Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends In this week’s blog, I will give you a quick round up of what’s been happening as we approach the half term break and then give you some reminders about what lies beyond. It is always busy at The Holt but, as GCSE and A level...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, It certainly feels a lot quieter around the school as I write this from my office in the sixth form centre, as we said farewell to Year 13 and Year 11 last week to start their public exams.Year 11 had their final day last Thursday...

Dear Parents Guardians and Friends, I  hope you had a wonderful weekend. The sunshine on Sunday and the additional bank holiday were a great opportunity to reenergise ready for the busy term ahead. We say goodbye to Year 11 and  13 this week, as they commence study...

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Friends I hope that you all enjoyed the first of our three Bank Holidays this month. It was certainly nice to have some sunshine at last. It is at this time of year that we are reminded how lucky we are to have so many flowerbeds, trees,...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Firstly, I would like to wish a happy Eid Mubarak last Friday, to all our Muslim families and friends.I hope you had a wonderful day and spent some quality time with your loved ones. Last week, we settled into the first week back of...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I hope you all had a relaxing Easter break.  It was good to welcome students back on Monday to a six week half term (two full weeks…..two shorter weeks (Bank Holidays)…followed by two full weeks).  However, Year 11 have...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends As March draws to a close, it really feels as if spring is bursting forth. At this time of year, rather than being woken by my alarm clock, I begin to stir with the birds’ dawn chorus each morning. One sign of the brightening year...

Dear Parents/Guardians and Friends After three hugely successful performances of ‘The 39 Steps’, we want to say another congratulations to all of the cast and crew. It was a brilliant production, and it was non-stop laughter from the audiences. There are so many hours...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, Last night the curtain lifted for the opening performance of ‘The 39 steps.’ The whole cast and crew had an amazing opening night; Everyone involved delivered a truly professional performance worthy of the west end!  Earlier on in...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends As an avid reader, it is sometimes difficult to decide which book to read next, The Holt Staff Reading Challenge is helping with this - the book I am currently reading I chose because it has one word title!  It is Labyrinth by Kate...