Wine Tasting
Wine Tasting The Association is holding wine tasting evening at Hitchin Boys’ School on Saturday 12th October 2024. Full details and tickets available from here
Barbecue Cancelled
The Founders Barbecue and Cricket match on Friday 28th June are cancelled owing to lack of people wishing to attend.
Cricket Match and Barbecue
There will be a Former Students’ cricket match on Founders Day 28th June 2024, starting at 4.00pm. We shall have a barbecue and pay bar available and you can take part in one of the tours of the school to Read More …
Educational Background
Dan O’BrienIn addition to Hitchin Boys’ School, I also attended Charterhouse before entering the sixth form (1989-1992) and was one of the Hitchin Boys’ School cohort who attended Eton College Universities’ Summer School in 1993 – under the auspices of Read More …
Dan O’Brien
Dan O’Brien About Having qualified as a teacher in the UK and worked in a number of schools internationally, I am experienced in teaching Mathematics, Science and ICT – mainly at secondary level but including all school phases. Alongside my Read More …
Gavin Bowyer
Gavin BowyerI graduated from the University of London in 1969 with a BSc in Geology and I spent over 40 years in the worldwide mineral industry in the exploration for and evaluation of metalliferous, energy and industrial mineral deposits.
Sail Training
Peter BrandAn important area of education that is often given too little attention by schools is extra-curricular. My own personal development benefited particularly from involvement in music, scouts, and sailing. Of these, the one I’ve been inspired to pay forward Read More …
Imperial College
Peter BrandI did an MSc in Petroleum Engineering in 1985 after I had been working for 6 years. My employer sponsored me to do the degree, but due to a sharp downturn in the industry did not immediately offer me Read More …
About me
Derek WheelerMBE 2008
Education and colleges
Derek WheelerNewland Park College of Education Cert Ed. 1963-66 College of Preceptors Associateship 1968 Primary teacher 1966-1971 Hitchin Secondary Technical/History teacher Letchworth 1971-89 Primary teacher Letchworth 1989-1993 Museum Technician North Herts Museums Service 1994-2008 Volunteer British Schools Museum/North Herts Museum Read More …
Peter Brand
Peter BrandI attended the school from 1968 to 1975. I’m now retired, but busy being a grandad, handyman, campaigner and sailor.
Trinity College, Cambridge
Peter BrandI attended Trinity from 1976 to 1979. I got a BA in Natural Sciences. I had a great time there. And I’d thoroughly recommend Natural Sciences to anyone academically able to get in. The experience of my career taught Read More …
Petroleum Engineering
Peter BrandI worked for 40 years in the oil and gas industry. Straight from my bachelor’s degree in science I started with a major oil service company – Schlumberger – did a MSc in Petroleum Engineering after 7 years and Read More …
Annual General Meeting 2024
The 2024 Annual General Meeting of the association will take place on Tuesday 16th April 2024 at 7.00pm via Zoom. All members of the association are welcome at the meeting to take part in electing our officers and committee and Read More …
Paul Booton
Paul BootonI joined the staff at Hitchin Boy’s on the 23rd April 1990 as the third Deputy Head. I started my teaching career in 1975 at Beechen Cliff School, Bath. In 1978 I moved to help set up a new Read More …