Our amazing Year 6s joined forces with other Year 6 students from St Leonard’s Primary School and St Michael’s Primary School for a unique hands-on day of engineering on Monday! Held at The Maynard, led by structural engineers and supported by all female engineering university students and graduates, a total of around 100 girls took
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Today, we remember and honour those who have given their lives in conflict. Everyone has been proudly making and wearing poppies over the last few days, learning about the meaning and importance of Remembrance Day. This morning, we all came together for a deeply moving service to reflect on the courage, strength and sacrifice of
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A huge well done to this year’s Ten Tors teams who did superbly on their first training walk last weekend! Trekking across Dartmoor, they had sunshine on Saturday but a thoroughly rainy and wet Sunday, experiencing both the challenge and the charm of the British outdoors – the perfect start to their Ten Tors journey.
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We saw an absolute kaleidoscope of funky colours and patterns on socks all over the school for Odd Socks Day today! Odd Socks Day marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week and celebrates what makes us all unique and amazing in our own way, asking everyone to come into school wearing their favourite groovy sock combo.
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Our fabulous sports stars in Years 5 and 6 played their socks off in their respective tournaments here at The Maynard and at Plymouth College on Wednesday. We are super proud of the progress they have made with their hockey so far this term!
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The Maynard School in Exeter is celebrating an outstanding endorsement from the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), which has recognised the school with a Significant Strength – an accolade awarded only to a very small number of independent schools nationwide. The ISI report commended The Maynard’s “positive sense of community amongst pupils and staff”, highlighting how
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Our brilliant U13 girls’ hockey team delivered an outstanding performance at the In2Hockey Tournament on Tuesday, showcasing excellent hockey throughout the day to come a very commendable fourth place! Fantastic play and effort all round and a great credit to the school – well done!
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Some of our lovely Lower 4s (Year 8s) mixed things up in their Science lesson on Tuesday with delightfully messy kitchen science! They rolled up their sleeves and made gooey oobleck with cornstarch and water (it acts like a liquid when poured and like a solid when pressure is applied!), and then experimented with seitan,
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One of the absolute highlights of making the big leap from Junior to Senior School is gaining a brilliant new friend and mentor in the form of a Sixth Form buddy! Every Upper 3 (Year 7) student is paired up with one of our amazing Sixth Formers when they start Senior School, meaning they always
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The U15s played an absolute blinder in this week’s Under 16 County Hockey Tournament! Despite having to play up a year (as the U16 squad were attending the Sixth Form Taster Day), they held their own throughout all three games to finish 2nd overall, qualifying for the Regional Championships after half term! Huge congratulations to
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Absolutely fantastic sports news from the U16 Area Netball Tournament at Exeter School! We saw hugely successful Maynard squad performances with very high quality netball on display: the team smashed it and will tomorrow be off to the County Round at the University of Exeter. Exciting times!
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The unstoppable U15 netball team have smashed it yet again! With a brilliant a-game performance in the second round of the Sisters in Sport competition facing Truro School, they’ve come away with another impressive win under their belts. Bring on round 3!
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Lower 5 (Year 10) bakers have been hard at work whipping up delicious dishes in the Food & Nutrition Suite! Their latest creations are dainty tuile biscuits, wafer thin and perfectly crispy – a match made in heaven with a good cup of coffee or a tasty dessert.
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Year 4 adventured all the way to Bristol for an exciting trip to We The Curious at the end of last week! They absolutely loved exploring the interactive exhibits, from building bridges and creating giant bubbles to experimenting with light and sound. A real highlight was discovering how Wallace and Gromit animations are made, where the
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The U12 hockey teams had some fab matches versus Exeter School on Monday! It was a brilliant practice for all of the skills they’ve been learning – the results didn’t go our way this time but both teams brought upbeat energy, teamwork and progress in spades. Standout performances came from players of the match, Ava
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Crispy orange leaves and a nip in the air can only mean one thing – it’s harvest season! Years 1 and 2 treated their families to a fun Harvest Sharing Assembly yesterday morning, performing the autumnal songs they’ve been learning this half term (complete with vegetable props!) as well as some poetry and a big
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Huge congratulations to all of our amazing Sixth Form mathematicians who recently took on one of two tricky problem-solving challenges with the UK Maths Trust! The results are in and they absolutely smashed it: We are so proud of them all!
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Yesterday saw 17 eager students from Lower 5 (Year 10) and up head to Exeter School for a Model United Nations conference, exercising their political minds and debating skills as delegates from countries worldwide. They jumped straight into the challenges set and carefully considered complex global issues with their countries’ interests in mind; it was
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We are delighted to be supporting St Petrock’s with our Harvest Festival celebrations, and on Friday we were absolutely blown away by the incredible quantity of donations given by our school community! A whopping 1059 items including sleeping bags, food, clothing, toiletries and more were donated, all of which will go towards helping those experiencing
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Everyone in Years 5 and 6 headed to Blundell’s on Wednesday for a fun hockey match experience! It was a super exciting afternoon with tough games but they kept pushing through the challenge – an awesome boost to their skills training!
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In this bumper week for all things music, yesterday’s Teatime Concert was yet another highlight for our marvellous musicians! Senior students filled the Main School Hall with toe-tapping tunes and gorgeous melodies, performing solos on the piano, flute, guitar, violin, saxophone and voice. As always, they were simply exceptional and a joy to listen to!
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The amazing U14 netballers had a fantastic time stretching their skills against other talented teams at a netball county tournament at Blundell’s on Tuesday. Despite tough opponents, they still absolutely shone on the court, managing to secure a win and improving with each and every game! Go team!
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We are always blown away by our brilliant musicians and yesterday’s Year 5 and 6 Musical Showcase was no exception! A great number of our Junior performers shared their favourite pieces with a packed audience in the Main School Hall, from jazzy saxophone solos and stunning singing to lively piano compositions and more. It was
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We had yet another round of fab football yesterday with the U13 team versus Chulmleigh! Although the result did not go our way, the team spirit was off the charts and they kept improving more and more as the game went on. Well done to all players for outstanding effort!
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Our amazing Sixth Formers have officially started another year of their mentoring scheme, helping GCSE students at Paignton Academy get to grips with their GCSE subjects via weekly Zoom calls! The scheme began last year and proved to be fantastic for both mentors and mentees; students in other local schools had a brilliant revision boost
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Yesterday marked World Teachers’ Day! Needless to say, we wouldn’t be the Magical Maynard without our equally magical teachers, so a huge, massive, ginormous THANK YOU to them for everything they do!
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Adventurous Year 3 stepped back in time on Wednesday when they explored the ancient wonders of Kents Cavern, bringing their learning about the Stone Age vividly to life! The caves are some of the most important Stone Age sites in Europe and have been home to three different species of human; together with the expert
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U9 hockey enthusiasts had a lovely time at their first festival of the year this week! They jumped straight into it and enjoyed playing lots of small games, complete with yummy cake to finish!
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The Library has been buzzing with all sorts of fun lately, with not one but two exciting competitions for budding authors and rugby fans! For the Rugby Women’s World Cup, library visitors were challenged to identify all the flags of the participating countries, and Victoria and Mia both won the prize for their fantastic flag
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The U12 hockey teams had a thrilling time at an internal fixture at St James School on Monday! It made for a fantastic introduction to U12 matches to come, from singing on the bus to giving their all on the pitch!
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