A GRAYS school joined an international campaign to promote women's rights at an event in London.

Southbank Centre in London hosted the Women of the World festival to mark International Women’s Day.

It saw students from The Hathaway Academy, in Hathaway Road, take part in the Southbank WOW celebrations as part of their school’s involvement in the Royal Opera House Thurrock Trailblazer programme.

Workshops on the day allowed girls from schools to mix and featured a discussion with poet and performer Maria Ferguson, who grew up in Thurrock.