Busy time for our Sports Leaders

Posted on February 15, 2019

 

It’s a busy time of year for our Upper 5 Sports Leaders and, having spent the Autumn Term developing their leadership skills and behaviours, they are now practising their communication, organisation and motivation techniques whilst teaching Year 2 multi-games at St Leonard’s Primary School. This will culminate in hosting a sports festival here at the

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Wellbeing Information Evening proves a popular addition

Posted on February 15, 2019

 

We hosted our first Wellbeing Information Evening on Wednesday 13 February 2019 with really positive feedback from the Upper 3 Parents. As one parent stated, “It was a great evening and I think you are doing wonderful things with the girls.” The evening informed parents of the new Upper 3 PSHE tutor programme which incorporates

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More cracking netball results!

Posted on February 15, 2019

 

Well done to all our many teams who have been out sporting the Maynard blue (and pink) throughout the week beginning Monday 11 February 2019. The entire Year 5 played local rivals, Exeter Cathedral School, topping off some excellent play with equally fantastic results. The Under 10A won 6-3 whilst the Under 10B team posted

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Emma Declerck storms the Devon County Swimming Championships

Posted on February 15, 2019

 

Huge congratulations to Emma Declerck (Upper 3) who was super impressive at the recent Devon County Swimming Championships, scooping a total of six individual medals whilst also breaking her personal best in every race! She won silver in the 200m and 50m backstroke and four bronzes for the 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, the 100m breaststroke

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A-level students meet their Geography idol

Posted on February 15, 2019

 

Our Sixth Form Geographers were treated to a series of lectures with world renowned experts at the Plymouth University A-Level Geohazards Conference on Monday 4 February 2019. Amongst the speakers was Professor Iain Stewart, best known for his BBC series ‘Power of the Planet’ and ‘Rise of the Continents’ to name a few, who delivered

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Clothes Swap swamped

Posted on February 15, 2019

 

As ever, the girls continue to campaign to raise environmental awareness or fundraise for charity and the Eco Warriers’ Clothes Swap on Wednesday 6 February 2019 proved another fine example of how all our students support these endeavours so wholeheartedly. Piles and piles of clothes swamped the venue and queues of girls packed into the

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Youth STEMM Awards cake sale

Posted on February 15, 2019

 

The first of the girls to embark on the new Youth STEMM Award (based on a similar concept to the Duke of Edinburgh Award) fulfilled one of their course criteria by hosting a cake sale in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust during break time on Monday 4 February. They must have spent the entire

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Upper 4 take on the HeartStart Initiative

Posted on February 15, 2019

 

As a fully-fledged British Heart Foundation HeartStart School, we take great pride in teaching our students emergency life-saving skills such as recognising a heart attack or cardiac arrest, performing CPR, helping a choking person or dealing in serious bleeding.  Our own Mrs Thorne is a fully qualified HeartStart trainer and, as part of their tutorial

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Congratulations to the ‘Youth Speaks’ team

Posted on February 15, 2019

 

Congratulations to Claudia Eveling (Chairperson), Sofija Gelev (Vote of Thanks) and Hannah Clark (Main Speaker) who represented the Junior School at the Rotary Youth Speaks competition on Tuesday 29 January 2019. This event is crucial in encouraging public speaking for students in Year 6 and we were very proud to be the host venue this

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Year 6 have great fun at the Plymouth Aquarium

Posted on February 15, 2019

 

The Year 6 girls went on their much anticipated trip to Plymouth Aquarium on Monday 4 February 2019. After a fascinating tour of all the exhibits, including watching the starfish being fed, they carefully manipulated some very sharp scalpels and managed to dissect a squid. The girls thoroughly enjoyed removing the pen and actually writing

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Biz Whizz Careers Club welcomes VIP Guest!

Posted on January 30, 2019

 

Our huge thanks to Samantha de Reya, the Chief Superintendent of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, for delivering such a fascinating talk at our weekly Biz Whizz Careers Club on Friday 25 January 2019. We were truly honoured to welcome such an exclusive speaker and the session attracted a fabulous turn-out of over 35 girls,

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CyberFirst girls get cracking

Posted on January 30, 2019

 

Our many Lower 4 (Year 8) coders took part in the initial online round of the CyberFirst Girls Competition, organised by the National Cyber Security Centre, on Thursday 24 January 2019. They cracked challenges in networking, logic and coding, cyber security and cryptography and are aiming to be one of the top ten teams across

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Junior School and Pre-Prep fascinated by Shelterbox assembly

Posted on January 30, 2019

 

According to research one of the five steps to improving mental wellbeing is to give. This is a sentiment that is close to The Maynard heart and, as such, we like to start them young! On Wednesday 23 January 2019 our girls in the Pre-Prep and Junior School enjoyed an extra special assembly led by

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Interview practice for our budding medics

Posted on January 30, 2019

 

The prospective Upper 5 to Upper 6 medics were put through their paces on Tuesday 22 January 2019 when Vicky Downie, an expert from King’s College, London joined us to present a workshop on mini medical interviews. This was a great way for our students to gain valuable ‘inside information’ about how to prepare for

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Sporting fixtures continue in ernest

Posted on January 30, 2019

 

With the mock GCSE and A-level examinations now complete, our sporting timetable has resumed in earnest. Every single Netball team from Year 6 all the way through to the Upper 6 enjoyed some competitive matches during the week beginning Monday 14 January. Of particular note is some outstanding victories over Exeter Cathedral School for our

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The Maynard tops the Performance Tables once again!

