2021

Climate Changemaker

South Hampstead High School teacher has been highly commended in the London’s School Changemaker of the Year Award.

All the world’s a stage… for lessons

At the GDST, education extends beyond the classroom to inspiring UK institutions like the RI and Shakespeare’s Globe.

“I want everybody to love maths”

If men continue to outnumber women mathematicians, scientists and engineers, society will suffer from a lack of diverse thinking. The GDST has a game plan.

Safe breakers

A team of Sixth Form Physicists are the first all-girls team to win a national safe-cracking competition.

May 25. An important date in our history.

On May 25 2020, the tragic death of George Floyd brought the world together with a renewed sense of commitment to antiracism and equality. It is a date that will forever be part of our cultural history.

‘We can actively programme ourselves to respond positively to change’

Co-founder of the award-winning Self-Esteem Team and author Grace Barrett led a GDST Talks event on Managing the Transition from Primary to Secondary School.

Three GDST winners at Tes Independent School Awards 

Schools and students from The Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) scoop top accolades at the Tes Independent School Awards 2021. 

Be Our Guest

Refugees At Home founder Sara Nathan talks to us about Gary Lineker and the importance of the last banana

‘Sleep is the one thing we should not be compromising on.’

Child and Adolescent psychologist Dr Sinéad Devine-French, from specialist wellbeing organisation Positive, delivered a lecture as part of the GDST Talks series about the huge benefits of good sleep for ourselves and our children.

A family of schools

23 independent schools and two academies in England and Wales