Your back-to-school checklist:
Hopes ✔️
Dreams ✔️
Perseverance ✔️
Energy ✔️
Enthusiasm ✔️
Fun ✔️
Kindness ✔️
Imagination ✔️
Intellect ✔️
Wit ✔️
And pens. You can never have too many pens. 🖊️
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Back-to-school checklist. Did you remember...
Your hopes ✅
Dreams ✅
Positivity ✅
Resilience ✅
Adaptability ✅
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Friendship ✅
Energy ✅
Enthusiasm ✅
Compassion ✅
Imagination ✅
Intellect ✅
And pens. Don’t forget your pens ✅
We are immensely shocked and saddened by the news of the death of Emma Pattison, her daughter Lettie and her husband George. Our thoughts are with their family at this time, as well as everyone at Croydon High School, and Epsom College.
Your back-to-school checklist:
Hopes ✔️
Dreams ✔️
Perseverance ✔️
Energy ✔️
Enthusiasm ✔️
Fun ✔️
Kindness ✔️
Imagination ✔️
Intellect ✔️
Wit ✔️
And pens. You can never have too many pens. 🖊️
To mark #Vote100, we reflect on the brilliant #GDSTpioneers of past, present and future: ow.ly/WIYX30ie4cT #100years
"Single-sex schools provide space & time for girls... to find their voice & be comfortable in their own skin. So when they leave... they will be ready to hold their place in the world [&] to shake it up." Great letter to from economist.com/letters/2018/0
Amazing #Alevel results for #GDST schools this year. Special shout out to for making it to the top of the table with 77.7% A*- As! #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #girlseducation
Congratulations to former #GDST girl Olivia Colman for her Golden Globe win last night! Now even more excited for her next portrayal of another British Queen later this year... #TheCrown
#TuesdayMotivation
Congratulations to Khadijah Mellah who has WON the #MagnoliaCup! First jockey in the UK to compete in a hijab and she comes FIRST! Proud to have her as a #GDSTgirl #ThursdayMotivation 🏇
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A fairytale win for Khadijah Mellah as she is victorious in the Magnolia Cup!
#MagnoliaCup #GloriousGoodwood
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To all of our amazing, inspirational teachers, thank you 👍 #TeacherAppreciationDay #GDSTspirit youtu.be/ksrJLW9U3sw
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'Let's make every day International Women's Day' - sees a bright future ahead thanks to the spirit and vision of our inspirational young women ow.ly/DaRE30iOp9F #IWD2018 #PressForProgress
We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
We would like to express our sincere condolences and our thoughts are with her family.
#QueenElizabeth
Thrilled to see the #MillicentFawcett statue in Parliament Square - an inspiring woman then and now. Millicent chose a GDST education for her only daughter at what is now . She was one of many fearless women who fought for their rights ow.ly/G14G30jE9gx
On #WorldTeachersDay, a huge thank you to our dedicated and inspirational #GDSTteachers helping to shape the future of girls' education 🎓👏
The first woman to hold an organ scholarship at Magdalen College, Oxford. The youngest ever Oxbridge director of music. Profile of #GDSTgirl, alumnna, 🎼ow.ly/znIM50FG2Ro. #trailblazer #changemaker #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits
Great to see so many GDST schools among the top 150 independent secondaries in yesterday's @thesundaytimes Parent Power supplement. 👍🥳
Top 10 reasons to have women on company boards: offers her riposte to recent comments by some #FTSE leaders for not appointing women executives ow.ly/q58G30klvot
Congratulations to our fantastic GDST #GCSE girls and their teachers - awesome achievements all-round! We're proud of you 👏🎉👍
An outstanding year for the #GDST – best results in 5 years at #Alevel & #GCSE. Well done to all of our schools (some opting out of featuring in the GCSE league table below). #girlseducation #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #newterm
It's #alevelresultsday2018! The very best of luck to all GDST students picking up results today #GDSTresults
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Delighted to see our CEO recognised by in their Progress 1000 list as one of the most influential people in education, for her passion & commitment to shaping the future of girls' education bit.ly/2Ny0XfD #Education #GDSTgirl #femaleleaders
Get ready for the musical event of the summer! On 22 May, our 25 #GDST schools will compete to win the first #GDSTSongContest. It will be broadcast live to GDST girls around the country. Who’ll hit the high note🎶? You'll have to watch & find out... #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits
Congratulations to our GDST Chief Executive who has been chosen as one of the Faces of a #VibrantEconomy 2018 by . Discover all 100 Faces: ow.ly/XvMY30mnKUG
Delighted to discover that 7 of our schools have been shortlisted for Independent Schools of the Year 2018! Well done . All 125 shortlisted schools -
Congratulations to the amazing GDST Class of 2017 on a terrific set of #Alevelresults! Yesterday's highlights: ow.ly/Gqyd30evfEK
So proud of #KhadijahMellah! This brilliant #gdst student won the #MagnoliaCup .
