Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, The countdown to the Christmas holidays has officially started…  On the of December many students are excited to open the first door on their advent calendars, many students have already decorated Christmas trees or spent time...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Last week on Tuesday 15th November, the global population reached 8 billion. Since I started teaching an extra 2.5 billion people now live on the planet (an extra 1 billion since our current Year 7s were born!). This very...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Last week, Miss Howard, our head of history, led Remembrance assemblies to all year groups. On Friday 11th November, it was our honour to once again hold a Remembrance service to mark the actual day World War One ended, at 11am on...

Dear Parent/Guardian and Friends It has been a quiet week at school. Year 13 students are sitting their PPEs enabling them to consolidate their Year 12 content and exam technique and for some, they are also hoping to boost their UCAS predicted grades before applying...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends It is such a privilege to be part of a learning community such as The Holt. Aiming high is part of what we do, and we want our students and staff to experience the thrill of broadening perspective and deepening understanding...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends The school buildings and IT system are unlikely to be top of the list of things your children tell you about after a day at school.  I know, you are lucky to get much out of them at all!  Therefore, I thought I would use this Blog...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends,  With October half term in sight, our range of school events continues!  Last week, Year 7 took part in workshops from Soulscape called FUSE about friendships and what it means to be a part of a community. This workshop looked at...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, We are now four weeks into the Autumn Term and the time has certainly sped by - the weather is definitely getting cooler, and we are all settling into the routines of school life at The Holt. Everyone has been through their...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends As September draws to a close, the autumn calendar of events is getting started at The Holt. This week, students are preparing for our annual Harvest Festival. This involves collecting donations, preparing assemblies and making sure...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Like many of you on Monday, I watched the Queen’s funeral with a real sense of pride that the world’s focus was on our British tradition of outstanding pomp and ceremony to honour Her late Majesty the Queen. It was a truly historic...