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Senior Reflections

Senior Reflections Week 14 2024

Dear parents,

Happy New Year! It has been a joy to welcome your children back to school after the holiday, and I hope that they have had a good first few days with their friends at school. I hope, also that you had a fabulous break, despite the rather gloomy weather.

The Upper Fifth have started the term with the first of their trial GCSE exams, and there is no doubt that they are showing great commitment in their endeavours in the exam hall. We know that they will have prepared hard over the Christmas break, and I hope that those of you with U5 formers in the family are feeling positive and that your daughters and sons have been happy with their assessments so far. We wish them well with their exams.

Staff changes

We have welcomed Mrs Jade Seaton-Burn back to school following her maternity leave this week. We are very pleased to have her back in the biology department. We also welcome a new colleague, Mrs Catherine Bending, who joins us to teach maths part-time. Mr Ben Masters will be teaching temporarily in the English department for the next few weeks, covering for staff absences. We wish them all well as they settle into the routine of school and the new term gets underway.

Pastoral restructure

As a result of the pastoral restructure, which will be fully implemented in September, this is a reminder that we appointed colleagues for the new posts of heads of year and heads of the new houses (five of them) last term. Just to remind you, these are the colleagues who will be taking on these roles in September. We will be sharing more with you about the new houses and the way in which you will communicate with the heads of year, form tutors, and heads of section in the coming two terms.

Head of Year (3F) Mrs Helen Sail
Head of Year (4F)   Mr Ed Seaton-Burn
Head of Year (L5) Dr Gary Robb  
Head of Year (M5) Mrs Kat Ridler-Murray  
Head of Year (U5) Mr Dan Trim  
Head of Year (L6)   Ms Steph Trica  
Head of Year (U6)   Mrs AJ Culley  
Head of House 1 Miss Emily Horn  
Head of House 2   Mr Richard Baker  
Head of House 3   Mr Rob Charters  
Head of House 4   Mrs Mel Sheehan  
Head of House 5   Dr Matt Commin  

Hockey season

This weekend, the hockey season starts for boys, with fixtures both at home and away against Blundell’s School. We wish all the teams every success, and I hope to see some of you on the side-lines.

Have a lovely weekend.

Artist of the moment

The art department regularly recognises the achievements of individual pupils in the senior school through the award of the title, ‘Artist of the Moment’. Entries cover a wide range of disciplines, including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation and mixed media.

Sophie in the Lower Fifth inspired by the mixed media work of Lucy Jones. Sophie has produced this intricate and dynamic collage of her chosen ‘forgotten place’. Excellent work Sophie!

Senior School News

Senior Sport News

Do you have an eye for marketing and keeping up with the latest social media trends?

We are hiring a 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 to commence in July 2025. Applicants should have proven experience in digital marketing and be proficient in digital analysing platforms and analytical tools.

If you, or someone you know could be a great fit for this role, please visit the link in our bio to find out more. 👆

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We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time events officer to join our school from August 2025. ✨

If you have experience planning and delivering external-facing events and would be keen to find out more, please visit the link in our bio.👆

#jobvacancy #hiringalert #eventsofficer

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See the school in action at our whole school open morning on Tuesday 17 June from 9am.

You will be able to hear from our Head, Ms Simpson, and have the opportunity to visit the junior and/or senior schools.

To find out more information and to register, please visit the link in our bio. 
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#whatsonwednesday #exeterschools #schoolofgreatcharacter #openmorning #schoolopenevent #togetherwe

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Roman invaders in the junior school! Form One's much anticipated Roman Day included a visit from Gluteus Maximus to teach them how to be legionaries of the Roman Empire. 🏛️

Pupils learnt how to fight like a Roman soldier and took part in a whole day of themed activities; it will definitely be a day they remember for a long time to come.

#exeterschools #schoolofgreatcharacter #romanday #isca #romansoldier

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Lottie and Thea, in Middle Fifth, have been Exeter School pupils since Form One. 

Take a look at our YouTube channel (link in bio👆) to hear about their involvement in cricket, their recent tour to Sri Lanka as part of the Devon U15s, and their hopes for the future. We can't wait to follow their progress! 🤩

#exeterschools #schoolofgreatcharacter #crickettour @devonwomenofficial #srilanka #devoncricketsrilankatour #devoncricket #girlsinsport

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𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲! 📅 Our summer fete is fast approaching on Saturday 7 June, 1-4pm

The junior school are gratefully accepting donations for their bottle tombola (please drop any bottles to the bursary) while senior school pupils are invited to bring donations for hampers to the Head's Reception before Wednesday 4 June.

We would love to see you there!

For more information, please visit the link in our bio👆

#WhatsOnWednesday #summerfete #exeterschools #familysociety #summerevents

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A final cricket match for a super group of boys. The U5 boys teamed up to represent the 3rd XI in one last game together before their GCSEs start. Great fun and a tasty spread put together by the boys…the scotch eggs in particular! 🏏☀️ #upperfifth #cricket #exeterschoolsport #exeterschool #friendship

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A final gala of the year against Taunton School on the 29th April. A great gala and some superb performances to conclude a memorable year of school swimming. A special mention for our U6th swimmers who have been stalwarts of the swim team for so long @exeterschooluk #swimming #swimfast #exeterschoolsport #exeterschool #schoolofgreatcharacter

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Nearly 40 @exeterschooluk pupils from 3F up to M5 competed at the Exeter Schools Athletics Trials last week. It was great to see so many pupils competing in a range of events. There were some notable performances and we await the news of those who that have qualified for the next round - the Exeter v East Devon Schools Athletics Trials on 22nd May #athletics #runjumpthrow #exeterschoolsport #exeterschool #schoolofgreatcharacter

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Great to get the cricket season started. Well done to the 1st XI who won their National School’s cup match by 31 runs this evening. @exeterschooluk #cricket #exeterschoolsport #schoolofgreatcharacter

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Mason cup winners 2025 🏆 @exeterschooluk @exeterchiefsacademy @exetercitywomensfc #winners #commited #rolemodels

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