Supported all the way by . #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits @schoolhousemagazine
We completely agree with Head - Music, Literature and the Creative & Performing Arts should not be suspended. These subjects are essentials for young people's mental health.
“There are no boys’ subjects or girls’ subjects because every subject is a girls’ subject” - Cheryl Giovannoni on the benefits of single sex education. #gdst #education #girlseducation #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #ischoolsshow
Lovely to see #GDSTGetsActive mentioned in today's , on the importance of exerccise for mental as well as physical wellbeing - with
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A family of 25 girls' schools where every student is known, supported, confident and able to shine. We empower our girls so they leave us prepared to shape the world.
Discover your nearest GDST school — ow.ly/pyEi50G270c
#wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits
#girlseducation
"Negotiating skills are skills for life... you may use them every day." in telegraph.co.uk/education/2018 via Thank you
Today GDST turns 150 years old. This week, and throughout the upcoming academic year, we’ll be celebrating the founding ethos of our Trust, and the exciting future that lies ahead of us. Link to the full 150 news story🗞️gdst.net/news/150-years #GDST150 #GDSTSpirit #GirlsFirst
We’re proud to host the book launch of #mentalhealth campaigner MBE’s first novel Toxic at on 5th July. Natasha will be interviewed by students & will talk about the themes in the book, including #friendship #anxiety #confidence & #resilience ❤
Girls & women need to feel safe. They deserve to feel safe. So we call on everyone to make a personal pledge, using #HelpingGirlsLiveWithoutLimits. Let's commit to making this a better world for everyone. #EveryWomanYouKnow #consent #education ow.ly/bOdd50E3oEt
“Believe in yourself. Don’t listen to people who don’t believe in you, and find good friends” - Olivia Colman, award-winning actress & #GDST alumna of the Year 2019. bit.ly/2l3UgtE #WednesdayMotivation
A massive congratulations to a truly-deserving winner, Dr , for receiving the Wikimedian of the Year award! Jess has now created 600+Wiki pages profiling important/vital women in #STEM. #WomenInSTEM #womenleaders #Wikipediaが好き
Brilliant! Well done Khadijah!
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Congratulations to @KhadijahMellah, the winner of the Young Sportswoman of the Year award #SWOTY
Breaking boundaries - this is what happened when our fearless GDST Cricket Select XI took on Women ow.ly/mW8u30jLUMS #GDSTsport
Welcome back for a new term of possibilities. A family of schools where girls learn to be confident, happy and resilient. Find your nearest school — bit.ly/32BPs0a.
#wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits
Sixteen GDST teachers have arrived in India to begin work with @LRTT_Training and to deliver training to local teachers #GDSTspirit #charitytuesday
‘In all-girls schools, nothing holds a girl back’ - ahead of today's #GDSTsummit, speaks to about how we can help girls to achieve their potential
Teachers in the GDST family go above and beyond in educating and inspiring its pupils. Thank you GDST teachers. Thank you ALL teachers. #ThankATeacher 👩🏫👨🏫
What do girls think about their futures? We asked 1,358 girls (9-18) from across England & Wales. From 'leading but in their own way' to 'creating a healthy work-life balance'. Please join the conversation.