Posted on January 25, 2019

 

The Maynard tops the DfE Tables for the fourth consecutive year The Maynard School in Exeter has, once again, consolidated its place as the highest ranking independent school in Devon as well as being at the very top of the leader boards across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset in key areas of the Department for

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Totally heart-warming and fabulous Christmas Show

Posted on December 17, 2018

 

Following weeks of dedicated singing and acting practice, the Junior School girls delivered sparkling performances of their multi-cultural Christmas Show ‘Children of the World’ to packed audiences on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 December 2018. The Pre-Prep girls taught us about Christmas customs from countries around the world, while all the girls across the Junior School from Reception to

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Rosie wins National Story Explorers competition

Posted on December 17, 2018

 

Huge congratulations to Rosie Thomson in Year 6 who has scooped the top prize in the National Literacy Trust’s Story Explorers competition. Rosie was one of only 25 pupils in the entire UK to have won a visit to their school from an acclaimed children’s author as part of her prize. Several girls from our

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‘Top of the Bench’ Chemistry Day at the University

Posted on December 17, 2018

 

On Wednesday 12 December, a group of our Senior Students travelled to the University of Exeter to attend the Royal Society of Chemists ‘Top of the Bench’ competition. As Mr MacDonald reports: “It was broken down into three sections; two practical challenges and a multiple choice quiz, all carried out in the science teaching laboratories.

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Young Enterprise achieve successful sales

Posted on December 17, 2018

 

The Lower 6 Young Enterprise team, EverOcean, were in Princesshay, Exeter over the weekend of 7-8 December 2018 selling their re-useable bottles. The team worked together extremely well to organise a great trade stand and sell to the public. They were thrilled to win the Sustainability Award for their product, although the biggest achievement of

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Making leather in Fashion & Textiles

Posted on December 17, 2018

 

As ever, the Fashion & Textiles room is a complete hive of creativity but never before has anyone attempted to make, yes make, their own leather! Bella Pallett (Upper 6), who will be one of the first to complete our new Fashion & Textiles A-level in the summer, has taken the coursework theme of ‘sustainability’

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Jiu Jitsu grading – belts awarded!

Posted on December 17, 2018

 

Congratulations to our Martial Arts girls who completed their Jiu Jitsu grading this week. The Junior Girls (comprising Years 4 to 6) successfully finished the syllabus to be awarded their Red White Jiu Jitsu belts, a step up from their red belts that they had already gained previously. Equally, our Cadets (Lower 4 to Upper

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A visit from the Bishop

Posted on December 17, 2018

 

We were delighted to welcome the Bishop of Exeter, the Right Reverend Robert Atwell, to The Maynard on Wednesday 5 December 2018. He spent a lesson with the Sixth Form Religious Studies students, explaining to them his role as bishop, which includes responsibility for over 600 churches throughout Devon. He then responded to questions from

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Another stunning Middle School Evening of Drama

Posted on December 17, 2018

 

The Middle School Evening of Drama on Wednesday 5 December 2018 was, as always, a great success. We were treated to a charming selection of Christmas choral poems and seasonally themed improvised drama in the first half which was followed by a well-crafted Lower 4 production of ‘ A Christmas Carol’ to really put us in

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Fabulous cross country results

Posted on December 17, 2018

 

Three of our students were successful in qualifying for the Exeter and East Devon Cross Country Championship which was held at Blundell’s on Wednesday 5 December 2018. Conditions were far from ideal with flowing rivers on the course and a good drenching from some persistent rain. Huge congratulations to Katie Harries (Upper 4) who finished

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New Health & Fitness Suite proves an almighty hit

Posted on December 11, 2018

 

Inductions from our professional personal trainer are ongoing but already a huge amount of Sixth Formers and staff are now fully qualified to make the most of our brand new Health and Fitness Suite. It has proven a hugely popular addition to the Maynard facilities and will also be used during timetabled PE lessons for

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In fine fettle for the Lord Mayor’s Carol Service

Posted on December 11, 2018

 

Our Middle School Choir were bestowed the honour, once again, of performing at the Lord Mayor’s Carol Service in the Cathedral on Monday 3 December 2018. Also featuring the Exeter Railway Band and the Exeter Police Choir, this is always a stunning start to the city’s festivities and our girls were certainly in fine voice

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Charitable spirit comes to the fore this Christmas

Posted on December 11, 2018

 

Our thanks to all the very many families who so generously supported the Christmas Shoebox Appeal! We are absolutely delighted to have broken all previous records with 190 boxes, filled to the brim with festive goodies, being donated to this incredibly worthwhile cause that brings a little much-needed cheer into impoverished Modolvan households at this

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