2020

Drink Green Tea Leaf Chinese

The GDSTea Party

The GDST held its first ever online tea party for alumnae   On Saturday 3 October, alumnae from all over…

Newcastle High’s very first virtual reunion

Newcastle High School for Girls

It was with a heavy heart that we were forced to cancel the Church High Reunion in June 2020 and…

Leading the way

The GDST’s Future Leaders Week has taken place with more than 100 students in leadership teams from the Trust’s schools…

GDST Giving launched this #GivingTuesday

Today, the GDST is launching the inaugural edition of GDST Giving, a new publication celebrating philanthropic activity across GDST schools in the 2019/20 academic year.

David Attenborough films should be mandatory in schools

Not even the best science teachers can recreate the drama and scope of David Attenborough’s documentaries, says Emily Gunton, in an article first published in TES.

Lockdown letters

South Hampstead High School

At the very start of lockdown when all individuals aged 70 years and over were advised to isolate, South Hampstead…

Recognising outstanding achievement and ambition

In the 2019/20 academic year, 73 girls from across the GDST family of schools received prizes or scholarships. Prizes cover…

Leaving a legacy for future generations of GDST women

Nottingham Girls' High School

The Peggy Mason bursary At the end of the last academic year, Nottingham Girls’ High School received a generous bequest…

Bursaries create lasting impact for musically talented sisters

Three musically talented sisters all attended what was then Brighton and Hove High School (now Brighton Girls) in the 60s…

A family of schools

23 independent schools and two academies in England and Wales