Principal’s Welcome
By Daniele Harford-Fox
For over 150 years, The Ladies’ College has carved out space for the voices and ideas of young women.
From doctors and engineers to writers, carers, journalists, lawyers and tech entrepreneurs, generations of girls have gone on to shape the world for better.
Today, our corridors are full of laughter and our classrooms are full of conversation. Relationships and community are fundamental to who we are, and central to a culture in which students can be brave, take risks and build their sense of self.
Our teachers are passionate about sharing their subjects. They create space for the scientist and the artist, the thoughtful reader and bold debater, the problem solver and the relationship builder, and the leader as well as the listener.
Our island environment is a unique place to live and learn and offers powerful opportunities to reimagine how to equip our students for a rapidly changing world. We are working to ‘fray the edges of the College’ and partner with industry and changemakers, and government and philanthropists, all to better provide innovative opportunities for our students.
For example, in September 2024, the College launched our new Sixth Form parallel curriculum, Pathways, which we have built with our Pathways Partners, who include CEOs, venture capitalists, and thought leaders, as well as organisations like PwC, Specsavers and University College London.
And our girls… our girls are fun, authentic, and keen to do well—both in and outside of the classroom. Our values of kindness, integrity, and bravery run deep. We are ambitious for what they can achieve (we were again ranked in the top 100 schools in the UK last year) and proud of how unique each of them is. Indeed, we often refer to ourselves as a ‘chocolate box of flavours’, where our differences make us strong.
We empower our students. We give them the skills necessary for the future and teach them to recognise the value of being part of their community. Ultimately, we aim to raise young women who are driven to “do what is right, come what may.”
Please do come and see us. I think you’ll find when you step across the threshold, there is something quite special here.
We are always delighted to meet any new potential member of our community, please get in touch so that we can share what a unique and powerful place The Ladies’ College is.
To find out more, please contact us at registrar@ladiescollege.ac.gg
or call 01481 721602.
Daniele Harford-Fox
Principal