With 23 independent schools and two academies, the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) is the largest school group of its kind in the UK. We are specialists in girls’ education, tailoring our teaching to the way girls learn best and delivering innovative learning for girls aged three to eighteen. From nursery, primary and prep school, throughout secondary school, and Sixth Form, students learn in an environment where every girl thrives.
Our alumnae span the world and every professional sector. We have over 100,000 members and the network is growing every year.
Being a GDST alumna offers endless opportunities. From mentoring to professional networking, self-development and social events, the network offers a community unlike any other.
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GDST alumnae were recognised with an accolade on the King's New Year's Honours List.
brilliant young alumnae were shortlisted for the Women of the Future Awards.
Dame Mary Berry – Chef and television presenter, Royal High School Bath
Ramita Navai – Foreign affairs journalist and author, Putney High School
Dr Rosemary Coogan – Astronaut at the European Space Agency, Brighton Girls
Dr Nikki Kanani- First female medical director for the NHS, Sutton High School
Hannah Mills OBE – Olympic gold medal winning sailor, Howell's School, Llandaff
Olivia Colman - Oscar-winning actor, Norwich High School for Girls
Since 1998, just over 6,600 women across the UK have benefited from the life-changing opportunity of a GDST education thanks to our bursary programme.
Our bursaries provide life-changing opportunities to promising girls and young women whose circumstances mean they would otherwise be unable to access an independent education.
We know that the impact of our bursary awards extends beyond the individual recipient, to their families, wider communities and the future networks they will create.
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