The Holgate Academy

On Wednesday, we held our first extra support transition session. These sessions are designed for year 6 students identified by their primary schools as needing additional support, helping them feel confident and prepared for the move to secondary school in September.

As part of these sessions, students take part in cooking lessons where they create bread animals, while also getting to know key staff members and future classmates in a relaxed and supportive environment. 🍞🐢

The activities are designed to build familiarity, ease anxieties, and ensure a smooth and positive start to their secondary school journey.

Well done to the year 6 students who attended yesterday and thank you to our three sixth form students who attended the sessions to provide extra support! Also, a massive thank you to OT Fundraisers for donating all the ingredients for these sessions—your support has been greatly appreciated.🙌

We are looking forward to hosting more sessions over the coming weeks. 😀

Last Thursday, a group of our year 7 students attended a history trip to the Theatre Royal in Nottingham to see Horrible Histories, followed by a visit to the Lace Market and Market Square. 🎦

The trip was incredibly worthwhile for our students and has helped them prepare for their year 8 studies, when they will be learning about the Tudor period and the Industrial Revolution.👑

All students were extremely well behaved and were a credit to Holgate. 🙌

Read our full news story here 👇
https://www.holgate-ac.org.uk/year-7-students-enjoy-educational-history-trip-to-the-theatre-royal/

🌟 Today, we’re shining a spotlight on Harry, who recently completed his work experience placement with The Compleat Food Group. 🙏

Read all about Harry’s experience, the skills he developed, and what he enjoyed most during his time with the company 👇

https://www.holgate-ac.org.uk/harrys-work-experience-placement-with-compleat-food-group/

Last week, a large group of our year 8 students visited the National Justice Museum. It was a great opportunity for them to learn about the past and present justice system through a range of engaging, interactive activities. 👨‍⚖️

The trip was a great success, and all of the students were an absolute credit to the school. Their behaviour was exemplary, and they embraced every opportunity to participate in the interactive sessions with enthusiasm and maturity. 🙌

Read our full news story here 👉 https://www.holgate-ac.org.uk/year-8-explore-the-justice-system-at-the-national-justice-museum/

A huge thank you to Aspbury Planning & Heritage Ltd for their generous donation of computer screens to Holgate.

These screens will be used in our photography and art computer room, enhancing learning opportunities and helping students develop their creative and digital skills.

We are incredibly grateful for the continued support of local businesses like Aspbury Planning & Heritage Ltd. Their generosity makes a real difference to our students' educational experience.

Today, we were delighted to welcome Matthew Saxton from E.ON to deliver a careers presentation to our year 12 students during their timetabled careers session.

Matthew spoke about his own career journey at E.ON, as well as the opportunities available within the company.

A huge thank you to Matthew for delivering such an engaging and informative presentation. Our students found it extremely useful and insightful. 🙏

Last Thursday, three of our anti-bullying ambassadors — Teagan and Isaac from year 9, and Finley from year 7 — delivered an assembly on Pride to our year 8 students. 🌈

Throughout the assembly, they demonstrated excellent public speaking, courage, organisational skills, and community spirit, promoting inclusion, diversity, and British values.

The assembly focused on explaining the significance of Pride Month, including an exploration of the 2026 Rainbow Map, national statistics, and key events.

Congratulations to our three students for delivering an excellent and engaging assembly. Well done also to our year 8 students, who behaved impeccably throughout. 🙌

🎓 Class of 2026 🎓

Today, we celebrated our wonderful year 11 students at their leavers' assembly.
We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them, particularly for the resilience, determination, and maturity they have shown throughout the examination period.

As they begin the next chapter of their journey, we wish them every success and happiness for the future. We can't wait to see all that they achieve and the exciting opportunities that lie ahead.

Good luck, class of 2026 – your future is bright!🍀☀

Prior to the half term, our year 7 and year 8 rounders teams took part in a home fixture against Outwood Academy Kirkby.🏏

It was fantastic to see our teams in action in their first rounders fixture of the season, with an impressive 25 girls representing the school.

Both matches were played with great enthusiasm, determination and team spirit, and it was wonderful to see the players growing in confidence throughout the innings.

The year 8 team showcased excellent batting and fielding skills, as well as some clever tactical play, securing a well-deserved victory. The year 7 team also gave a brilliant performance, demonstrating resilience, teamwork and a positive attitude throughout the match, with Outwood Academy Kirkby narrowly coming out on top.

It was also fantastic to see so many students cheering on and supporting their peers from the sidelines. 📣

A huge well done to everyone who took part – you represented the school brilliantly, and we are incredibly proud of your efforts! 🙌