Celebrations were the order of the day for our Under 11 gymnastics team on Sunday 21 January 2018! Competing in their first competition together, the ISGA National Challenge Cup in Cambridge, they put in some superb performances to take the overall team bronze medal, with Connie Hurrell winning silver in the individual competition! Our enormous
Read MoreBiz Whizz – the ultimate careers club
Over 30 students attended a fascinating talk on the world of Advertising & Marketing on Friday 19 January and our thanks to Henry Sanford from ab… the creative agency for sharing his enormous expertise with such an interested audience. The weekly careers club has proved a popular addition to the calendar and we look forward
Read MoreSuccess at the Devon Schools Cross-Country Championships
Two of our top athletes ran stunning races at the Devon Schools Cross-Country Championships held at Stover School on Saturday 20 January 2018. Amelia Moody (Year 11), cast aside her concerns over her lack of training opportunities due to the recent GCSE mock examinations, to take a very credible third in the Intermediate Girls section.
Read MoreSki Trip 2017
Our senior girls had an amazing time skiing in Tyrol, Austria during the holidays, returning to the UK just in time for Christmas! As well as skiing in some beautiful conditions (blue skies and powder snow) they also experienced the local culture, visiting the beautiful Christmas markets in Innsbruck. Here are some highlights!
Read MoreChristmas countdown!
We are feeling very Christmassy at the Maynard this week as we head into the holidays. We welcomed back our 2017 leavers at the Prize Giving on Tuesday night in the Belmont Chapel – it was lovely to see them and be able to reward all their many successes amongst family, friends, staff and their
Read MoreAnything is possible … a motivational talk from Mollie Hughes
We are delighted to announce another one of the Geography Department’s brilliant keynote speeches, to be held here at school on Tuesday 20 February 2018 at 6.30pm. We look forward to welcoming Mollie Hughes who in May this year, and aged only 26-years old, became the youngest woman in the world to successfully summit Mount
Read MoreFantastic second place at the Physics Challenge Competition
Congratulations to the Maynard team of Isabella Flashman, Clemmie Little (both Upper 5) alongside Tina Forsyth and Shweta Banerjee (Lower 5) for their excellent second place at the Exeter Mathematics School KS4 Physics Challenge Competition on Monday 4 December 2017. The team completed three technical rounds of gruelling tasks and questions to finish the runners
Read MoreFull steam ahead for festive fun!
The Pre-Prep and Junior School put on two cracking performances for their Nativity and Christmas Show on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 December 2017. Packed audiences on both days were treated to a wonderfully choreographed version of ‘The Little Red Robin’ by the Pre-Prep, while the girls in Years 3-6 sang their hearts out with
Read MoreWonderful ‘Evening of Drama’
The entire Upper 3 and Lower 4 Drama Club wowed the audience with some wonderful pieces in their ‘Evening of Drama’ on Wednesday 6 December 2017. The Upper 3 delighted with sections from four children’s classics; ‘ Alice in Wonderland’, ‘Tom’s Midnight Garden’, ‘Hansel and Gretel’ and ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’. The
Read MoreSister Act tickets are now on sale
Tickets for our whole school production of Sister Act at the Barnfield Theatre on 7-9 March 2018 are now on sale. Please visit www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk or call the Box Office on 01392 271808 to buy yours! Although we are running three evening performances for the first time, it is likely that tickets will be in high
Read MoreGeographical Photographer of the Year competition
Calling all budding photographers! Entries are now being taken for the Geographical Photographer of the Year competition and this is a wonderful opportunity to capture your particular shot during the upcoming Christmas holidays. The two categories are: Wildlife and nature Humans using our Earth You should include a brief explanation (no more than 100 words)
Read MoreEnormous success for Old Maynardian
Old Maynardian, Anastasia Bruce-Jones (a leaver in 2015), is continuing to wow audiences across the country with her stage directing prowess. In the summer she directed her own play (Loud in Babel: written under the pen name of Colby Quinn) at the Festival Fringe to rave reviews. From Edinburgh, she then travelled down to Cornwall,
Read MoreU16 dual county Netball and Hockey champions
A massive congratulations to the Under 16 Netball team who came through unbeaten in a very tough tournament on Tuesday 28 November to be crowned the County Champions. We are now proud to be the reigning Devon champions for both Netball and Hockey in this age group thanks to some extraordinary emerging talent coupled with
Read MoreCross Country Runners selected for County Round of National Schools Competition
Amelia Moody (Upper 5/Year 11), Betsy Board (Lower 5/Year 10) and Katie Harries (Lower 4/Year 8) have all successfully qualified to represent Exeter & East Devon at the upcoming Devon County Cross Country Championships in January. Following two tough selection races, they have sailed through to the next stage and we wish them lots of
Read MoreDonkey Sanctuary visit delights Junior School and Pre-Prep
Our grateful thanks to the Donkey Sanctuary for bringing in Fergal and Angus to visit the Junior School and Pre-Prep on Friday 1 December 2017. They both behaved beautifully and the girls absolutely adored the opportunity to fuss and pamper them!
