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...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends It is that time of year again when Spring is almost springing, the mornings are slightly lighter……….and Year 7 head to Rushall Farm for their annual trip to support the content they are learning in Geography lessons …………and of...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I hope you all had a restful half term.  It is just under 6 weeks until the Easter holidays. Just before the half term break, we marked Apprenticeship Week with speakers at lunchtime from different business sectors and Mrs Hart...

Dear parents, guardians and friends It is often said that each of us only has one chance at education, and there is much truth in that. For this reason, we encourage our students to make the most of every opportunity that comes their way. On the other hand, life is...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends  I can say without a doubt that I learn something new in my job every single day, and I can attribute much of that to the speakers we invite into school. We are grateful to have the support of members of our local community as well...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, I recently observed a Philosophy of Religion lesson where Year 9 students were reflecting on their new year’s resolutions.  Some students shared personal goals, others discussed family challenges e.g. ‘Veganuary’ whilst others had...

  Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I am fortunate that one of my roles as Assistant Teacher at The Holt is the responsibility for Initial Teacher Training ( ITT) and Early Career Teachers (ECTs) , this week I have been involved in a flurry of activities...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Last week was a nice, gentle start to the new term with only a three day week. Whilst I’m sure, we could all get used to these, we still managed to pack in lots! The Year 11 of course, have been studying hard and started their PPEs...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Happy New Year! For most of my adult life I have worked in schools, so the year is neatly split in to three terms and six half terms. After a long Autumn term of 16 weeks….it feels like we are nearly on the home straight to February...