We are delighted to be voted, once again, as one of the top ten best value private schools in the UK by The Daily Telegraph on 27 September 2018. The Maynard was also the only school in the South West (extending as far afield as Reading and Oxford) to feature in the ratings. The rankings
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Over 50 families joined us for a hugely successful Open Morning on Saturday 29 September 2018. The school was alive with a plethora of different activities, run by the students themselves, from coding, pond dipping in Biology, fashion design, celebrating the centenary of the end of World War I right through to meeting ‘Shakespeare’ in
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Huge congratulations to Chloe Lamb (Upper 6), for winning the politics section of the Oxford University’s Stubbs Society essay prize for her complex piece entitled: War is the continuation of politics by other means (Clausewitz 1780-1831). Discuss. Chloe was originally one of 10 shortlisted for this prestigious award for showing the “most impressive aptitude in
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We enjoyed another excellent careers talk on Friday 21 September 2018, this time from Philippa Waddell, the founder and owner of Wildhorse Films. Over thirty girls attended this entirely voluntary session and they all listened avidly to Philippa recounting how she worked her way up in the industry to be where she is today. She
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Two teams from Upper 4 (Year 9) took part in the Devon Schools’ Poetry Slam workshop and competition at the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival on Thursday 20 September 2018. The teams were Rose Finnegan and Alex Hudson, as well as Eleanor Cumbley and Daisy Hoban. Both teams wrote wonderful poems and performed them absolutely brilliantly,
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Twenty nine girls from the Lower 5 (Year 10) all successfully completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh training over the weekend of 15/16 September 2018 and they were treated to ideal walking conditions for their trek around the stunning East Devon countryside. They all set off on Saturday morning from Sidbury car park for their
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Twelve of our elite athletes had the most amazing day at the Girls Go Gold Conference in Oxfordshire on Friday 14 September 2018 and the highlight for many was being able to meet and chat with Clare Balding OBE. They were treated to some particularly memorable keynote speakers and the event launched with brain tumour
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On Wednesday 12 September 2018, the GCSE and A-level Drama students went to see Ian Hislop’s funny and thought-provoking ‘The Wipers Times’ at The Northcott Theatre. Set in the trenches of WW1 the show charts the creation and rise of the real life story of the satirical newspaper, ‘The Wipers Times’. Following a sell-out West
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All ten new girls in the Reception class have enjoyed a great first full week getting to know their classmates and they already appear to be fully settled in their new life at The Maynard. There has been all sorts of fun and creativity in the classroom and they have been loving spending time with
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