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

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.

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.

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

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,

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

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.

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

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!

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

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

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

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!

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

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

We are bursting with pride for our Sixth Form STEM extraordinaires who, on Saturday, shot for the stars and WON the UK Space Design Competition regional round, securing a Maynard spot at the National Finals for the second year in a row! The group worked with two other schools in a team called ‘Condor’ to