Twelve girls from the Lower 4 enjoyed a fantastic experience at the MT13 Prep Schools Conference at Millfield School on Monday 25 September. Joined by numerous other schools stretching many counties, this was an opportunity to enjoy some of the finest hockey coaching available. They received invaluable tuition from, amongst many others, Olympic Gold Medallists
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On Thursday 28 September, the Upper 4s (Year 9) enjoyed their trip to the Arnolfini Centre for Contemporary Arts in Bristol for the latest Grayson Perry exhibition. They returned full of information about the inner workings of his mind as conveyed through his works. The most popular of his exhibits turned out to be the
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Our riders enjoyed a very successful day out at the NSEA Inter-Schools Arena Eventing qualifiers at Bicton on Sunday 1 October 2017 with two teams qualifying for the National Championships. Our Novice 90cm team took a fantastic second place in a hugely competitive class, squeezing Millfield out of qualification by just 0.3 penalty points. The
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We enjoyed a wonderful Pre-Prep Harvest Festival on Thursday 28 September with every single girl in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 taking part in some beautiful singing, poetry and reading. The Reception class confidently performed the entertaining tale of ‘The Little Red Hen’, with Years 1 & 2 telling us all about all the
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Congratulations to Zoe Wheatley (Year 6) who won one silver (floor routine) and two bronzes (beam routine and vault) at the South West Gymnastics Championships on Sunday 24 September 2017. This placed her in bronze position overall, making her the third best gymnast of her age in the South West. Likewise, Flo Evans (Upper 4)
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We enjoyed our biggest ever Open Morning on Saturday 30 September when we welcomed over 60 prospective families to show off The Maynard magic! There were countless opportunities for parents and daughters to join in a host of interactive activities organised by each of the Departments. From recording their own pop tracks and the German
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As we await the finished report, the Good Schools Guide have given us a preliminary glimpse of what we can expect from the final content following their day spent at the school in September. Having witnessed the school in action and interviewed 20 students as well as several current parents, their verdict was that The
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The Upper 4 thoroughly enjoyed their Roman Banquet on Friday 22 September and of particular note was their fantastic toga-tying capabilities as well as a creative use of foliage. The choice of food was, as ever, interesting with an abundance of themed ‘delicacies’, most notably Greek yoghurt and grapes! Our thanks to the kitchen staff
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Our teams have kicked off the sporting season in fine style notching up numerous victories in the short space of time since term began. The Under 19 team cruised through their first round of the Independent Schools Netball Cup, winning 40-25 against Red Maids High School on Tuesday 19 September 2017. We also enjoyed an
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Eleven students from the Upper 3 are enjoying their weekly lunchtime sessions at STEM club with Mr Ridler. With an emphasis on technology and engineering, they are currently learning about gears and have spent the first part of the autumn term making KNEX models of blenders, egg whisks, exercise bikes and even chainsaws! By Christmas
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Congratulations to all those students who took the LAMDA Speech and Drama examinations in the summer. Every single one was awarded either a Merit (65-79%) or a Distinction (80-100%) which is a terrific achievement and testimony to the wonderful tuition they receive from Mrs Leonard. Particular mention goes to Emily Jones (Lower 6) who gained
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Students from Upper 5 through to Upper 6 have enjoyed a fine start to their Tuesday Activities Afternoon with a huge array of offerings including tennis, squash, yoga, kick boxing, golf, aerobics and even kayaking on the quay. It is very important to us that we engage each and every student in regular physical activity
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The last few weeks have witnessed numerous auditions and call-backs for our upcoming production of Sister Act (7-9 March) and all the major parts have now been successfully cast. This has been a mammoth task for both Ms Bellamy and Miss Blackwell and, such was the incredibly high quality of every performer, I know they
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We wish all of our girls, and especially our new students and staff, a very warm welcome to what will no doubt be another successful year here at The Maynard! The term has kicked off in typically busy style and it’s wonderful to have the corridors reverberating again with the sound of laughter and happiness.