The Girls' Futures Report 👉 ow.ly/6vgS50KZnGe 📝
#GirlsFutures
Wellbeing dogs in schools are in the news today. And we agree they are the perfect "stressbusters" for students & teachers alike. Many of our schools have a dog. So go on #GDST schools, send us some pictures & their names! #wellbeing #fridayfeeling #dogsoftwitter
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No less than six GDST schools have been nominated in tonight's #tesISAwards - so (deep breath) good luck to , , , and ! 🤞🍀
The very best of luck to all of our girls collecting their GCSE results today🤞🍀#gcseresultsday #GDSTresults
This year’s winner of the #GDST Alumna of the Year Award is alumna Samira Ahmed. Samira is a multi-award-winning journalist, writer, broadcaster & equal rights campaigner. gdst.net/news/samira-ah #changemakers #mondaymotivation
Good luck to all of the swimmers competing in the #GDST Gala at Spectrum Guildford Pool today! 🏊♀️
#GDSTsport #swimming #sport #womeninsport #sportmatters #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits
Today is #nationalthankateacherday. So throughout the day we will be sharing thanks from parents to our teachers. #thankateacherday #ThankATeacher #teacher5oclockclub #guidedhomelearning 🙏🧑🏫
Here's to our 10k followers 👏👍. Thank you for helping us to create a movement in girls' education #GDSTspirit
This is brilliant. A Sixth Form student has created boxes full of period products to help raise awareness of #periodpoverty & fight the stigma associated with periods. #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #globalresponsibility #gdstspirit #gdstgirl
“To achieve your potential you don’t have to change, you just have to grow” - GDST girl. #GDSTsummit #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #girlseducation #gdstgirl #gdstspirit
Delighted to reveal the fantastic entries to the Season's Greetings Card Competition for junior schools. Congrats to winners for their Warhol-esque take on #Santa! They're donating their £500 prize to . Great work girls! gdst.christmas
Well, as it's nearly #InternationalNursesDay... our GDST school nurses say a big friendly hello from the roof of our London office. #IND2019 #Fridayfeeling #FridayMotivation 👩⚕️
And it’s all over! MCC Women win by 44 runs. Well done to everyone on the pitch today. A first for women’s cricket and an inspirational moment for all our girls. #GDSTsport
What a beautiful setting for our young musicians, as they prepare to take to the stage for the first round of heats this afternoon! #GDSTmusic
"Seeing her happy is the greatest feeling." A #GDSTgirl featured in today. Libby from talks about how the school's wellbeing programme helped her through exam stress. #wellbeing #pastoral #education #school #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits
Regardless of one's politics, we believe 's tenure as New Zealand's PM has been one of kindness, calmness, passion & authenticity. An inspiration to so many young girls & future #femaleleaders. We cannot wait to see what she does next. #leadership #jacindaardern
Delighted that former CEO, Helen Fraser (), has been made a Dame in the 2017 New Year honours gdst.net/article/former
Girls. They are our full focus, driving force and purpose at the #GDST. Our schools tailor and structure everything we do to how girls learn best. Discover your nearest GDST school — bit.ly/3lQlbUU #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #gdstspirit #gdstgirl
It is 100 years since women were first allowed to stand in parliament! We are proud that two of our own GDST alumnaes were MPS early on... Dorothy Jewson, MP for Norwich & Katherine Ramsay, MP for West Perthshire & Kinross. #AskHerToStand day #equality
Meet - the first Welsh female to carry the flag at the opening ceremony of the #Olympic Games tomorrow! #Olympics2021 #Tokyo2021 #WomenInSport. Hannah also happens to be a former #GDSTgirl & alumna. Good luck Hannah! 🤞👊🥇
Two weeks until the first ever spellbinding GDST Junior Science Conference . We can't wait! 👩🔬🔬
8 GDST girls named ‘future leaders of engineering’, receiving scholarships from the Arkwright Scholarship Trust! Congrats to the winners and to their schools! , , , &
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#STEMgirls
'It is that inspirational teacher who gives you a sense of possibility that can buoy you up and sustain you.' - talks to about role models, girls' education and gender equality ow.ly/3KHT30kjT1a
On your marks, get set, GO! All the very best to the hundreds of fearless girls gathered from across our schools to compete in today's #GDSTsport Athletics Rally 🏃♀️
Today we bid a fond farewell to CEO after six & a half years. Thanks for everything; we'll miss you!
