Over one thousand people at the Houstone open evening this evening. Three talks from the Principal weren’t enough, so we’ve had to put on five.
Thanks for coming to visit us.
Our chair of governors, Principal and Assistant Principal visiting the site today with colleagues from
@advschools
and
@letstalkcentral
… pictures and report to come in the next newsletter.
We had another visit to site yesterday - all steels have been erected, blockwork/brickwork is starting to go up, the roof is on both buildings and flooring is in place in the main building and sports hall. The site is really busy and it's great to see the building taking shape!
📢WE ARE HIRING!
We have some amazing opportunities at our school and would love to hear from you if you would like to be part of our journey.
For more information and to apply please visit
@mynewterm
Closing date: Monday 23rd January 2023, 9:00am
WE ARE HIRING! TEACHER ROLES AT HOUSTONE SCHOOL. Do you want to be part of the founding team of a brand-new school? Could you teach the very best knowledge-based subject curriculum to the highest standard? Visit for more info and to apply.
Exciting visit to the building site today. Lots of progress has been made - there's concrete flooring in the sports hall and the roof should be going on next week!
FAMILY INFORMATION EVENT:
7.30-8.30 17th August
Mr Lock, Chief Executive
@advschools
will be joined Mr Campbell, Chief Operating Officer and Mrs Stanton, Director of Education.
Families can register for this event here:
Great atmosphere in school this evening as almost the whole of Y11 came with their parents for a revision and exam info session led by Mr Snell
#endeavour
#aspiration
Do you want to be part of the founding team of a brand-new school that is determined to deliver world-class educational and extra-curricular opportunities? We're currently recruiting for Heads of Department for a variety of subjects. For more info, visit:
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Do you want to be part of the founding leadership team of a brand-new school that is determined to offer world-class educational and extra-curricular opportunities?
We're recruiting an Assistant Principal to start in Sept 22. For more info, visit:
Had a great time meeting Hawthorn Park Community School families this evening. Great questions, including loads from pupils.
Thanks to HPCS for having us.
Looking forward to meeting families at Tithe Farm tomorrow morning.
“Houstone” was the name of Houghton Regis in the Domesday book 935 years ago.
The community liked the historic and geographic significance and so we have named our school after that.
For clarity the pronunciation is “how-stone”.
Simon Campbell, Chief Operating Officer, who is overseeing our project to open a new school, joins Stuart Lock, chief executive, outside Morrisons chatting to local families this morning.
National Offer Day! Welcome to our FIRST cohort of pupils who will be joining us in September!!
Please keep an eye on your emails for a welcome email from Ms English very soon.
Further details will be sent to all successful families shortly. Welcome to Houstone School!
Our chief executive and colleagues are spending time on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Houghton Regis meeting families.
Venues tbc but keep an eye on social media as we will update.
So we currently have applications open for:
Chair of governors
Assistant Principal
Pupils in years 8-10
Late applications for year 7 pupils (very limited space)
Come and be a part of the founding team!
Breakfast goals! A huge thank you to all
@HoustoneSchool
staff for all their hard work, dedication and grit to make our first Open Evening a huge success.
Our chief executive
@StuartLock
was interviewed by
@steverollett
of the Confederation of School Trusts.
This interview was aimed at school leaders, but may be of interest to parents as it is about our promise to families in Houghton Regis.
Watch here:
I'm a governor of a new secondary school that is trying to do incredible things in incredibly challenging circumstances and today I learnt that its football team managed to register a result for the first time *ever* (a 2-2 draw), and honestly it's completely made my week.
We have a fantastic opportunity at Houstone School for an experienced school leader to join us as an Assistant Principal (Behaviour & Safeguarding).
Closing date: 9:00am, Mon 24th Apr, 2023.
View full details and apply online
@mynewterm
⬇️
Could you be our founding chair of governors?
Looking for someone determined, challenging, tenacious, who will help us create the best school in the country in an area where families deserve it.
Advert out very soon.
Year 9 boys made history this week with Houstone's first ever fixture!! Congratulations to Queensbury who were excellent. Well done to the boys who never gave up and came back to school with smiles!
#HoustonePE
Enjoyed meeting families and pupils in Year 6 at Tithe Park School this morning. An amazing array of questions and a great bunch of young people.
