Objects of Substance - Looking in and looking out - the Insights editions

their brilliance. We were also looking for a publication that leveraged the academic profile of Girls Grammar and played on the theme of ‘Renaissance’ – part of the Strategic Design and positioning at the time.” Some could say the News offers insight into who we are, and to what we aspire, as an educational community. Perhaps that is why the word, insight, was chosen as the name for a special, limited edition periodical published annually from 2010 to 2018.

2018 Dr Bruce Addison’s article.

The short explanatory preface to the first edition of 35 articles set out the purpose of the publication:

This collection of articles published in the BGGS News , the School’s weekly newsletter, was written by senior staff in the School’s 135 th year. Together they reflect the educational landscape and highlights of 2010 while providing an impression of Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s very special and particular educational identity. The writers included the Chair of the Board, the Principal, Deputy Principals, Deans, Heads of House, Directors of Faculties, school counsellor, and psychologist. This group provided perspectives on a broad range of educational, social, and gender issues. Elizabeth Jameson (1982), the then Chair of the Board, wrote about the strategic surveys completed by members of the School community and emphasised our aspiration to “continuously improve the provision of a leading quality education for our young women – now and in the future”, an aspiration that was at the heart of the School’s establishment and carries directly through to 2024. Dr Amanda Bell, Principal [2002-2012], concurred with the provision of “twenty-first century-focused and relevant educational opportunities”, but also looked to the future by asserting the desire to “actively encourage ambitious younger staff to prepare for leadership” and to inspire Grammar girls to take up teaching as a “serious career option”.