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The brand new tiered seating system in the gym was finally unveiled at the term’s first assembly on Wednesday 6 September 2017 much to the excitement of staff and students alike. Able to be pulled out when required and stacked away neatly otherwise, this is a fantastic addition to our facilities and will allow for
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During the summer holidays, 13 students from Upper Five (Year 11) to Upper Sixth (Year 13) embarked on the bi-annual overseas expedition to Tanzania. Spending three weeks in East Africa, the girls experienced all that this fascinating country had to offer and arrived back with wonderful memories of their time there. From the vibrant Maasai
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A total of nine ladies from the Class of 1967 dropped back in to The Maynard during the summer holidays for a trip down memory lane! They all enjoyed the opportunity to reminisce about their old school days and we look forward to welcoming back many more Old Maynardians in the coming year!
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41% A* GRADES; 69% A*-A GRADES 18% GRADE 9; 65% GRADES 7-9 IN NEW GCSEs After the success of last week’s A-Level results, The Maynard School is thrilled to have achieved another outstanding set of results at GCSE level. Students are celebrating this morning, with 41% attaining A* Grades, and 69% gaining A* and A
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65% A*-A GRADES; 100% PASS RATE OVER A THIRD ACHIEVE STRAIGHT A*s/As TOP INDEPENDENT SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH WEST* 13TH BEST GIRLS’ SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY** * The Telegraph A-level league tables ** The Times A-level league tables The Maynard is celebrating another fine set of A-level results with a remarkable 65% of students attaining
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On Thursday 29 June the Upper 6 returned to school for their final leavers’ assembly, followed by a farewell dinner held in the Main School Hall that evening. What a fabulous year group, we wish them all the best of luck!
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All the students in Upper 5 have enjoyed some really impressive work experiences and we have really enjoyed hearing about their many exploits. From the leisure industry, property development, a primary school, a vet practice, engineering firms and many more, this really has been an invaluable experience of the workplace and will, no doubt, hugely
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Our enormous congratulations to Baran Fadavi (Year 4) who recently had a fabulous haircut whilst donating her long locks to the Little Princess Trust, a charity that provides real hair wigs free-of-charge to children that have sadly lost their own hair due to cancer treatment and other illnesses. This is such a fabulously magnanimous gesture
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Over 40 of the Year 6-8 girls enjoyed a fabulous taster session on Wednesday 12 July 2017 for the new Modern Dance class that we will be running from September. Clare Connor, who will be teaching this, put them firmly through their paces with a high energy and excitingly choreographed taste for what to expect
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The Lower 6 Biology students enjoyed a stunning four days at the Slapton Ley Field Centre, near Kingsbridge over the weekend beginning Friday 30 June. Very fortunately, the trip coincided with some lovely weather so the girls could enjoy the sunshine whilst working hard on the ecology section of Topic 5 – ‘On the Wild
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The Upper 4 year group thoroughly enjoyed a very enlightening visit from Tim Bowler, author of over 20 books for teenagers and multiple award winner, including the prestigious Carnegie medal for River Boy. The visit was arranged for us and funded by the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival which is sponsored by The Maynard. Described by
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On Wednesday 28 June, forty of our Lower 6 and Lower 5 History students attended the Chalke Valley History Festival, described as the largest festival dedicated entirely to History in the UK. Certainly, for Mrs Wilks and Mr Tabb the absolute highlight was a truly inspirational talk on ‘Why is History Important’ by the award-winning
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For those looking for an exciting summer holiday project, may we point you in the direction of the Royal Geographical Society’s ‘Young Geographer of the Year’ competition. Using the theme of ‘place’, entrants should consider how their favourite place is shaped by local, national and global process. There is much more detail about the competition
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If you are looking for something to do for the rest of July and love songwriting then this might be for you! St Catharine’s College, Cambridge has recently launched ‘Stem in Song’, a nationwide competition for girls in school years 7-11 to write song lyrics about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The winning lyrics will
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We are delighted to be sponsoring the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, a five-day affair being held on Wednesday 13 – Sunday 17 September 2017. An enormous amount of authors are scheduled to talk at the Festival in addition to a number of workshops and fun activities for children. Highlights this year include, amongst others, Jeremy
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We wish Molly Batchelor (Lower 6) the best of luck for her performance with the BBC Proms Youth Choir at the opening night of the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall on Friday 14 July. To be singing at this level is quite an achievement and testimony to her talent. It is sure to
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