Rising Star alumni, Sarah Mullin, an Executive Headteacher from the West Midlands, has been shortlisted as Headteacher of the Year 2021.Sarah continues to make significant and sustained contributions to the field of education, being named a Rising Star in Education and Academia in 2020 and being featured as an Inspirational Woman by WeAreTheCity in previous years. Sarah has previously been shortlisted as a Positive Role Model by the ITV National Diversity Awards and just recently she was shortlisted as a Lockdown Hero of the Year for her charitable work promoting positive mental health and wellbeing in the education sector during the Covid_19 pandemic.
In addition to driving school improvement and supporting early career teachers nationally, Sarah is the author of the bestselling books What They Didn’t Teach Me on My PGCE and Chronicles From The Classroom. During the first lockdown in 2020, she founded the YouTube channel EduTeacherTips, providing a platform for teachers to share good practice with one another. Her next book Covid: Our Story, captures the experiences and learning opportunities of education professionals who taught the nation’s children and young people in innovative ways during a global health crisis.
Sarah is in the final phase of her doctoral research at Newman University where she is exploring the underrepresentation of women in headship positions in secondary schools in England. She has coached many women aspiring to leadership and she is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in education.
We are once again inviting you to nominate an amazing woman, champion, man or company. The nominations process for all categories, our Rising Star Champions, Global Award for Achievement, Company of the Year and Men for Gender Balance Awards open on 10 January 2022. Nominations will take place online via the Rising Stars website.

December
16dec18:0021:00Sound Her Out - Networking Event | The Snug Coffee House
16/12/2025 18:00 - 21:00(GMT+00:00)
The Snug
67a Market Street Atherton M46 0DA
Join us for “Sound Her Out” a networking event bringing together women and girls from across the music industry Sound HER Out is a campaign dedicated to
Sound HER Out is a campaign dedicated to empowering women by enabling them to consider a career in the music industry by creating opportunities, addressing inequalities, and fostering a supportive community.
Join us in our journey, bringing together women and girls from across the music industry to tackle the challenges women face and explore solutions that can create lasting change.
Our industry is brimming with talent and creativity, yet we know that gender inequalities persist—whether it’s the pay gap, safety concerns, or the lack of visibility and representation for women in key roles.
Through honest conversations, collective insights, and your support, we want to spark a movement that amplifies women’s voices, opens doors, and reshapes the industry into one that values everyone equally.
Let’s make this an inspiring and empowering discussion.Thank you for joining us on this exciting journey together!
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17dec10:0013:00Women, Girls and Autism | Recovery College NHFT
17/12/2025 10:00 - 13:00(GMT+00:00)
Danetre Hospital
Daventry NN11 4EB
Women, Girls and Autism: Understanding the challenges and inspiring hope The neurotypical world that autistic people live in can be a very confusing place when you struggle
The neurotypical world that autistic people live in can be a very confusing place when you struggle to understand yourself and your difficulties.
The course aims to inspire hope by raising awareness and understanding of the female presentation of autism.
We provide a safe, open space in which to explore the reasons why women and girls with autism are underdiagnosed, how to recognise autism in females and how and why women and girls ‘mask’ in social situations.
We openly welcome service users, carers and staff to come along and learn about autism in females and gain some insight from our peer trainer, living with autism herself, and the barriers she has needed to overcome in order to feel empowered to have a voice and speak out.
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18dec09:3011:00LONDON City Ladies Networking December Meeting | City Ladies
18/12/2025 09:30 - 11:00(GMT+00:00)
DoubleTree by Hilton London
Tower of London, 7 Pepys Street London, EC3N 4AF
Join us at our December breakfast meeting in London with your favourite City Ladies You can now book onto our December City Ladies London Networking breakfast, held
You can now book onto our December City Ladies London Networking breakfast, held at the Hilton.
Organised and hosted by familiar faces Natalie Turner and co-host Julia Darlington, this session will feature our incredible spotlight, Ilse Passet.
Ilse was 4x Chief Marketing Officer and ex-Accenture and since 2016, Ilse has been helping founders grow their business even in the toughest industries and economic environments. She is also a mindset and team performance coach. Since 2016, she has helped develop high performing business owners, leaders and their teams through powerful mindset tools combined with effective practical strategies.
She is also the creator of the Uncommon Results Method™, designed to help people achieve real results even if they’ve been stuck for a while. In our December Event, Ilse will talk about “How To Grow Your Business Even When It Feels like Nothing is Working”, by showing you the 3 biggest growth blockers that even the most ambitious founders face in their journey.
So come and join us up on the fantastic rooftop bar for a light breakfast and some friendly energetic networking with like minded women.
If you have any questions please email us at [email protected]
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