Junior news

All the news, events and activities from our GDST junior and prep schools.

GDST alumna and female project team lead the design and construction of new sustainable learning space

The GDST alumna and female project team behind the design and construction of Notting Hill & Ealing’s new sustainable junior school building.

NHEHS's Junior Head Ms Bevan with the oldest and youngest pupil currently attending the Junior School.

GDST Nurseries and Prep schools Round Up — Autumn Term 2023

Our Autumn 2023 Round Up of some of the brilliant events and activities that took place in our GDST Nurseries and Junior schools this term.

Brand new sustainable building for junior girls at Notting Hill & Ealing High School

Students and staff at Notting Hill and Ealing High School celebrate the opening of their new state-of-the-art Junior School.

Sheffield Girls’ named Independent Prep School of the Year 2023

Independent School of the Years Awards 2023 — Sheffield Girls’ Infant and Junior School named top Independent Prep School in the country

We are One — Year 6 pupils complete a ‘Changing Climates Curriculum’

We Are One is a GDST-wide eco project for Year 6 pupils which was piloted by 22 GDST schools in 2023.  Learn more about this sustainability initiative.

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.

GDST Juniors are bringing singing back

For the first ever GDST Sing Juniors concert, more than 300 talented singers from eight GDST schools came together for a day of rehearsals and an evening performance for parents.

Dame Jacqueline Wilson inspires young writers in the GDST

As part of our Adventures in Bookland series, we welcomed Dame Jacqueline Wilson to delight and inspire Year 4 and…

GDST Juniors read for empathy

The GDST’s programme of storytelling events, ‘Adventures in Bookland’, continues for Empathy Day. Junior pupils from across the GDST family…

A family of schools

23 independent schools and two academies in England and Wales