Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Welcome back to the summer term at The Holt. I hope everyone had an enjoyable break and that our students are feeling recharged for the summer term ahead.I would like to begin this term by looking back at some of the wonderful...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Over the course of this academic year, various members of the school’s Senior Leadership Team have kept you up-to-date with events at school via this Blog. This week I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a little bit...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends This week I have been ‘testing the temperature’, this involves observing different areas of the school throughout the day, visiting clubs and getting a general feel for the school environment. When I heard the Government...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends As I write, we are enjoying some unseasonably warm weather. This dry sunny spell means our students are once again allowed to use the school fields at break at lunchtime. It is lovely to see them picnicking with friends and enjoying...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends This week has indeed been a “busy news week” with regards trips and events. It is lovely to see these activities up and running again after such a long break! Last week, our Year 7 students were able to take part in the annual visit...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I hope your week is going smoothly – feels like anything is good compared to the misery and suffering the people of Ukraine are enduring. Last week, the history department created an informative presentation on the background to the...

The Big Clear Up! Welcome back to everyone after an enforced extended half term – which did leave our wonderful site team with some clearing up to do…Whilst the decision to close the school was difficult, it certainly proved to be the correct one as the day unfolded,...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, With the final week of this half term almost coming to a close, the events and activities at The Holt are still in full swing. Our Year 10 and 11 drama students had a theatre company called Paper Birds deliver a workshop in...

Dear Parent, Guardians and Friends, Spring is in the air… it has been lovely to see the daffodils blooming, blue sky above and our students having such a lovely time both within our school grounds and out and about in the community. Last week, our Year 10 spinners...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Can you design and build a structure to protect 3 digestive biscuits from the force of a weight dropped from a height out of only paper and glue? That was the design challenge set for our Year 8 students on Technology Day on Monday....