Full of Fire

Sirin Kale is a young London-based journalist specialising in women's rights, politics, music, lifestyle, and culture. Sirin has written a range of important pieces, most recently interviewing the head of the Royal College of Nursing on why the NHS is failing people of colour - and another detailed piece in Vogue UK following 4 female NHS doctors coping with the coronavirus crisis - but can also be found writing on TikTok, the subterfuge of lockdown barbers, rainbow hair and reality TV!

Sirin speaks about how she got into journalism (with no connections!), how she can find a story in the most unlikely of places, being an introvert and who she'd most like to interview!

A must-listen for anyone wanting to work in the media, Sirin gives advice on how to get started as a journalist at any age. 

Sirin Kale is a young London-based journalist specialising in women's rights, politics, music, lifestyle, and culture. Sirin has written a range of important pieces, most recently interviewing the head of the Royal College of Nursing on why the NHS is failing people of colour - and another detailed piece in Vogue UK following 4 female NHS doctors coping with the coronavirus crisis - but can also be found writing on TikTok, the subterfuge of lockdown barbers, rainbow hair and reality TV!

Sirin speaks about how she got into journalism (with no connections!), how she can find a story in the most unlikely of places, being an introvert and who she'd most like to interview!

A must-listen for anyone wanting to work in the media, Sirin gives advice on how to get started as a journalist at any age. 

21-year-old Emily Louise just graduated from Oxford University as one of less than 1% of students there who grew up eligible for Free School Meals.

Emily got over 57,000 likes for this tweet saying she’d finished university! 

A Londoner with Irish and Mauritian parents, Emily grew up living with her mum and sister in a council flat in West London. The first in her family to go to university, having studied at a state comprehensive, she talks of her journey to and through Oxford. 

Having won the Pat Harris award for contributions to her college, Emily is very passionate about widening access to education, which is why she was particularly proud of how much attention her recent tweet received.

Emily was an absolute delight to chat to - her story is so uplifting and she has so much energy to change institutions and support others. 

21-year-old Emily Louise just graduated from Oxford University as one of less than 1% of students there who grew up eligible for Free School Meals.

Emily got over 57,000 likes for this tweet saying she’d finished university! 

A Londoner with Irish and Mauritian parents, Emily grew up living with her mum and sister in a council flat in West London. The first in her family to go to university, having studied at a state comprehensive, she talks of her journey to and through Oxford. 

Having won the Pat Harris award for contributions to her college, Emily is very passionate about widening access to education, which is why she was particularly proud of how much attention her recent tweet received.

Emily was an absolute delight to chat to - her story is so uplifting and she has so much energy to change institutions and support others. 

Darcy Bourne is an 18-year-old athlete and member of the England U21 hockey team and GB Elite Development programme. Darcy began playing club hockey for Surbiton Hockey Club in 2012 and has just finished Year 13 at Wellington College. She is off to start at Duke University, North Carolina, on a sports scholarship. 

A photo of Darcy protesting at a Black Lives Matter protest last week went viral. The powerful shot by Misan Harriman shows Darcy holding up a homemade poster reading “Why is ending racism a debate?” and has been shared on social media by Martin Luther King III, British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, Dina Asher Smith, Lewis Hamilton, David Beckham and many others! Darcy grew up noticing the lack of black role models in hockey and hopes to be a role model for young black athletes and use her platform positively. 

Darcy speaks about her passion for the Black Lives Matter movement and her hopes for a more racially equal future in hockey. She also speaks about her journey from talented 10-year-old to training with the GB women’s squad. Darcy discusses finishing school in a pandemic, looks forward to her future at university in the USA and gives advice about looking after yourself and striving to be the best you can be. 

Darcy Bourne is an 18-year-old athlete and member of the England U21 hockey team and GB Elite Development programme. Darcy began playing club hockey for Surbiton Hockey Club in 2012 and has just finished Year 13 at Wellington College. She is off to start at Duke University, North Carolina, on a sports scholarship. 

A photo of Darcy protesting at a Black Lives Matter protest last week went viral. The powerful shot by Misan Harriman shows Darcy holding up a homemade poster reading “Why is ending racism a debate?” and has been shared on social media by Martin Luther King III, British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, Dina Asher Smith, Lewis Hamilton, David Beckham and many others! Darcy grew up noticing the lack of black role models in hockey and hopes to be a role model for young black athletes and use her platform positively. 

