Introducing Alumni Ambassador Sophia McCart!

Sophia McCart represented Wallington High School for Girls at the Sutton Regional Final in 2023-24. Her speech, ’Take Care of Today’, saw her take first place at the Sutton Regional Final. After her success, Sophia was selected as one of only fifteen speakers to go through to the Grand Final at the Cambridge Theatre.  Sophia believes that everyone has unique perspectives in life and the more we understand that and take time to listen, the better.

Sophia is now part of our Alumni Ambassadors Group which is composed of young speakers who have taken part in the Speak Out Challenge with the aim of sharing their experience of every aspect of the programme from in-school workshop through to the Grand Final. Their purpose is to help shape improvements for the future young people that will participate in Jack Petchey’s Speak Out Challenge.

Since 2024, Sophia has taken part in various Speakers Trust events including a visit to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, a reception at Westminster Palace and has acted as Student MC at the Sutton Regional Final in 2025.

Two years on from her initial workshop, Sophia has continued to speak out, is now Head Girl at school and hopes to study medicine at university.

Catch up with Sophia’s winning speech: