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GDST Travel Scholarships: Exploring Pompeii

By GDST Birkenhead High School Academy

In the second of our reports written by recipients of a GDST Travel Scholarship, this week we learn about Elise Johnson, a…

Why I’ll be marching

By Cheryl Giovannoni

It’s so important to stand up for yourself and others, writes GDST Chief Executive Cheryl Giovannoni.

Adventurer Paula Reid urges girls to ‘have grit and guts’

By GDST Portsmouth High School

‘Life is a gift; live it to the full. Learn, push yourselves and grow.’ That was the message delivered yesterday (18th…

Smart moves propel Howell’s chess teams to national finals

By GDST

Two chess teams from Howell’s School, Llandaff, have reached the final of a prestigious national chess competition.The teams secured their final places during…

No rest for Croydon High girls as they highlight the real issues of homelessness

By GDST Croydon High School

This weekend, students at Croydon High School are holding a sleepover in school to highlight the issue of homelessness in their…

Science and Technology Challenge Final victory for Oxford High students

By GDST Oxford High School

Emily and Linxuan, two Year 10 students from Oxford High School, were part of an Oxfordshire dream team last week as…

GDST Travel Scholarships: My trip to South America, by Emily Burton

By GDST South Hampstead High School

As part of the GDST Difference, each year we offer a number of travel scholarships to students taking a gap…

First Give awards celebrated at Croydon High

By GDST Croydon High School

On Thursday 8th December 2016, Croydon High School held an awards evening to mark the climax of a ten week project called…

Former GDST Chief Executive, Helen Fraser, made a Dame in New Year honours

By GDST

Helen Fraser, Chief Executive of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) from 2010 to 2016, has been made a Dame in the 2017 New Year’s honours list, for services to education

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