Fresh from running the London Marathon, Matt Batchelor and three colleagues from Network Rail led a fabulous Employability Skills workshop for our Year 12s. This included CV writing, tips about what employers are looking for and the opportunity to analyse cvs and identify strengths and weaknesses. Students were given guidance on how to prepare for interviews,…
Since half term, our Year 10s have been having 1:1 meetings with our Careers Advisor, Mrs Scott. They have all received individual feedback regarding careers, sixth form subjects options and university courses. On Monday, armed with this information, the Year 10 students visited the UCAS Discovery Event at ExCel London. It was a vibrant, busy few…
Emma Courtney delivered a fantastic talk on different roles within the Creative Arts Sector. Having always wanted to be a Vet, Emma failed her Physics GSCE whilst achieving the highest English GSCE mark in the country! She studied English and Philosophy at university, took a graduate position in Marketing before securing a job with Weber…
A group of Year 10 and 11 students took part in a superb workshop at the Sky Film and Television Studios. The Sky Up workshop included the opportunity to use cutting edge digital technology to create content, take on real life media roles, engage in a careers activity to learn more about the different production…
A group of Year 10 and 11 students took part in a superb workshop at the Sky Film and Television Studios. The Sky Up workshop included the opportunity to use cutting edge digital technology to create content, take on real life media roles, engage in a careers activity to learn more about the different production…
A group of Year 10 and 11 students took part in a superb workshop at the Sky Film and Television Studios. The Sky Up workshop included the opportunity to use cutting edge digital technology to create content, take on real life media roles, engage in a careers activity to learn more about the different production…
We consider ourselves extremely lucky to have the support of so many leading companies who work with us in our delivery of careers. Without these wonderful people, our students would not have the opportunity to be inspired by job sectors they have not previously considered or heard about. This week, 24 companies hosted stands at…
On Thursday 7th July, a charity founded by six-year-old Madison, a student at Thornton, was launched from the 14th Century Drawing and Conference Room at Thornton College. Hands Across the Skies is a Charity set up to provide messages of support and much needed aid to children impacted by the war in Ukraine. The attendees…
Girls in the Prep school enjoyed a range of language-based activities on European Day of Languages on 27th September, including learning flamenco dancing with Miss Law, Italian phrases and flag-making, the Greek alphabet, learning how to sign for the deaf and more.
The Prep Eco-Committee have met to discuss their activities for this term. The girls were all very enthusiastic and had lots of brilliant ideas. They also got to see our ECO SCHOOLS GREEN FLAG awarded to Thornton in July by Eco-Schools. There were lots of ideas about where we can fly the flag so look…