Read MoreFabulous MPA Christmas Fair
The MPA Christmas Fair held at The Maynard on Saturday 25 November 2017, as ever, attracted a huge attendance helping to raise in excess of £4000 for the School. There was a fabulous and varied selection of stalls with several set up and run by the Maynard students and, of course, everyone was pleased to
Read MoreMedallists at the European Championships
Huge congratulations to Natalie (Lower 5) and Nicole (Lower 4) Charity who replicated their 2016 performances to again scoop Silver and Bronze respectively at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Junior European Championships in Wolverhampton on 19 November 2017. This was the biggest contest of its kind so far with over 900 competitors representing numerous countries, so for
Read MoreDiscovery Morning a huge success
We enjoyed a bumper turn out to our Discovery Morning on Saturday 18 November 2017 with over 60 new families bringing their daughters in for a fun morning packed full of activities. School was bedecked in an autumnal theme and the classrooms were buzzing with a wealth of options from cookery and textiles to ballet,
Read MoreOver £800 raised for Children in Need
Thank you to everyone who supported our endeavours to raise money for Children in Need and we were delighted with the final total of £882.93 from these fundraising efforts. A highlight event was the Staff versus Sixth Form Bench Ball match which attracted a huge crowd of onlookers, avidly cheering for their side. Despite being
Read MoreUnder 19 team through to the next round of the Independent Schools Netball Cup
It was a nail bitingly close match on Wednesday 22 November 2017 but the Under 19 team battled through the third round of the Independent Schools Netball Cup (ISNC) to pip The King’s School, Worcester to the post with a score of 40-39. “It was an unbelievably close game and all the girls did incredibly
Read MoreMagical Autumn Concert
We enjoyed a truly fantastic Autumn Concert on Thursday 16 November 2017 and it was wonderful to unveil all our recent refurbishments at such a quality and befitting event. The new tiered seating and professional theatre lighting, with the rich backdrop of the beautiful black curtains, made for a very stylish and comfortable auditorium. As
Read MoreGirls into STEM event sparks hot competition
The Maynard ‘Girls into STEM’ day was a unique and inspiring event on Tuesday 14 November 2017. The engineering challenges and mathematical problems were hotly contested between the teams at the event, which comprised of 90 girls, including 40 from local schools. Indeed, such was the quality of their designs and the creativity and innovation
Read MoreNew Year 2 teacher appointment
We welcomed Vicky Willcock on Monday 20 November 2017 as the new Year 2 teacher, following our decision earlier this term to split years 1 and 2 to maintain the small classes that are our hallmark. Vicky is a specialist Key Stage 1 teacher having always worked in this area and comes to us with
Read MoreCharitable giving in the Junior School
The girls in the Junior School and Pre-Prep will once again be supporting the Christian Response to Eastern European Christmas shoebox appeal to spread a little festive cheer to impoverished children and families in Moldova. Last year, we sent off nearly 100 boxes and we look forward to donating significantly again to this very worthy
Read MoreFirefighting fun in the Pre-Prep
Our Pre-Prep girls enjoyed an interesting visit from Police Officer Sgt Conway on Wednesday 8 November 2017, who spoke to them about how the Police perform a vital role in all of our communities. As part of his job, Sgt Conway works with Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service and, much to their excitement,
Read MoreCast of ‘Sister Act’ working hard towards customary perfection
With rehearsals taking place over the half term holiday, the school musical ‘Sister Act’ is really beginning to come together; the big song numbers from the first half have been choreographed and many of the scenes mapped out. We thank all of the girls who have offered up their time and talent to this production
Read MoreUnder 16 team storms through to the Regional Hockey Championships!
Our Under 16 Hockey team truly impressed at the preliminary qualifiers for the National Schools Hockey Championships on Thursday 9 November 2017. Playing away at Millfield School, they started the tournament in excellent style, drawing against the hosts and going on to defeat Truro School 3-0. In the deciding match they achieved all that was
Read MoreSuperlative performances at the Blundell’s inter-schools cross country
Congratulations to all our cross country runners who performed so well at the South West cross country qualifiers held at Blundell’s School on Wednesday 8 November 2017. As ever, Amelia Moody (Upper 5) ran a blinder of a race, cruising to victory in the Senior Girls section and never at any point looking in threat.
Read MoreThe MPA Christmas Fair is coming!
Please do join us at our Christmas Fair on Saturday 25 November, starting at 10am. This is an excellent opportunity for a spot of shopping with a fantastic array of festive stalls, not to mention the lure of a glass of mulled wine! The MPA work tirelessly to raise funds to support numerous Maynard ventures
Read MoreCracking start to Biz Whizz, the weekly careers club!
Our thanks to Jonathan Riley from Michelmores LLP who got the new Biz Whizz club off to a fantastic start on Friday 10 November 2017 with a talk about a career in law. There was an incredible turn out to this much anticipated series with over 50 students in attendance. These weekly whizzy 30-minute sessions
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