Returning to back to where the vision began
I had the honour of being invited back to Globe Academy – as an alumna and Globe Academy Award winner to attend the Globe Academy Awards 2025, celebrating some truly outstanding students and talent.
I was invited to give a speech to the awarding students, and although I only had time to share a shortened version on the night, I wanted to share the full version here, in all its glory. This speech is a message I thought would be useful to be reminded of if I was in there position.
This Current Period
For many it is currently a time of transition some of you are going to be heading to the next year and others to university, or straight to work , regardless the next academic year you will be faced with new opportunities, new lessons, new goals, new rewards, new obstacles and as someone who has been through all the periods of transitions you can go through with Globe Academy, I’m going to share what we allowed me to flourish when I was in your positions.
You are a collective
My biggest hope is that you don’t forget to help your peers. There were times in my Business class, when we were completing coursework I remember sitting with my peers and supporting them when I completed mine, and them to me whenever I was stuck on something. There were times where there was two of us helping one student, we had each others back. We understood we were a collective; creating an environment of trust and genuine support made us a lot happier, we had bigger dreams, we had bigger goals, we had a lot of confidence in ourselves. Because it wasn’t a competition, we wanted to see each other win So to the class of 2025 when you can, offer help, when you can, don’t be afraid to ask for help.
Stay ambitious!
I love being ambitious and proving myself right. No human invention was ever created by someone who believed there was a ceiling to what could be achieved.
If I had aimed for a MMM, or a CCC, or a Level 4 that’s probably all I would’ve gotten. But because I set my sights on Distinction Stars across the board – A*A*A*. I had to think differently. I had to ask myself: What would it actually take to get there?
That ambition forced me to raise my standards. And even if I didn’t hit the exact mark, I knew I’d get closer to it than I ever would’ve if I hadn’t aimed that high in the first place.
The journey won’t always be easy, but there’s nothing more fulfilling than achieving your biggest goals.
But it’s easier to be ambitious when you have a clear vision
What Makes Globe Academy Special: VISION
It’s easier to stay ambitious when you have a clear vision.
Vision, is about seeing yourself in positions you may not have seen yourself in. When I failed the year, I overcame that letdown by visualising what success would now look like. I had a clear image of progress:
– Where I would sit to study
– What materials I used to study
– What I was wearing
– What time of day it was
That clarity helped me move forward.
And that’s one of the most special things about Globe—the unspoken relationship it has with vision. It’s part of the culture.
There was a time when going to university wasn’t seen as a normal step—but at Globe, it is. And I’m especially grateful to Mr Jones for the corporate partnerships that helped us get there.
Because of those connections, I had experiences with Bloomberg, Capgemini, Bouygues UK, EY, Subject focused conferences, summer schools, tutors through The Access Project, coaches through CoachBright- even theatre trips. When I was younger, I thought theatre was basically the cinema… but for rich people.
Globe brought success into sight. It made professional success feel close, feel like it was a matter of when not if.
We’re 20 minutes away from some of the biggest companies in the world – yet, we didn’t see ourselves in those spaces for a long time.
I’m grateful for the proactivity of the sixth form team-Ms Barcinska, Ms Baldwin, Ms Donachy -and for a principal who always mirrored professionalism. The kind of principal who shook our hands firmly and treated us like adults capable of great things. So when it came time to enter interviews or corporate environments, we knew how to carry ourselves with confidence.
Because of all this, I never had impostor syndrome – not at my Russell Group university, not at Bloomberg, not at the Crown Estate, not at British Land, and not even when I walked into a theatre performance space I never imagined I’d belong in.
Even when I failed my year, I overcame it by visualising the version of me who didn’t.
Even now, when I doubt myself, I visualise the version of me who doesn’t.
Vision is one of the keys to success.
And Globe has imbedded in me.
Thank You
Thank you to my teachers, Mr Simpson, for believing in our goals, recognising our potential, and nurturing it because you wanted to see us win.
Thank you, Mr Jones, for making the vision clear, for treating us like professionals, and for investing in a culture where we could see ourselves in positions of influence.
Thank you to my peers, for all the encouragement and support throughout the years. I miss you, and I’m wishing you the best wherever life takes you
So, remember, keep your vision clear, stay grateful, support each other and stay ambitious.
I believe in all of the students and the alumni from the Globe community we were nurtured to be capable, to be leaders, to be change makers. And I have no doubt that’s exactly who you are becoming.
Wishing you well,
Ester 💫
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