Head’s Blog

I feel like I’ve been on weather watch for the past seven days with open morning and school photos on the agenda. A big thank you to parents for your support of these recent events, in particular open morning. It […]

Week two of the term is almost over and we’re really getting up to speed in what is always our busiest term! A thank you in advance to those of you who have offered to help at Open morning tomorrow, […]

Despite the rain on Wednesday there were many huge grins to be seen at the start of the school day and the new term; although I will note they were mostly from parents!   It has been wonderful to welcome pupils […]

The staff at Hollygirt have had a wonderful morning celebrating with pupils as they collected their exam results this morning. It was a joy to see the excitement and relief among the pupils, and many parents, and their gratefulness towards […]

A huge congratulations today to our one-off cohort of Sixth Form pupils who received their A Level results today. 3 letters in an email are the tiniest tip of the iceberg which involves hours of study and effort, not just […]

And so, the Summer officially starts! It’s been a wonderful year at Hollygirt with plenty to celebrate and I am immensely pleased to have been able to share that with pupils this morning during assemblies in both the Senior and […]

With a little over a week left to go, it really does feel like the end of the summer term, the biggest indicator being those celebratory events. Midweek, we had the Arts, Food and Craft fair, a wonderful showcase of […]

Once the weather reaches 28C over three consecutive days, a heatwave is declared. In practice it feels like the entire days are spent desperately trying not to say, “It’s too hot!”. While that has been the refrain around school, I […]

This week I have been getting to grips with different perspectives; I didn’t intend that to be the theme of my week, but that’s how it evolved.   On Monday, the Senior School assembly focused on volunteering and the good one person […]

I always look forward to Fridays, although not the reasons you might think! My Friday habit is to walk to school (yes, even this morning in the rain), I look forward to this each week as I treat myself to […]

My week started with a very difficult task, one that demonstrates both the privilege, and the challenges of being a Head. Last week I selected the 25/26 prefect team, a huge congratulations should go to those who were successful and […]

Let me begin by thanking those parents and pupils who supported the school at Open morning last Saturday; having current parents present to tell their child’s story is a really powerful tool. The pupils who offered tours and classroom experiences […]