Last weekend the GDST held its annual Oxbridge Conference for students in Year 12 and 13. The venue this year was the beautiful and compact St. Anne’s College. Howell’s students Amelia H, Miriam R, Holly B, Jasneet D and Alice K joined approximately 100 students from across the Girls Day School Trust for a packed two days of presentations and workshops. Speakers included Dr Kevin Stannard, Director of Innovation & Learning at the GDST; Mary Hockaday, Controller BBC World Service (English) and Cathy O’Neill, HE consultant. As well as seminars and tutorials in curricular areas, students attended workshops on interview techniques, admissions tests and life after Oxbridge. A conference dinner afforded an opportunity for students to network.