Views

In Conversation With Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh MBE

Portsmouth High School alumna Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh talks to headteacher Jane Prescott as part of our In Conversation With series.

My favourite thing about working for NASA

Nottingham Girls’ High School Alumna Susie Allen-Sierpinski chatted with headteacher Julie Keller for the April 2023 instalment of our In Conversation With series.

(Left to right) Genelle Aldred, India Gary Martin, Jo Sharrock, Kaisha-Wade Speid and Laura Coryton

Hope will always thrive when women and girls empower each other

The GDST’s Chief Executive reflects on the achievements of remarkable women across the globe this year and why we should not give up hope for a better future.

GDST girls urged to “keep breaking down barriers”. 

On International Women’s Day, Streatham & Clapham High School girls were paid a visit by the US Ambassador to the UK and urged to “keep breaking down barriers”.

Exploring the Necessity of SEND inclusion this Neurodiversity Week

The GDST’s Trust Consultant Teacher for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) explores a more positive future for children and young people with SEND. 

We need to talk about STEM: putting rocket boosters under girls’ ambitions

The progress that has been made in girls’ education cannot be taken for granted writes the GDST’s Chief Executive.

Why keeping the door open to outreach is important for cross-sector collaboration

Susie Edebali, GDST Trust Consultant for Outreach and Partnerships questions why there is a trend in outreach being pitched against…

GDST welcomes international keynote speakers alongside students at TEDxSuttonHighSchoolGDST

The TEDxSuttonHighSchoolGDST event showcased speeches from a tech entrepreneur, fashion designer, inclusion campaigners and the students.

Maths for our futures

The GDST’s Trust Consultant Teacher in Mathematics, Rebecca Brown, imagines a future where our attitude to maths is re-evaluated, to create a more equal world.  

A family of schools

23 independent schools and two academies in England and Wales