School News

We were truly fortunate to host the incredible Anna McNuff, explorer extraordinaire, for a fascinating and inspirational talk about her intrepid adventures to date. As a former GB rower who made the bold decision to give it all up on the basis that it wasn’t for her (even though her parents were Olympians) and then

Congratulations to Ellie in Lower 4 (Year 8) who has been selected to represent Great Britain in the Children on Horses squad for the Youth Nations Cup being held in Opglabbeek, Belgium. This will be Ellie’s second outing wearing the Union Flag and we wish her the very best of luck! Here at The Maynard,

The Junior School and Pre-Prep have raised a staggering £1444.33 from their sponsored skip-a-thon and received a visit from Kerry, the NSPCC respresentative, on Thursday 21 March 2019 to pass on the charity’s enormous gratitude for the donation. Kerry explained to the girls that this will be enough to train a new member of staff who

The Junior School and Pre-Prep have raised a staggering £1444.33 from their sponsored skip-a-thon and received a visit from Kerry, the NSPCC respresentative, on Thursday 21 March 2019 to pass on the charity’s enormous gratitude for the donation. Kerry explained to the girls that this will be enough to train a new member of staff who

As part of our Wellbeing and PSHE programme, the entire Lower 4 (Year 8) have been learning about mindfulness through a series of yoga classes this term in order to help them learn the necessary strategies to deal with the pressures and stresses of teenage life, especially during exam periods.  Furthermore, the sessions have really

Following their numerous Bee Week activities the Pre-Prep girls received a lovely surprise in the post recently with confirmation of their very own adopted beehive, together with some delicious honey! The hive is located in the spring at the Perthshire fruit farms and is relocated in late summer each year to the higher moorlands where

We are delighted to have met every single standard with no action points to follow up on and no improvements necessary.  Following the Regulatory Compliance Inspection in February 2019 by the Independent School Inspectorate (ISI – the Ofsted equivalent for independent schools), we are delighted to have met every single standard set by the Department for Education

The School Hall looked resplendent, complete even with a real-life mermaid, for another of our ever-popular Discovery Mornings on Saturday 7 March 2019. We welcomed over 80 guests aged from Pre-Prep through to Year 6 for a host of sea-themed activities. The girls enjoyed an array of arts and crafts, Forest School and the added

The three night run of the Senior School production of Brecht’s ‘Caucasian Chalk Circle’ on 6-8 March 2019 has been hailed another almighty success for our thriving Drama Department.  The stark scenery, the intimate seating, the sound, lighting and costumes all perfectly reflected the ghastly war era and the sad story of Brecht’s ‘Grusha’, the