News & Events
STEM EVENT
On Tuesday 3rd February we hosted our eleventh STEM Event and as always, the buzz was fantastic! Students from Years 5-13 had the opportunity to be inspired by a huge number of different job roles. They had used PHSE lesson time to undertake research and work in groups to prepare questions. Companies including Leading Aviation…
International School Award Ceremony
Representatives of Thornton College were delighted to attend the International Schools Award ceremony at the Houses of Parliament on Monday 2nd February. Mrs Murphy was joined by Mia Laurence, our Global Ambassador last year, whose leadership and commitment played a key role in achieving the award. Mia made a significant contribution to our international work,…
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: PHARMACY
As a recently qualified Pharmacist, Victoria Houghton shared that she wanted to be an Archaeologist in Year 9! She reached sixth form with no clear idea of a career and decided to take sciences for A level to give herself options. She settled on Pharmacy, one reason being that she would always be employable as AI…
Nativity Play Gallery – Christmas 2025
A bumper photo gallery from our wonderful nativity play. Click/tap on an image to enlarge it.
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: RAF
Stuart Mulligan gave students a whistle-stop tour round the fantastic different job roles offered in the RAF. With a disciplined, trained force of 32,000 people the UK Government can call on, the RAF is currently engaged in five missions on four continents in 22 countries. Stuart has done 27 years of service, is a Cyberspace…
Marine Biology & Photography Careers Talk
We run a wide range of extra curricular clubs at Thornton, and a recent and extremely popular addition is the Marine Biology Club. This week, members of the club and also senior school Photography students were treated to a talk from Doug Allan OBE, a highly regarded wildlife documentary photographer and cameraman. Doug originally trained…
Careers Event: Harper’s Law
PC Andrew Harper died when he suffered catastrophic injuries after a road traffic incident in 2019. There were fifteen key police witnesses and one of the first officers on the scene was Inspector Andy Fiddler, who was a friend of Andrew Harper. Andy and PC Harper’s widow Lissie (they had only been married for four…
Spotlight Careers: INVESTIN
Willow Herold from InvestIn spoke to all students from Years 9-13 about the fantastic programmes the organisation offers, and emphasised the importance of standing out from the crowd when applying for university and apprenticeships. Research has indicated that people will now do 12 different jobs during their life time across a range of different industries,…
John Lewis: Business Careers Trip
A group of Year 10 Business students had a tour round Magna Park 1 in Milton Keynes. John Lewis’ impressive huge distribution centre is semi automated and services both the retail store and online customers, providing houseware, fashion and electronic goods. Students learnt about the different systems and processes on the state of the art…
MK Schools Lit Fest
We are so proud of this groundbreaking initiative! BBC Look East joined us this year to celebrate our commitment to supporting and engaging with local schools. Students from age 4-18 took part in author workshops and the event inspired imaginative thinking, literacy skills and creativity. Creativity is the key that unlocks the door to so…
Spotlight Careers: BLMK Health and Care Academy
On this occasion, we were joined by a team from Bedford Hospital to showcase their fantastic virtual Health and Care Programme. This is an excellent way for students aged 14-18 who are interested in a career in Healthcare to explore the many different roles in the NHS. The programme includes role-play, simulation, demonstrations, behind the…
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: HIGHER EDUCATION
We are fortunate to have built fantastic links with Oxford Brookes University, and as part of their PHSE programme, the Year 11s had a bespoke talk on Higher Education. Stuents learnt that there are 50,000 subjects that you can study at university, which include niche degrees such as Baking Technology, Circus and Physical Theatre and…
