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...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Welcome to the last SLT blog of 2022! As I write, our school site is still sparkling with frost and a light dusting of snow, and this may well have added to a certain festive feeling about the place… Despite the chill, we have been...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends,    The best part about being a Head of Sixth form is seeing students start a new chapter of their journey into A-levels from the first taster day in Year 10, all the way through to when Year 13 return to collect their certificates...

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...