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STUDENT DEBATES

11th March 2024

On Tuesday 5th March Thornton hosted the second of our student debates with St Paul’s school. Thornton students proposed the motion that ‘social media does more harm than good’, whilst students from St Paul’s offered points in opposition.  Arguments ranged from discussion of the impact on mental health, self esteem and social interaction to the…

NATIONAL CAREERS WEEK

7th March 2024

To mark National Careers Week, every class from Reception to Year 13 enjoyed a talk from a different speaker. The Year 13s were fortune enough to hear Nat from Aiimi share advice on Employability Skills and Interview Techniques. Aiimi are a fantastic company that we partner with who have created a gold standard work place…

SPOTLIGHT SEMINAR: ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

1st March 2024

Our Year 12 students joined George Scott from Aon for a seminar on Wednesday evening to find out more about the role of an Actuary. In addition to sharing his own school, university and career journey, George explained what a Pensions Actuary does, in terms of modelling pensions schemes for companies, investing assets and managing…

ROYAL NAVY WORKSHOPS

28th February 2024

Over the last four weeks, the Royal Navy have led two excellent workshops for our Year 7 and Year 8 students. Activities have included a STEM challenge of constructing a tower and dodgeball/netball/cricket challenges where students had to collaborate to achieve points. All the activities were built around developing skills such as leadership, communication and…

Open Morning – March 2nd

13th February 2024

Our next Open Morning is taking place on Saturday 2nd March (10:00 am – 12:00 pm). This is the perfect opportunity for anyone considering Thornton for their daughter(s). Tours of the school will be available, with our students acting as tour guides. Visitors can ask the girls how they really feel about their school. Thornton’s…

Girls In Science Event

5th February 2024

Girls in Science is a non-profit organisation who we have worked with over the last year to create a dynamic event that took place this week. This was hosted by Santander at their brand new headquarters at Unity Place. Ten other local schools joined the conference, which focussed on ‘Outside the Box’. Lakechia Jeanne introduced…

MK Dons Football Club Open Gym at Thornton College

2nd February 2024

MK Dons Football Club players Rhianne Rush and Stephen Wearne joined Mrs Mandy Legg, Mayoress of Milton Keynes, Chair of Trustees, Sr Helen Haigh, Head Teacher, Dr Shaw, sports scholars, leadership students, staff and Friends of Thornton, the school’s parents’ association, to officially open a brand-new gym at Thornton College. Student Voice is important at…

Spotlight Careers: Apple

31st January 2024

Euan Kerr delivered a fantastic, slick talk, in keeping with the high spec products that Apple creates! Students learnt how Apple delivers on its core values, and in terms of inclusion and diversity is the first company worldwide to have a board made up of 50/50 men and women. Their commitment to sustainability is just…

MK Lightning visit Pre-Prep

22nd January 2024

On Thursday 18th January girls in Pre-Reception had a visit from members of the MK Lightning ice hockey team who brought along equipment and a child’s kit for the girls to try on. The children asked several questions, finding out all they wanted to know about ice hockey and MK Lightning. Many thanks to Mrs…

Story Read Live from Canada Over Zoom

22nd January 2024

Girls in our Pre-Prep had an amazing experience on Monday 15th January when they were read a story, live, from Canada over Zoom. Sam Bird, the daughter of Thornton’s Deputy EYFS Manager Mrs Bird, read the girls a story ‘Good Night Ski Mountain’ from her Snowcat machine while sitting near the top of the snow-covered…

National Winning Streak for Students

15th December 2023

Students at Thornton College have recently won a number of significant national and regional competitions across a range of subject areas and age groups – from winning the Music for Youth Nationals and singing at the Royal Albert Hall to winning the National Bebras Computational Challenge, Thornton students are definitely on a winning streak! Most…

Spotlight Careers: Parliamentary Assistant

1st December 2023

It was great to welcome Ian Kelly, Senior Parliamentary Assistant, to deliver this week’s Spotlight Talk. Ian outlined his role, working for local MP Greg Smith and the variety of work and issues he is involved with. He particularly emphasised what an exciting and vibrant place Westminster is to be part of and the thrill of…