Old Thorntonian Heather Barcombe shared her journey at our Spotlight Careers slot this week. Heather works for Johnson and Johnson, having studied Biochemistry at Warwick University. She knew she wanted a career in science, making a difference to people’s lives. Heather highlighted the many other degree options that facilitate pathways in science roles, including BioMedical…
InvestIN Education opened our Spotlight Careers Series Programme for this academic year with a fantastic presentation showcasing the wide range of career experiences they offer. Thornton is a partner school of InvestIN and students who take part in these courses find them to be helpful in terms of informing them about pathways and gaining hands…
Our Year 12 week of UCAS workshops began with a bang! James Gowers from Coventry University delivered a presentation with tips about how to shortlist universities and courses, and what to look out for when visiting on open days. James then shifted his focus onto personal statements and gave the Year 12s fantastic feedback on…
As part of our Spotlight Careers series we were delighted to get insight into the world of advertising from Sam Naylor. Sam’s passion at school was Art and he read Architecture at university. Whilst it gave him some great transferrable skills, it made him realise that he didn’t want a career in Architecture. He now…
Three teams from Milton Keynes University Hospital visited Thornton on Tuesday 10th March and delivered a fabulous event showcasing their respective departments. Patient Experience, Pharmacy and Simulation all complemented each other perfectly. It was interesting to hear about new initiatives to ensure the optimum patient experience, as well as technological developments in Pharmacy, such as…
As we are now able to plan and enjoy holidays again, it was perfect to be transported away to exotic holiday destinations by British Airways Pilot, Clare Lewis. Clare gave us a brilliant insight into her working week, which this week includes trips to Lagos, Bahrain and Phoenix. We had a whistle stop tour round…
“Clarendon House Care Home hosted our Health and Social Care Students on 4th May and gave them a guided tour round their amazing new facilities. Only recently opened, Clarendon House offers Residential, Dementia and Nursing Care. We were all hugely impressed with the facilities and welcoming, caring and enthusiastic staff. Discussion afterwards focused on topics…
Students from both Prep and Senior School enjoyed talking to members of the Armed Services’ Core Engagement Teams from the Royal Medical Service (AMS) and the Intelligence Corps at lunchtime on Tuesday 3rd May. Five officers were on hand to answer questions about the wide ranging opportunities available and entry at officer and apprenticeship levels….
York University offer a fantastic degree in Film and Television Production, and we were delighted that Nick Jones, a Lecturer and Admissions Tutor for the Programme, joined us to tell us more about what the course entails, career pathways afterwards and what skills and experience Admissions Tutors are looking for. This BSc course offers a…
The latest Careers Spotlight talk was delivered by Sarah Arratoon, Marketing Director of Hachette Publishers. Sarah showcased the many different roles available in the sector, including editorial, literary agent, rights, publicity and design. She also busted myths around starting out in Publishing, such as careers only being open to those who have studied English at…
