing the Future of Girls’ Education report.

International Women’s Day

Saturday 8th March is International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is ‘For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.’ Ahead of IWD, GDST students – including those from Blackheath High – have been learning more about this year’s theme, what it means, and why it is a call to action that can unlock equal rights, power and opportunities for all and create a future where no one is left behind.

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The Girls’ Day School Trust

Blackheath High School is part of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), a family of twenty-four independent schools and two academies across the UK, dedicated to academic and pastoral excellence. As pioneers and shapers of girls’ education for 153 years, the GDST are global experts in tailoring learning experiences to nurture confident, happy and fearless young women. Our forward-thinking approach to education equips girls with the skills and attributes to become the leaders and changemakers of the future. 

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