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Poetry to be proud of

By GDST Brighton Girls

Lauren pictured with her poem A poem written by a Brighton and Hove prep school pupil, has been judged one…

New Year’s Resolutions 2019

By GDST

See what our schools and its girls have been doing to enter 2019 in style…

Kensington Prep wins at the Independent School Awards

By GDST

Kensington Prep declared ‘Independent Prep School of the Year’.

Howell’s partnership with Wales Millenium Centre

By GDST

Howell’s launches partnership with the Wales Millennium Centre and enjoys the RSC’s superb production of Matilda the Musical.

GDST RUNGWAY – Mentoring for every sixth former becoming a reality

In a major move designed to enable every GDST sixth form student to connect with the GDST’s alumnae family, we’ve…

Putney High School’s production of The Ash Girl

By GDST Putney High School

Professional actor and director, Katharine Drury, became Director in Residence at Putney in June 2018 primarily to audition, cast and direct, The Ash Girl by British-based playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker. This production premiered on 5th December 2018.

Action Woman Awards 2018

By GDST

Seven of our GDST girls were invited to BT Sports Studios to meet and chat with successful sports personalities, including sporting hero Clare Balding.

GDST | Book Award Ceremony at Portsmouth High School

By GDST Portsmouth High School

Lisa Heathfield has won the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) Book Award 2017/18 with her novel Paper Butterflies and received her award during a visit to Portsmouth High School.

An Evening of Poetry with Helena Bonham Carter

By GDST South Hampstead High School

South Hampstead High School welcomed back two of its former pupils, Helena Bonham Carter and Allie Esiri, to talk about their time at South Hampstead High and their mutual love for poetry.

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