Helen Holt

Head of Bolton School Junior Girls passionate about oracy, creativity and music in schools.

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

The development of oracy skills has had huge impact @BSPDJnrGirls Working with a fantastic team of staff we have placed oracy at the heart of the curriculum to see our girls grow into confident, articulate young women @GSAUK

[Oracy Cambridge @OracyCambridge]

"Oracy isn’t a bolt-on. It's at the core of everything we do"

😍 NEW BLOG - OUR FIRST OF 2022! 😍

A guest post by Helen Holt (@hrholti), Deputy Head
@BoltonSchoolJnrGirls

Oracy for All? One school’s approach to integrating oracy across the curriculum

https://t.co/AIPKAxTKlW

[Oracy Cambridge @OracyCambridge]

Great to see the momentum building for government action on oracy.

[BoltonSchoolJnrGirls @BSPDJnrGirls]

What a way to open up the Year 6 #charity day! Our amazing Cheer Dancers performed a fabulous dance 💃 before the stalls started! Thanks you for an incredible performance 👏

[BoltonSchoolJnrGirls @BSPDJnrGirls]

Wonderful snippets of sound from our rehearsal yesterday. We can’t wait to share our Summer Concert this afternoon and evening.🎶

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

@_NaomiLord @BoltonSch Loved it! Captivating from start to finish ❄️

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

I loved every second of your routines- fantastic team work on display and some expert coaching from Miss Gent and Mrs Bass #collaboration

[BoltonSchoolJnrGirls @BSPDJnrGirls]

As part of House morning, Ullswater took part in an all star Cheerleading session. They focussed on level 1 stunts, jumps and dance. Well done girls for your brilliant collaboration and teamwork! @BSPDJnrGirls

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

This is a hugely exciting development @BSPDJnrGirls
It was fantastic to see how much you enjoyed the process. I can’t wait to see how your portfolios develop through the year.@rethinkassessmt

[BoltonSchoolJnrGirls @BSPDJnrGirls]

Launch day of our digital portfolios at Hesketh House. We’ve begun the process of creating a document showcasing skills, personality and identity…an individual account of the strengths of all our pupils @LucasLearn @rethinkassessmt @_NaomiLord #BoltonCharacter #BSPDJnrGirls

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

Fantastic mindful art girls - I loved the gift boxes! #creativity

[BoltonSchoolJnrGirls @BSPDJnrGirls]

In our House Day today, Rydal were delighted to work with visiting artist, Val Maden, making cards from hand-made paper with uplifting messages, folding beautiful little gift boxes and chatterboxes and drawing mindful zentangle patterns. 💖

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

Our visitors loved our creative approach to teaching and learning #BSOM24

[BoltonSchoolJnrGirls @BSPDJnrGirls]

Come and find out all about rainforests in Year 5 at Open Morning today! #BSOM2024

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

Lovely to welcome so many new families to Hesketh House today #BSOM24

[BoltonSchoolJnrGirls @BSPDJnrGirls]

We can’t to wait to welcome you to our Open Morning today. There’s so much to see! Our Year 6 Ambassadors are ready to take you on a tour of our wonderful school #BSOM24

[Brian Moses @moses_brian]

BOOK GIVEAWAY: Out of the 50 or so anthologies that I've compiled, this is my absolute favourite. I found a spare copy that's looking for a good home. Follow, repost or both to be in with a chance of winning a signed copy. Ends Midnight Saturday 12th

[Simon Smith @smithsmm]

This is marvellous.

“King Alfred and the Ice Coffin” by #KevinCrossleyHolland and stunning illustrated @chrisriddell50. It’s a wonderful story about Alfred and how he valued the power of story, it’s also a thrilling adventure.
Absolutely top drawer! #PicturebookPage

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

Lots of excited girls discovering more about architecture. There were some brilliant questions!

[BoltonSchoolJnrGirls @BSPDJnrGirls]

Meet the Architect! Year 4 STEM club had lots of questions to ask an architect and we were inspired having looked at photos and models of his work. #STEM

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

Wonderful! I’m definitely coming to your next lesson!

[BoltonSchoolJnrGirls @BSPDJnrGirls]

Year 5 are learning how to mosaic. They are cutting ceramic tiles to create their own designs based on initial pencil studies of the toucan - a beautiful species of bird found in the Amazon rainforest. Lots of resilience required, but they have made a great start!

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

Brilliant work girls!

[BoltonSchoolJnrGirls @BSPDJnrGirls]

Y4/5 STEM club were investigating today how they could step through a piece of paper. Great investigative skills, girls! #BSPDJnrGirls #BoltonCuriosity

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

Absolutely love this @hannahleking beautiful story and melody - perfect for @BSPDJnrGirls who love 🎶

[Choral Music Publishing @ChoralMusicPub]

🎄 What do spiders have to do with Christmas?
🕸️ Composer @hannahleking introduces her piece, 'The Spider's Gift,' which tells the story of the origins of tinsel. Available to buy from CMP on Monday 16th September. Stay tuned for more updates! #NewMusic #TheSpidersGift

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

Absolutely thrilled to have won a copy of this book. Thanks @rosBIGWRITING for sending!

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

@rosBIGWRITING @msybibi @MrAllington Just brilliant! Thank you 😊

[Bolton School @BoltonSch]

We are hiring! We are currently looking for a Head of Boys’ Junior School on a permanent basis.

Please click here to apply: https://t.co/eUWDqJ8H4S
#hiring #boltonjobs #recruitment

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

What a fantastic opportunity for young singers! 🎶

[Helen Holt @hrholti]

@rosBIGWRITING @mrs_brisk