Year 9
UFO’S SPOTTED AT THORNTON
Mr Lovell, Thornton’s Head of Computer Science, is featured in an article about the UFO’s, our esports team, in the latest edition of Independent Schools Magazine. The UFO’s partnered with nine other schools to participate in a national Girls’ School Association esports tournament, with Mr Lovell explaining how esports is helping to bridge the Science,…
Ripple Africa Visit
Year 9 students had the privilege of welcoming Pam Haigh, General Manager of Buckingham based charity, Ripple Africa, to Thornton College to share fascinating insights into the impactful projects Ripple Africa is spearheading in Malawi. The highlight of Pam’s talk was the Fish Conservation Project in Lake Malawi, which captivated our students. The girls learned…
ISA Esports Competition
Congratulations to our Esports gaming team on their victory over Newcastle High School yesterday with an impressive 3-0 scoreline in the Independent School Association (ISA) Esports Competition. Hannah and Kayla were players of the match – chosen automatically by the game, based on their performance against the opposition. It was the girls’ second fixture having…
Nifty Lift – Women in Engineering
Every year Nifty Lift host a fantastic event which our Year 9s attend, and this year was no exception. There were a number of workshops, activities and tours hosted by apprentices, graduates and Year in Industry students from Bath, Warwick, Loughborough and Newcastle Universities. It was interesting to hear that Nifty Lift have a hydraulics…
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: NEUROSCIENCE
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: NEUROSCIENCE We were so lucky to be joined by the amazing Dr Eleanor Conole for this week’s talk. Eleanor reminded us that timelines are not as linear as they look and underlined the importance of embracing new opportunities that might be offered to you. Eleanor considered Medicine, achieved high academic grades, but decided…
Women in Engineering: Niftylift
Year 9 students took part in a fabulous Women In Engineering Day, hosted by Niftylift. The company provided a wide ranging carousel of activities, including experimenting with tools from the shadow board, what to consider when designing MEWPs (Mobile Elevated Work Platforms) and various challenges set by the Purchasing Team. We learnt that Niftylift sell…
Students Visit the House of Commons
A group of Year 9 students visited the House of Commons on 7th June to meet with Greg Smith, Thornton’s local MP. The girls had a tour of Parliament, a session in the Education Centre on the passage of a Bill and a mock debate, followed by a Q&A session with Mr Smith. What a…
Unilever Workshop
We are always keen to explore different ways of linking careers with the teaching curriculum, and were thrilled to welcome Heather and Pete, who work for Ben and Jerry’s Icecream at Unilever, to work with our Year 7, 8 and 9s. Students had to work in teams to create an innovative ice cream flavour with…
Students Attend ‘Women in Engineering’ Event
Twelve Year 9 students recently took part in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) event for ‘Women in Engineering’ hosted by Niftylift at its World Headquarters in Shenley Wood, Milton Keynes. The all-female event was organised in recognition of the national Women in Engineering Day, which took place on Tuesday 23rd of June, to break-down traditional…