What a wonderful concert - and day. So much joy and talent that definitely filled the vast, stunning room. Well done everyone! #GDSTsing #musiceducation #sing #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits 🎤
It's the perfect time for girls to get into engineering - Dr tells us why ow.ly/JfmN30ig5eq #WomenScienceDay #WomeninSTEM #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
Sixth Form at a GDST school. One of a kind, part of the family. gdstsixthform.net #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #gdstgirl #SixthForm #education #girlseducation #ThursdayMotivation
“A girl in a girls’ school may be the only time in her life where the environment has only girls in mind” - Cheryl Giovannoni, CEO at the GDST. @BatterseaEvo #ischoolsshow #planyourchildsfuture #education #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits
What a year it has been for - an #OSCAR, #BAFTA, #GoldenGlobe & just yesterday collecting her #CBE. And she was also #GDST 'Alumna of the Year' this year! bbc.in/2NxsYpS
With a network of 70,000 driven, smart women – all part of the same family and with a desire to give back - the GDST are now offering two mentoring schemes. Both live now... bit.ly/2Sjq9Jo #mentoring #education #community
Let's celebrate the record number of women elected (32% of MPs) & let's make it 50% next time! bbc.co.uk/news/election- #GeneralElection2017
The full list of shortlisted #GDST schools at the — bit.ly/31OMYNi. Well done to ALL SCHOOLS! #mondaymotivation #education 🙋👏
Congratulations to 's headmistress Jane Prescott who became President of 2020-2021 today! So well deserved! Our interview with the #GDST's from last year... bit.ly/2MOe7rj #ThursdayMotivation #education #TwentyTwenty
Congratulations to of who has won the inaugural Researcher Of The Year award at the Global Forum on #girlseducation for her work on decolonising the curriculum. We couldn’t be prouder ❤️ #fearless #family #forwardthinking
Jane Lunnon, Head at , writing for
today. bit.ly/2Tj1NU9 #education #Parents #whatsappgroup #mondaythoughts
"You do not have to be everything, and everywhere, and every woman.
"Be you. You are enough.
"#IamWhole"
How is embracing JOMO: The Joy of Missing Out ow.ly/7DjZ30gHdcb via
Thespians-in-the-making — #GDST girls bringing 'the bard' to life! #theatre #Shakespeare #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #MondayMotivaton 🎭
One of a kind, part of the family. gdstsixthform.net #wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits #gdstgirl #SixthForm #education #girlseducation #MondayMotivation
Amazing to pick up not one but TWO awards at the Independent School of the Year 2019 awards!
1, for Girls' School of the Year
2, for Student Careers Programme
Well done ALL!
bit.ly/2AR8ouz
#ISOTY19
RT : Don't wrap girls in cotton wool, says private school leader - in BBC News ow.ly/6c9a30cALNo #GoodTimeToBeAGirl
As #alevelresults day draws to a close, congratulations and best wishes to the amazing GDST Class of 2016!
Our most talented GDST sports women looking forward to #ActionWoman this evening and meeting their heroes! @SuttonGirlsHigh @BHHSGDST
We’re so excited about documentary #RidingaDream. Couldn’t be prouder of this #GDSTgirl, alumna and Magnolia Cup Winner , the first UK jockey to race in a hijab. Watch this Saturday on at 11.45am #WomenInSport
