2020

Flower power  

Pupils at South Hampstead High School are helping this year’s Poppy Appeal by making flowering eco poppies.

In her words

Around one in 10 GDST students receives support from a bursary, which has enabled them to join one of our schools.

‘Topping out’ at Putney High School

Putney High School reached a much-anticipated construction milestone as they celebrated the ‘Topping Out’ of their new Science, Music, Drama…

STEM champion

South Hampstead High School’s Director of STEM has been awarded the 2020 Daphne Jackson Medal for her exceptional contribution to Physics education.

Mentor, big sister and friend

Lily Peters (Royal High School Bath) and Eliza Cummings-Cove (Blackheath High School) talk about their mentoring partnership as part of the GDST alumnae mentoring programme.

Mind bending

Cognitive flexibility refers to our ability to modify how we think, and therefore, behave. It is a fundamental skill for an uncertain future, say Harriet Brown and Dr Eloise Crush of the Positive Group

Helpful, powerful and valuable: mentoring on GDST Rungway

We have welcomed over 2,500 users to GDST Rungway, our safe, supportive online community, offering advice and mentorship to our sixth formers at the click of a button.

Numbers game

The GDST Junior Maths Conference moved online, opening it up to all Year 6s across the GDST family resulting in nearly 500 students taking part in 140 teams.

Step into dance

Year 2 at Howell’s Prep School learnt the art of stepping to celebrate Black History Month.

A family of schools

23 independent schools and two academies in England and Wales