During the last week of term, nine Thornton students from Years 10 to 13 took part in two debates with students from St Paul’s Catholic School in Milton Keynes. Thornton students also chaired the debates and kept time. The motions for the debates were: ‘This house believes the UK needs to do more to protect…
Earlier in the week when many minds were focussed on Presidential changes in the US, we were delighted to welcome Mike Cook from Ernst & Young, as part of our Spotlight Careers programme. Mike’s career has been shaped by his experience working for the British Government. He has spent time working for the Ministry of…
At the beginning of term we were delighted to welcome Sarah Collins, Principal Property Lawyer with Milton Keynes City Council, to deliver our first Spotlight Talk of the academic year. Sarah’s journey into Law was not traditional. A close friend’s experience with homelessness when she was young, inspired Sarah into studying for a university degree…
The focus of our Spotlight talk today was the Bedfordshire Health and Care Academy, which is highly valued by employers and universities. It gives students the opportunity to gain an overview of the NHS and learn about the different roles available. This year, the Academy has joined with the East of England, which means there…
Thornton College hosted the first evet MK Schools Lit Fest on 8th October 2024. Hundreds of students from various infant, primary and secondary schools visited Thornton to meet amazing authors, Adam Connors, Bex Hogan, Imogen Robertson and Lizzie Waterworth. Schools visiting included Thornborough Infant, Swallowfield Primary, St Gregory’s Catholic School, St Monica’s Catholic School, St…
Students from Years 11 and 12 attended the excellent annual Law Fest at Buckingham University. Participating law organisations included Travers Smith, Dentons, Shoosmiths, Machins, BP Collins and MK City Council. Alongside listening to introductory speakers from each company, students took part in break out sessions where they learnt more about pathways into the profession, including…
Thornton students have once again achieved superb GCSE results with almost a quarter of all grades being at the very highest level of 9-8 (A**-A*) and nearly 40% of grades at 9–7 (legacy A**-A). In addition to GCSE results students achieved 100% A*-C in their Higher Project Qualifications with a stunning 75% achieving A*-A. Staff,…
Following two years of hard work and determination, students and staff at Thornton College were delighted to share the A level and Post 16 Qualification results this morning. Several members of our international community joined in our celebrations as they opened their results across the world, and we would like to take this opportunity to…
Thornton’s fantastic careers event on Tuesday 7th May gave students from Years 6-13 the opportunity to talk to healthcare professionals and clinicians about their job roles and pathways. Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists and Radiographers from Bedford Hospital answered questions and provided further information about work in the NHS. Many of our students take part…
It was great to welcome Biba Hyde-Rowe, Senior Finance Manager for Charlotte Tilbury, to share her career journey and explain more about her job role. Biba is an old girl and left school to study Events Management at university. After realising this was not the right path for her she got a job in admin…
