Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends As we reach the midpoint of the school year, I wanted to bring you up to date all things Holt, and to look forward to the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Aiming highLast year we were fortunate to collaborate with The...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Our new student leadership team have really got stuck into their roles and last week they led an impressive bake sale to raise money for breast cancer charity “Sakoon”.Raising an impressive £224.93, the students really enjoyed...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends   This week we are looking at Apprenticeships in preparation for National Apprenticeship Week 10th-17th February.   Mrs Hart and Miss Johnson who make up the careers team in school have organised some events to support...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Last week, I received an email from the Sixth Form Team that had been forwarded to the school by an ex-student. She was seeking some information needed to join the Geological Association in Canada. After looking up the letters after...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, I have the pleasure of delivering our assemblies this week all on the theme of AI. Last year when I delivered an assembly on the same topic, our knowledge and use of AI was very different than it is today. That is why we have...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Happy New Year!  We hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas holidays and had the opportunity to spend valuable time relaxing with family and friends. It’s always great to hear about what our students have been up to when we welcome them...

Dear parents, carers and friends It falls to me to write the last blog of 2024. I cast my mind back to the summer when we waved farewell to some of our older students after a rich and rewarding time at The Holt, and to September which saw us welcome a large number of...

Dear Parents/Guardians and Friends As we roll into the last two weeks of term, school had definitely taken on a Christmassy feel…….. On Friday, we held one of our annual highlights of the House calendar- The Christmas fair….. Weeks of planning for sure and a great...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends   Our Christmas festivities start this week.  The trees are up…Mrs Martin’s students set one in reception and Tracey Phillips sorted the tree in the main hall – it is amazing!On Monday Miss Vockins, Mr Turner and Mr Wong took a...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, ‘What links a flow within the hydrological cycle and a coffee press?’   was one of the questions asked at the Geographical Association World Wise Quiz which took place at Reading School on Monday.  The geography department entered...