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...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I hope you all made some good memories over the summer holidays…I loved the ‘new look’ dry and hot British summer. It was the first time, ever, that I have been camping for a week without rain – it was fabulous. Today the weather...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I am very grateful to Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Pearce for letting me take over the first Blog of the new school year.  I have asked for this opportunity as I want to express how proud the governing body is of the results our students...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends And so, we are reaching the end of our first “normal” school year since Covid-19 made its presence known amongst us. For the students in our younger year groups, this has meant a first taste of some of our Holt traditions. Prime...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends A fabulously busy week once again at The Holt, leads to a superb opportunity for another photofest….. Whilst the rest of the school was taking part in activities week last week, the Year 10s were joining the workforce as they took...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends As of last week we now have a new addition to the annual Holt School calendar – Activities Week. The aim of the week is to give Key Stage 3 students opportunities to try out new experiences that in a small way opens their worlds a...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends The summer term is a crucial time of year for our Year 10 students taking coursework subjects as a lot of preparation needs to happen before they complete this in Year 11. One of these subjects is Geography where they complete...

Dear Parents/Guardians and Friends It is so lovely to at last have some warm and sunny weather. It definitely makes us all feel summery as we look forward to some of the fantastic events that are happening this half term. One of the most anticipated of these is The...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, I hope you all had a wonderful Platinum Jubilee long weekend. Whether you were watching the celebrations, enjoying a street party or taking the opportunity to put your feel up and relax, I am sure we all agree the four-day extended...