At Thornton College we provide an award winning Student Careers Programme. Please click on the links below for further details of our careers work across the school.
For details of the latest careers events and activities we have an up to date Careers Calendar available here.
Careers in the Senior School is taught as part of the PSHEE programme. The Careers lessons encourage students to understand more about themselves, know where to look for useful information and plan for the future. It is felt that self-awareness, self-determination and self-improvement underpin aspiration, ambition and achievement in Careers, learning and the world of work. In 2018/19 the STEPS Careers programme was introduced, enabling students to keep a record of their work in individual Careers booklets.
Students have 1:1 Careers Interviews from Year 10 with Mrs Jo Scott, Careers and Enterprise Leader, to start building ideas for future study options and careers pathways. A range of different experiences are provided, which include interactive workshops both in school and in the workplace with employers; regular Spotlight Series Talks; networking opportunities and careers presentations.
Sixth Formers either progress to university or apprenticeships at the end of Year 13.
The Sixth Form Careers Programme allows students to explore higher education options as well as opportunities to go into the workplace.
Our Careers and Enterprise Leader, Mrs Jo Scott, has individual discussions with Year 12s about their options at eighteen and she is available to offer support and advice to students on an ongoing basis, throughout their journey in the Sixth Form.
A range of different experiences are provided, which include interactive workshops both in school and in the workplace with employers; regular Spotlight Series Talks; networking opportunities and careers presentations.
