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Girls' Schools Association
AbbreviationGSA
Formation1974
PurposeProfessional association for headteachers of girls' independent schools
Location
Region served
UK
Membership
Approx 260
President
Dr Helen Wright
AffiliationsISC
WebsiteMyDaughter

The Girls' Schools Association (GSA) is the professional association of the heads of independent girls' schools in the UK and overseas and is a constituent member of the Independent Schools Council (ISC).

History

The GSA can trace its history back to the Association of Headmistresses which was founded in 1874. Its president in 1964–66, Diana Reader Harris, ensured that it made a strong and considered response to the influential Plowden Report. It was established in 1974 following the amalgamation of two of the AHM's sub-groups: the Association of Heads of Girls' boarding Schools and the Association of Independent and Direct Grant Schools. It moved from London to its current headquarters in Leicester in 1984, where it now shares offices with the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL). Since 1994 the GSA has been supported by a professional secretariat led by Sheila Cooper, Executive Director.

MyDaughter Website

In January 2009 the Girls' Schools Association set up a website at MyDaughter.co.uk offering advice to parents of daughters on all aspects of raising and educating girls.[1] Advice is provided by head teachers from the member schools of the Girls' Schools Association and other specialists in fields such as nutrition, psychology, health education and business.

Structure

The GSA is a member-led organisation providing mutual professional support and representing the views of practising heads of girls' schools. The current President of the GSA is Dr Helen Wright, the head of St Mary's School in Calne, Wiltshire.

Member Schools

Below is a list of GSA member schools. Some members are the girls' sections of "Diamond Schools".

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Guernsey

Overseas members

Affiliate members

Former members

See also

References

  1. ^ Headmistresses offer key to teenage girls through MyDaughter website - Times
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