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 …
Doctor Klaus Misch
Klaus Misch After the Grammar School I went to Charing Cross Hospital to study medicine and eventually became a Consultant Dermatologist. I still work part time privately having spent most of my life in the NHS at Kingston Hospital Surrey Read More …
Retired General Medical Practitioner .
Colin BatesI am a retired General Medical Practitioner , but life was never just medicine . I was fortunate in being able to develop my main non-academic interests at school . These were music and sport . Music at school Read More …
Andrew Parr
Andrew Parr I joined the staff at Hitchin Boys’ Grammar School in September 1971, having graduated in French from University College of Swansea (Wales) and having gained a Dip. Ed. from Queen’s University, Belfast. Finding posts in schools was difficult Read More …
Options for publishing your work
Peter Massam It’s immensely satisfying to embark on a writing project and run through to completion. A chance to inform, help others to understand or break new ground is very fulfilling. It doesn’t have to cost the earth either. I Read More …
Opportunities in a changing world
Peter Massam As you will see from my profile, I undertook a major career change after the first ten years. I regret none of it. What I brought with me into a business world were transferrable skills. Very few of Read More …
Choosing a college/university for tertiary education and beyond
Peter Massam Take a subject or topic that you are really interested in or even better passionate about. You may not have studied it at school. It’s good to branch out into new territory or stick with topics you are Read More …
Peter Massam
Peter Massam My first few years were spent as a schoolmaster, which taught me much about pastoral care and finding multiple ways of explaining the same concepts to a mixed ability but very capable audience. You are never short of Read More …
New Cub Pack for 1st Hitchin
New Cub Pack for 1st Hitchin Wednesday 24th January 2024 saw the first meeting of our new Cub Pack. Six members were present at this first meeting, four of them were Beavers from our own Beaver colony. we are being Read More …
Bronze Award for Beavers
Bronze Award for Beavers At the start of the Spring term, Hitchin District held the annual Beaver Sleepover. Eight Beavers from 1st Hitchin Beaver Colony attended the sleepover and all had a great time. For four of them this was Read More …
January 2024
January 2024 The autumn term 2023 was busy but successful and ended with the annual Carol Service in St Mary’s Church. Students have again represented the school in so many activities – maths, drama, sport, music, F1 in Schools, the Read More …