Alumnae News

Three GDST alumnae shortlisted in the Women of the Future Awards 2023

Three of our superstar GDST alumnae have been shortlisted for the Women of the Future Awards 2023 – Anvi Gupta, Clementine Brown, and Aletha Shepherd.

Be the most resilient you’ve ever been and don’t look back!

What happens when you don’t make the grades? A Bromley High alumna and former Head Girl found herself in this position in her 2022 A Levels.

Botanical Wonders of Chelsea Physic Garden

40 members of the GDST alumnae community visited the fascinating Chelsea Physic Garden in our first Alumnae Cultural Event since the pandemic. 

In Conversation With Wimbledon High School alumna Sara Nathan

A conversation with Sara Nathan OBE, co-founder of charity Refugees at Home, a former TV producer and GDST Alumna of the Year 2022 finalist.

Climate Change – Keeping a Cool Head in a Storm

Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE, Professor of Environmental Psychology at University of Bath and Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations, explains the escalating concerns around climate change, and the future that she sees. 

2023 – The Year of being Cheeky

Alumna of Sutton High School Aletha Shepherd shares her journey from a council estate in Wallington, to Coachella with Justin Bieber and Kendall Jenner, a dance-off with Channing Tatum, tips and advice from Bryan Cranston, and Christmas with Jamie Foxx.

A Cultural Icon over a 90 year career

The GDST, along with Nottingham Girls’ High School, were delighted to award June Spencer the GDST Exceptional Contribution award in July 2022.

My school memories by Charlene Hunter

Charlene Hunter MBE, CEO and founder of Coding Black Females, shares her memories of Nottingham Girls’ High School.

Soundtrack to my School Days with Beth Cordingly

Beth Cordingly, a TV, stage and film actor as well as GDST alumna, talks about the music from her school days at Brighton Girls.

A family of schools

23 independent schools and two academies in England and Wales