News & Events
Year 12 EPQ Presentations
Year 12 Extended Project Qualification students held their marketplace on Wednesday 19th March, discussing all aspect of the projects that they have been working on this academic year. There are some fascinating projects including how Roman gladiators were influenced by Greek methodology, whether the UK legal system is equipped for growing mental health needs, and…
Next Steps: Year 13 Student
We are thrilled that Nia, one of our Year 13 students, has been offered a place on the prestigious Design Engineering Masters Degree course at the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College, London. Nia had an exceptional personal statement, packed full of super curricular evidence to support her application. This included extensive reading,…
Spotlight Careers: Police
Inspector Andy Fiddler from Thames Valley Police delivered a fantastic talk on opportunities and roles within the Force. Thames Valley is the largest non metropolitan police force in the country, and is currently building a state of the art Forensics Building at Bicester. Andy showcased different entry routes that Thames Valley offer, including the Detective…
National Careers Week: Senior School Spotlight Talks
Our Senior School classes were treated to an array of brilliant speakers to mark National Careers Week. Sectors included International Development, Aviation, Politics, Publishing, Navy, Construction, Space Science, Charity Sector, Data and Business. Nat Gibbings from Aiimi spoke to the Year 13s about employability skills and gave some great advice to students as they begin…
Years 5 and 6 Workshop with BP
Our Year 5 and 6 pupils had the exciting opportunity to take part in a dynamic workshop hosted by BP, in conjunction with Girls in Data, focusing on the world of data and wind energy. The workshop was designed to inspire young girls and encourage them to explore the potential of working with data, an…
Spotlight Careers: Acting/Musical Theatre
We were thrilled to be joined by Jasmine Sakyiama for this week’s Spotlight Talk. Jasmine is a Thornton Old Girl and is currently appearing in Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of “Oliver” in the West End. Jasmine’s first big break was in “School of Rock” in London, when she was in Year 6 at Thornton. She…
Spotlight Careers: National Apprenticeship Week
Airida Zitkeviciute from Freeths Solicitors gave students a great insight into the law apprenticeship route to mark National Apprenticeship Week. Freeths, an award winning law firm, offer a number of Solicitor Apprenticeships every year at their thirteen UK offices. They specialise in every area of law except for criminal and, as part of the apprenticeship,…
Thornton UFOs Victorious Again
Following their 3-0 victory over Newcastle High School last week, our amazing Esports team, The UFOs, have done it again! Yesterday evening Thornton’s UFOs defeated Bolton Girls’ School by the same scoreline in the Independent School Association (ISA) Esports Competition. The girls are really working well as a team and thinking about how best to…
STEM EVENT – THORNTON COLLEGE – FEBRUARY 4th 2025
STEM EVENT Since 2016, we have hosted STEM events to inspire and engage students in a wonderful array of jobs. Some fantastic gold standard companies work in partnership with us and their support is invaluable. This year companies who joined the event included Network Rail, Grant Thornton, BP, Sir Robert McAlpine, Nifty Lift, KPMG, Savills,…
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
We were lucky to be joined by Old Thorntonian Emma Evans, who has recently started her first job in the Charity Sector. Emma’s dream when she was in Year 11 at Thornton was to have a fulfilling career in international development which would genuinely impact people’s lives for the better. She spoke about the role…
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…
EY STEM App
A new initiative at Thornton is the use of the EY STEM app. Developed by Ernst & Young, the app empowers students to pursue interests and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, inspiring them with gamified content and the opportunity to earn rewards. Students are striving to earn points which can be converted…