The Holgate Academy

Congratulations to Shannon who is going to study physics at University of Nottingham

Good luck for the future

Jemma is extremely happy with her results and cannot wait to join Sheffield Hallam University this September.

Good luck for the future.

Harvey is really happy with all his results, especially his digital media and is now considering university options.

Tammie said "I'm buzzing with my results"

Tammie is now off to work in Buddleia Care Home

Bethany has achieved A in chemistry and A* in biology. She is now going to University of Warwick to study biochemistry.

Bethany said 'I am really, really happy with all of my results'.

Eve has achieved a distinction in law and is now off to Nottingham Trent University!

Congratulations and good luck from all at Holgate.

School's out for summer! 🌞
Thank you to all our amazing academy staff and students for a great academic year. We hope you have a well-deserved rest, and we look forward to seeing you in autumn term.

Years 7 and 11 return on 4 September 2024
All other year groups return on 5 September 2024

🎉 Exciting news 🎉 Aspiring Careers Ashfield, funded by Ashfield District Council, launched this week at The Holgate Academy.
Aspiring Careers Ashfield is a project dedicated to connecting nine local schools, including Holgate, with top career opportunities for students until 31 March 2025, and will focus on:
- Enhancing career services in schools
- Fostering strong ties with businesses and training providers
- Boosting students' job readiness and aspirations
Guest speakers at the launch event included experts from Ashfield District Council, East Midlands Chamber of Commerce, and Ideas4Careers.

On Friday 12 July 2024, year 10 and some year 12 students enjoyed another Speakers for Schools - East Midlands and East Anglia event. We welcomed several speakers including Head of Documentaries and Current Affairs at Multistory Media (part of ITV studios), Mike Blair. Mike shared his inspiring career journey from journalism to producing major documentaries. Students left with a deeper understanding of media careers and a list of must-watch TV shows.

We are thrilled to announce that The Holgate Academy has achieved the prestigious Artsmark Gold Award, a testament to our unwavering dedication to arts and culture in education. This accolade recognises our long-term commitment and the significant impact of arts education on our students and staff.

Read our recent news article to discover why the assessors were so impressed with our provision.

https://bit.ly/3SfALL8

This Friday experience our school show ‘SIX’

You can purchase tickets from the link below:
www.seaty.co.uk/holgatesixteenedition

See the history of Henry VIII’s wives in a whole new way.

By Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss

Our year 12 and 13 students will be showcasing their art and photography work this Thursday 18 July, 4-5.30pm at Hucknall Sixth Form Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend the exhibition - there's some high-caliber work on display so come along for an early evening event for the whole family 🎨.

Here are some of our past students' work to give you a flavour of what to expect. We hope to see you there!

🌈🎉 Our school is proud to support Just Like Us - a charity dedicated to helping young LGBTQ+ people. As part of June's pride month, our diversity prefects along with other members of our student and staff community, came together to celebrate diversity.

Big shoutout to our eight fantastic prefects and one enthusiastic year 10 student who stayed after school to bake delicious cookies and cakes, complete with sprinkles and pride wafers 🍪🎂

On 28 June, more prefects and some year 9 students joined in to wave the pride flag and sell their tasty treats. The support from across the academy was fabulous! Thank you to everyone for making this event a huge success! 🌈❤️

Not long to go until this year's school show "SIX TEEN"

You can purchase tickets from the link below:
www.seaty.co.uk/holgatesixteenedition

See the history of Henry VIII’s wives in a whole new way.

By Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss

Last week, our students took part in a mock school election where they could vote for one of five major UK political parties. Students examined the policies of each party during tutor time and showed great maturity throughout the process.

Find out more about this via our website:
https://www.holgate-ac.org.uk/school-election-highlights-student-engagement-with-democracy/

The ballot box has been open all day for our students to cast there vote on this year's election!

We will share the results tomorrow.

🎉 We are delighted to welcome families to our open evening on Tuesday 24 September 2024. 🎉 Come and discover why Holgate continues to be a great choice for secondary education with opportunity to hear from our inspiring principal, Mr Henry Diamond.

https://bit.ly/3RUrrfz

Year 6 open evening Discover more about The Holgate Academy at our open evening.

We are delighted to announce this year's school show "SIX TEEN"

You can purchase tickets from the link below:
www.seaty.co.uk/holgatesixteenedition

See the history of Henry VIII’s wives in a whole new way.

By Toby Marlow & Lucy Moss

We look forward to welcoming year 10 parents to the academy tonight from 5pm to discuss how to ensure every child is given the chance to succeed.

https://www.holgate-ac.org.uk/

Exciting opportunity for students in years 7-11! Learn valuable skills and be a part of positive change in your community. Successful participants will receive a £25 Amazon gift card and have a chance to win £100.

Visit the link below to find out more:

https://lifeskillseducation.co.uk/yab-application/

Exploring future education options: Nottingham College visits Holgate.

Just before half term, we had the pleasure of welcoming Nottingham College to The Holgate Academy. They came to share valuable insights about A levels, T levels, and apprenticeships with our year 10 students. This visit was a fantastic opportunity for our students to learn more about their options for further education.

Read more by following the link below:
https://www.holgate-ac.org.uk/exploring-future-education-options-nottingham-college-visits-holgate/

It was great to have The British Army visit and talk to our young people about future careers.

Read more by clicking the link below:
https://www.holgate-ac.org.uk/our-year-10-students-being-inspired-by-the-army/

Great to see our year 10 students working with Motus Commercials today! They learnt about apprenticeships in vehicle repairs and sales, explored a large HGV truck, changed its lights, and saw the engine. It was awesome to see them so engaged on careers day!

Read more by clicking below:
https://www.holgate-ac.org.uk/motus-commercials-inspiring-students-into-apprenticeships/