Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends It was a little quieter in the sixth form last week whilst Year 12 took part in their week of work experience. Although it was quieter for us, it was incredibly busy for them! They have been involved with a wide variety of roles...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends,   As I am writing this week’s blog the sun is shining and the sky is blue… let’s all hope the good weather remains for the upcoming bank holiday weekend! The warmer weather allows our students to make the most of the lovely...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, Monday 22nd April was Earth Day when we are encouraged to celebrate our remarkable planet and be reminded of the importance of environmental conservation and sustainability.  Students are investigating this further in the Thought...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I hope you had a lovely break; with many of us celebrating Easter, or Eid or Vaisakhi…..whatever you did, I hope you found some time to spend with family and friends to get out and about or even get some well-deserved rest over the...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends   The last full week of term was busy for sure.....here we go! Last Friday, the history and government and politics department put on a lunchtime workshop looking at the issue of nuclear weapons with an external guest speaker...

Dear Parents, Guardians, and FriendsAfter months of planning and rehearsal, it is show week. If you are reading this on Wednesday or Thursday, some tickets for The Holt School’s production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are still available at The Holt...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, Firstly, we’re travelling back in time last week (excuse the pun) as our Year 8 students enjoyed a theatre trip to see The Time Machine. Mr Adams told us about the trip: Year 8 students enjoyed a visit to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre...

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Friends,   With spring just around the corner, the school site is starting to bloom. We are fortunate to have beautiful grounds that the students really make the most of during the warmer months. KS3 gardening club are just getting...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends We are very fortunate at the Holt to have a full time, experienced and very enthusiastic careers lead. Her name is Mrs Hart and she has contributed to the blog this week by telling us all about the careers events she organises...

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends I hope you had a lovely half term break. It is incredible what a difference a week makes; driving into school on Monday, I no longer needed my full beams along those country roads. Even my drives home have not been so dark and...