At the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), we know that girls thrive when they are encouraged to lead, challenge expectations, and think big.

Astronaut, Rosemary Coogan, Brighton Girls alumna, has recently proven just this, spending the last six months training at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, bringing her ever closer to her dream of getting to space.

Her former science teacher, Phil Marsh, shared on BBC Radio 4’s Profile how an all-girls learning environment made the difference:

“I taught in mixed comprehensives where teenage boys often dominated the room, and girls were reluctant to speak up. But in the environment Rose was in, she was encouraged—and she took full advantage of it.”

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