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GDST Book Club: Michelle Obama’s Becoming

By Cheryl Giovannoni

Cheryl Giovannoni, CEO at The Girls’ Day School Trust, reviews Becoming by Michelle Obama, the first in our new book review series.

Talking Heads: Streatham & Clapham High School, GDST

By GDST Streatham & Clapham High School

Dr Millan Sachania has been Head Master at Streatham & Clapham High School since 2012. He is a trained pianist,…

Talking Heads: Bromley High School, GDST

By GDST Bromley High School

As part of the GDST’s Talking Heads series, we talk to Angela Drew, Head at Bromley High School.

GDST | Technology in the Classrooms

By GDST

A few of our favourite stories from the last year about our girls using technology in (and out) of the classrooms. Read about our girls writing computer code, learning new technologies, attending ‘techathon’ and even sending an iPhone into space!

GDST | Are Girls Good or Bad at Maths?

By GDST

We explore whether there is any truth in the assertion that boys are better, or more interested in maths, than girls.

Wellbeing in School: A Student’s Perspective

By GDST Oxford High School

A GDST pupil’s personal account of coping with varying emotions and different issues at schools, including using a special ‘Positive’ app, having a digital detox and getting a visit from Sir Ian McKellen…

Ten Top Tips for Introducing Wellbeing to Your Child

By GDST

10 wellbeing strategies to help parents & their children open up to improved mental states through a plethora of interesting & fun activities.

South Hampstead High School: TV presenter Mishal Husain meets the pupils

By GDST South Hampstead High School

South Hampstead welcomed pupils, parents and staff to an inspiring evening with Mishal Husain – the acclaimed journalist and presenter of Radio 4’s Today programme – who shared her experiences of forging a successful career in a world where inequality remains endemic.

It takes a village to teach a child

The proverb ‘it takes a village to raise a child’ is oft-repeated maxim, but no less true for its reiteration.…

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23 independent schools and two academies in England and Wales