Helen Holt (Credit: Bolton School Girls’ Division)

Helen Holt has been appointed as head of Bolton School’s Junior Girls’ School, also called Hesketh House. For a number of years Holt has been the deputy head.

Holt has worked in Education for more than 30 years after studying at Homerton College, Cambridge for a B.Ed degree with music as a main study.

The Junior Girls’ School she now leads is part of Bolton School’s primary division, which comprises a nursery, pre-school class, infant school, boys’ junior school and girls’ junior school, and of the wider Bolton School Foundation, which includes girls’ and boys’ senior schools and educates pupils up to 18 years of age.

Holt said: “In my previous role as deputy, I worked to combine a strong sense of tradition in teaching and learning with educational research and innovation, educating girls with the skills they need for school, life and work today: communication, collaboration and critical thinking.

“I am particularly proud of our work to develop character through our Hesketh Habits in every aspect of school life, to create a rich and stimulating education for our pupils.

“Our character education initiative provides pupils with a holistic learning experience, preparing them for the challenges of rapidly evolving technology and future work. This is creating a positive impact on pupils’ personal and academic growth.

“I look forward to continuing to develop a creative approach to teaching and learning where, alongside the teaching of subject knowledge, we promote curiosity, creativity and problem solving as the building blocks of our curriculum.

“It’s exciting to lead our forward-thinking school at such a pivotal point in the ever-evolving educational landscape. We are in the pilot stages of developing a creative learning digital portfolio for every pupil in school, which is already being enthusiastically embraced by pupils and parents alike.”