Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I think I may have mentioned last year that January frequently heads the list of people’s least favourite month according to many polls. It certainly brings its share of challenges in its frosty air and under dark skies, but at The...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends Mrs Kennedy and I always like to start the new term by leading the first assembly. This term our theme was kindness, in line with our school strap line of Be kind, Aim high, Work hard. We talked about what kindness is, what it can...

Dear Parent, Guardians and Friends Welcome to the Spring term! Last week we carried out lateral flow testing for all year groups over two days. The turnout rate was approximately 70% across the year groups so thank you for encouraging your daughter/son to attend. We...

Please find the latest blog post created by Sian Lehrter, School Business Director linked below: Christmas SLT Blog Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at The Holt School!

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, There has definitely been a theme of celebration at The Holt this week. As we are now approaching a festive time of year, there are many events we can look forward to. Every family and group of friends have their own unique way to...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends. The winter season is upon us… I am not a fan of the cold weather and count the days until the light evenings and sunshine return however I do enjoy the sight of a frosty winter morning and blue skies above. This is traditionally a...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends COP26 finished early last week after two weeks of intense negotiation with a ‘global agreement to accelerate action on climate’ nearly 200 countries agreed to work together to keep the target of 1.5C alive. It is a massive challenge...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends As ever, there is so much going on that we would like to share with you. Last Wednesday evening, our GCSE music students put on a concert that was attended by Mrs Pearce and Mrs Kennedy along with many parents. It was a wonderful...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends We are eagerly following the daily reports of the COP26 summit here at The Holt, and hot on the heels of last Friday’s Education Day, the geography department plan to roll out the resources, videos and discussion points with their...

Dear parents, guardians and friends, Good news - Covid numbers are right down to just 10 students and 1 teacher. Half term provided a timely ‘fire break’. We are looking forward to returning to face-to-face assemblies and mixed extra-curricular clubs from next week....