News
GDST Life Alumnae Magazine 2023/24
GDST Life, the GDST alumnae magazine lands today – a whole host of features and articles, tips and viewpoints from a range of alumnae contributors, GDST and school news.
GDST Creative Writing Prize Results 2023
This year, the theme for the GDST Creative Writing Prize was ‘Our Planet’. The entries were judged by Rachel Hore,…
Tips and tools for looking after your mental health – with Dr Alex George
At a recent GDST event, Dr Alex George spoke to over 3000 students and gave his top tips for managing your mental health.
One World: Amplifying Young Voices to Build a More Sustainable Future
Our Chief Executive reflects on the GDST’s “One World” sustainability strategy and how we are meeting our ambitious but critically important sustainability targets.
Tes Schools Awards 2023: GDST finalists announced
The shortlist for the 2023 Tes Schools Awards has been announced and we’re delighted that GDST schools have been recognised.
Events
Inspire North creates a buzz
By GDSTYear 10 students from six GDST schools and academies met for a day of networking and sharing, and looking forward to their own successful futures.
GDST girls explore space with Tim Peake
Junior space explorers and engineers from across the GDST gathered together at the STEM centre at Brunel University
GDST Science of Colour
By GDSTYear 5 students from the GDST’s family of schools across England and Wales attend The Royal Institution to explore the ‘science of colour’.
Tech Pioneers: Artificial Intelligence
By GDSTArtificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way we live and work and it is here to stay. The GDST techathon event taking teenage students through the ever-changing tech landscape.
Interviews
My favourite thing about working for NASA
Nottingham Girls’ High School Alumna Susie Allen-Sierpinski chatted with headteacher Julie Keller for the April 2023 instalment of our In Conversation With series.
Talking Heads: Belvedere Academy
Julie Taylor, Principal of Belvedere Academy in Liverpool, tells us why she returned to the GDST after 15 years away.
Cheryl Giovannoni talks ‘Off the Record’
In the lastest episode of the Off the Record podcast, Alistair Bunkall talks to Cheryl Giovannoni, the Chief Executive of the GDST.
Talking Heads: Portsmouth High School
Jane Prescott is Headmistress at Portsmouth High School. She shares her views on education, the GDST and offers advice for…
GDST Book Club
When the Adults Change, Everything Changes
GDST Book Club | A practical guide, liberally sprinkled with illustrative case studies and anecdotes, to help schools change ingrained, undesirable behaviours from students.
Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me
Poet, novelist and teacher Kate Clanchy tells her story, and the stories of the children she has met, taught and encouraged, over a 30-year teaching period.
GDST Book Club: Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
By Amy IckeAmy Icke, Online Learning and Innovation Manager at GDST, reviews Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
GDST Book Club: Educated by Tara Westover
By Dr Kevin StannardKevin Stannard, Director of Innovation and Learning at the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) reviews Educated by Tara Westover, the latest review in our monthly book club series.
A view on educational matters
Understanding Wraparound Care for Children
The benefits of wraparound care for your children. How wraparound care works, best practices, and its impact on schools and children.
Making a Mess, Scientifically!
GDST junior girls marked British Science Week 2023 by coming together for a day of scientific experiments, live demonstrations and controlled explosions at The Royal Institute of Science.
Exploring the Necessity of SEND inclusion this Neurodiversity Week
The GDST’s Trust Consultant Teacher for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) explores a more positive future for children and young people with SEND.
We need to talk about STEM: putting rocket boosters under girls’ ambitions
The progress that has been made in girls’ education cannot be taken for granted writes the GDST’s Chief Executive.
