In March we welcomed three alumnae, Sophia, Lucy and Cathy, to share their experience with girls at Downe House:  

Sophia Hill (DH 2017) is a Producer and Newsreader at GB News, this includes presenting, gallery and editorial responsibilities. After a BA Modern Languages from the University of Exeter, she was considering a career in law. But instead, during her year abroad in Venice, she began writing a blog and began considering journalism. During an MA in Broadcast Journalism at City, University of London, she secured work experience with GB News, where she caught the news bug. She moved from work experience, to freelance, to full time in just 6 months. And recently achieved her goal to moved to screen talent as a bulletins newsreader, now working alongside presenters like Nigel Farage, Michael Portillo and Eamonn Holmes. 

Lucy Phillips (DH 2019) works at Sharkey & Co. Theatrical Agency Ltd, based in Soho, where she is an assistant agent. Backed by a degree in Film & Television Studies at the University of Exeter and a life-long passion for the Arts, she has now spent nearly three years working in the entertainment industry, alongside the UK’s greatest actors. 

Read more about our other inspiring alumnae in our latest Cloisters magazine