Next year, I aspire to study Human Geography at university, but I am yet to finalise where. My love for Geography revolves around its facilitation for social change.  Within Geography I am able to learn about an array of things, including different cultures and the interactions between communities and their environment. I think the subject really helps to open peoples’ eyes to the difficulties faced all around the world, which is key to driving change.  

On the topic of change, this week the Head Student Team attended a Leadership Conference at Wimbledon High School with 21 other schools from around London. Throughout the course of the day, we had workshops on the following two topics: Creating Inclusive Environments and Civil Discourse. We worked in small groups with people we didn’t know, discussing what issues we have at school in creating an inclusive environment and how we’re trying to overcome this. We not only learnt about what other schools are doing and how we could implement their ideas, but we were able to share our ideas, such as the new school government system, giving us the opportunity for our ideas to have a greater impact and not be confined to Blackheath High. It was valuable to be in a room full of people with varied interests, opinions and experiences, but who had one goal in common: to be changemakers and improve our school environments through roles of responsibility. We thoroughly enjoyed our day and look forward to potential collaborations with other schools in the future.