Students from our Senior School were treated to an excellent talk from Jane Osborne QC on her role as a Barrister. As a criminal barrister, with chambers in Temple, London, Jane divided her talk into five sections which included information on the different types of Barristers, how to qualify and skills needed. Jane ended her…
Thornton College has been nominated for the Diabetes UK Good Diabetes Care in School Award. The award celebrates and showcases schools that deliver good care and support to children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes. As part of the nomination, Diabetes UK is inviting parents and carers of pupils with type 1 diabetes to complete…
Colin and Connie the Caterpillars made a welcome appearance at our Spotlight Series careers talk on Wednesday 3rd March! Naomi Matthews, Commercial and NPD Director at Park Cakes Ltd showcased the mouthwatering range of cakes that her company provide for Marks and Spencer. Naomi told us about the different departments that work together to produce…
The first of our final two events of National Careers Week was a Q and A with a panel of Film and TV professionals, including Gareth Ellis Unwin, the Oscar winning producer of The King?s Speech. Our Year 11 Drama students submitted questions in advance and we were given a brilliant insight into the industry…
The Royal Engineers gave students an insight into the many and varied trade roles within their team. Effectively the civil construction authority for the UK Armed Forces, jobs include Design Draughtsperson and Geospatial Technician. For students with a love of sport, the army will support them in following their passion at the same time as…
We were thrilled to welcome Billy Taylor and Naomi Day to our Careers in Theatre event. Billy runs several theatre groups and is currently studying at Rose Bruford College and Naomi is a costume designer. It was inspirational to hear their passion for their respective pathways and to see how important it is to have…
Sian Bex, from Queens College Cambridge, gave our students from Years 10-13 a fantastic insight into life at Oxbridge. We heard about the benefits of the collegiate system and how it functions in terms of teaching as well as pastorally. It was amazing to hear that there are over 100 libraries at the university, so…
We were hugely fortunate to welcome so many fantastic speakers to our annual STEM event. Using the Zoom platform, students from Years 9, 10 and 11 were treated to an array of talks from companies such as Hollis, Aston Martin, KPMG, Storm Geomatics and Unilever. There were a diverse range of job sectors represented and…
We are enormously proud and excited to have a partnership with Cranfield University, who are the higher education provider leading the development of the new model university in Milton Keynes, MK:U. A group of our Year 10 students met three Faculty leaders from the University for a virtual consultation workshop recently, to brainstorm plans for…
Hot on the heels of an animated Year 10 Debate last week with St Columba?s College, a team of Year 11s delivered strong arguments for and against the motion: ‘This House believes that school exams should be abolished’. After compelling arguments from both teams, the UK?s examining bodies will be interested to know that the…