Darcy speaks about her passion for the Black Lives Matter movement and her hopes for a more racially equal future in hockey. She also speaks about her journey from talented 10-year-old to training with the GB women’s squad. Darcy discusses finishing school in a pandemic, looks forward to her future at university in the USA and gives advice about looking after yourself and striving to be the best you can be. 

18-year-old Gabby Tan is an activist, Diana Award winner, TedX speaker and a powerful young voice advocating for change in the world.

When she was just 13, Gabby founded her own organisation supporting refugee and asylum seeker education, Horizon of Hope. She has dedicated the past six years to advocating for the environment and working against educational inequalities in Malaysia and the UK. Last year, Gabby received a Diana Legacy Award. The Diana Award is the most significant global accolade a young person aged 9-25 years can receive for their social action or humanitarian work – the Legacy Award is an even more prestigious award! Gabby is off to study at Stanford University. 

Whether you have always wanted to effect change, campaign or set up a charity or social enterprise, Gabby is definitely proof that you can make change, however young you are – even whilst balancing this with schoolwork, sport and friends. Gabby speaks about being a quiet child, finding your voice, learning to speak publicly, focusing on the small changes you can make and finding like-minded people and mentors to work with. 

Gabby is one of the most inspiring students I've ever had the privilege of teaching. If you’re an aspiring activist or even if you’re just a normal person thinking about how to get the best out of yourself in any area of your life, I ask her the questions that you want to know the answers to…

18-year-old Gabby Tan is an activist, Diana Award winner, TedX speaker and a powerful young voice advocating for change in the world.

When she was just 13, Gabby founded her own organisation supporting refugee and asylum seeker education, Horizon of Hope. She has dedicated the past six years to advocating for the environment and working against educational inequalities in Malaysia and the UK. Last year, Gabby received a Diana Legacy Award. The Diana Award is the most significant global accolade a young person aged 9-25 years can receive for their social action or humanitarian work – the Legacy Award is an even more prestigious award! Gabby is off to study at Stanford University. 

Whether you have always wanted to effect change, campaign or set up a charity or social enterprise, Gabby is definitely proof that you can make change, however young you are – even whilst balancing this with schoolwork, sport and friends. Gabby speaks about being a quiet child, finding your voice, learning to speak publicly, focusing on the small changes you can make and finding like-minded people and mentors to work with. 

Gabby is one of the most inspiring students I've ever had the privilege of teaching. If you’re an aspiring activist or even if you’re just a normal person thinking about how to get the best out of yourself in any area of your life, I ask her the questions that you want to know the answers to…

21-year-old hockey player Tess Howard climbed her way from the England U16 team to the GB women’s hockey team in just 3 years. Now with 34 caps and 7 GB goals to her name, she is aiming for the Tokyo Olympics. Balancing a career in international sport with her studies at Durham University, Tess is proof that working hard for your goals is the key to success. 

Tess speaks about why she wants to inspire the future and how being a girl is a superpower! She explains how being rejected from Cambridge University was an important moment in making her character. She talks about how young girls can find role models and mentors, and how to succeed by treating exams like sports matches! 

Whether you’re an aspiring athlete wanting to learn about how to improve at your own sport or you’re just a normal person thinking about how to get the best out of yourself in any area of your life, I ask her the questions that you want to know the answers to…

21-year-old hockey player Tess Howard climbed her way from the England U16 team to the GB women’s hockey team in just 3 years. Now with 34 caps and 7 GB goals to her name, she is aiming for the Tokyo Olympics. Balancing a career in international sport with her studies at Durham University, Tess is proof that working hard for your goals is the key to success. 

Tess speaks about why she wants to inspire the future and how being a girl is a superpower! She explains how being rejected from Cambridge University was an important moment in making her character. She talks about how young girls can find role models and mentors, and how to succeed by treating exams like sports matches! 

Whether you’re an aspiring athlete wanting to learn about how to improve at your own sport or you’re just a normal person thinking about how to get the best out of yourself in any area of your life, I ask her the questions that you want to know the answers to…