Thanks for making us so welcome!
📢Calling all Year 6 Parents.
Come along and visit Houstone School for our Year 6 Open Evening on Thursday 13th October 2022, 5pm-8pm.
You will have the opportunity to tour the school, talk to staff and see departments in action.
Principal Presentation at 5:30pm & 7pm.
We are running a minibus from Houghton Regis to visit our secondary school in Bedford on Monday 18 October & have a few spaces left. For more information visit our website . If you have enquired but have not received a confirmation email, please contact us.
Houstone School are recruiting for a Teacher of Maths.
Closing date: 9:00am, Mon 17th Oct, 2022.
View full details and apply online
@mynewterm
Or visit⬇️
Thanks to Chantry and Southfield parents for a lovely evening.
Our favourite quote “this schools sounds like it will be run with a lot of common sense”.
As our school continues to grow, we have a number of exciting teaching and support opportunities at Houstone School.
Click below, to find out more and to apply!
🚨 FAO Families of Year 6 Pupils 🚨
We are hosting an information evening NEXT WEEK on Thursday 24th Feb at 6pm giving you the chance to meet the brilliant Ms Elizabeth English, Principal Designate! More info:
***Families of current yr 7-10 pupils in Houghton Regis***
We are hosting an information webinar on Tues 8th Feb at 7pm with the opportunity to meet Principal Designate, Ms Elizabeth English. For more info and to register, visit: or
Are you interested in being part of the founding team of Houstone School? Do you believe in traditional values, academic rigour and very high expectations?
We are hosting a recruitment webinar on 23rd Feb at 6pm. For further info and to register:
We're now in the process of recruiting our support staff for Houstone School! We have a number of positions now live on our website:
Please visit our website for further information on each role and to apply.
Welcome to all new followers. We would to get the word out about us and our plans, including our information event on 17th August. Please do spread the word!
Houstone School are recruiting for an Assistant SENCo.
Closing date: 9:00am, Fri 14th Oct, 2022.
View full details and apply online
@mynewterm
Or visit⬇️
Really good to spend this morning chatting with more families about how we are going to ensure that our new secondary school is excellent.
Thanks to Cllr Goodchild for stopping by to talk about the town and the hope for the future.
Houstone School are recruiting for a Facilities Assistant - Houstone School.
Closing date: 9:00am, Mon 13th Jun, 2022.
View full details and apply online
@mynewterm
⬇️
Reminder that we are holding a virtual open evening TONIGHT for prospective parents of Houstone School. The presentation will start at 6pm. To register your place follow . We hope to see you there!
We're looking for a Science teacher for extra capacity in our new school in Houghton Regis for a January 2023 start or sooner if possible. For more information and to apply, visit
Houstone School are recruiting for a Teacher of Science.
@HoustoneSchool
@mynewterm
Closing date: 9:00am, Mon 22nd Aug, 2022.
For full details and to apply online visit,
A reminder that tomorrow we are looking to meeting families of pupils in Chantry Primary Academy and Southfield Primary At Chantry Primary Academy.
Wednesday 13th October—6.30pm-7.30pm.
Really looking forward to seeing you there.
It would look strange to take this down before we can upload it again, but just to say that CBC have asked us to clarify that it is the national grid workers that had run into a complication rather than anyone they contracted.
📣Want to be part of the founding team of a brand new school in Houghton Regis?📣
We are recruiting our final few teaching positions for Houstone School.
We're looking for:
- Teacher of science
- Teacher of RE
Sept 22 or Jan 23 start
For more info:
🚨 FAO Families of Year 6 Pupils 🚨
We are hosting an information evening NEXT WEEK on Thursday 24th Feb at 6pm giving you the chance to meet the brilliant Ms Elizabeth English, Principal Designate! More info:
We are looking for volunteers to represent the school, promote the school, work with the executive team and trustees at Advantage Schools and challenge and support the Principal and leaders.
We think the commitment is about six hours a month.
FAMILY INFORMATION EVENT:
7.30-8.30 17th August
Mr Lock, Chief Executive
@advschools
will be joined Mr Campbell, Chief Operating Officer and Mrs Stanton, Director of Education.
Families can register for this event here: