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Spotlight Series: Elen Roberts

18th February 2022

Elen Roberts, a Construction Lawyer from the London Office of Pinsent Masons, has featured on several podcasts and websites, including Creative Multilingualism and Adventures on the Bookshelf, and we were delighted that she presented the recent Spotlight Careers talk. Elen studied French and German at Oxford and spoke at length about the benefits of being…

Spotlight Series: Ellie Gill

11th February 2022

Today’s talk was so much more than just sharing information about a job role. Whilst Ellie Gill, a Veterinary Nurse, gave us a fantastic insight into the highs and lows of life in busy veterinary practice, she also spoke about her own pathway. Ellie was a bright student, with strong A level grades about to…

STEM Event

26th January 2022

Almost six years ago to the day, Thornton hosted its inaugural STEM Event. Companies who took part included Sir Robert McAlpine, and one of our students, Antionette Marchant, was inspired to follow a career in Civil Engineering as a result of attending the evening. Antionette is now studying Civil Engineering and Architecture at Bath University,…

Students Visit Aerospace Robotics Dept

18th November 2021

Three students, Lara J (Year 10), Cheryl Chau (Year 12) and Alex K (Year 8), accompanied by Mrs Nolan, Thornton’s Head of Computer Science, visited Cranfield University’s Aerospace Robotics Post Graduate department recently.  This faculty do amazing work with Rolls Royce and BAE amongst other large engineering firms.  Their work at Cranfield is also focused…

Students Attend ‘Women in Engineering’ Event

17th November 2021

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…

Thornton Appoints New Head for September 2022

11th November 2021

Dr Louise Shaw, the current Deputy Headteacher and Head of Prep at Thornton College has been appointed for the role of Headteacher starting in September 2022 following the retirement of Mrs Val Holmes, current Headteacher until August 2022.  Sr Helen Haigh, Chair of Governors said:  “We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr Shaw…

Spotlight Careers: Emma Try

3rd November 2021

Many of our students are interested in careers relating to Art and Design, so we were delighted to welcome Emma Try from Northstar to deliver our Spotlight Careers Talk this week. Emma shared information about her role as a Graphic Designer and the huge variety of work involved in a busy agency. Being an ‘ideas…

More Equestrian Team Success

2nd November 2021

Thornton Equestrian Team had a very successful half-term, qualifying for two NSEA national finals in first place. On Friday 29th October, Charlotte H, Clemmie O and Sasha K took part in a NSEA dressage qualifier at Bury Farm, near Leighton Buzzard.  They won the team competition in the Prelimery class beating seven other teams. Charlotte…

Debate Series with St Columba’s College

14th October 2021

The last two weeks have seen teams of Thornton students from Years 10, 11 and 12 taking part in debates with St Columba’s. The motion on each occasion was: ‘The Government should limit gaming for under 18s’. Students from both schools worked together to research and present arguments within a tight time frame. This Debates…

Alumni Careers Event

13th October 2021

We are so lucky at Thornton to have such amazing old girls! This week saw four Alumnae deliver inspiring talks about their career pathways and varied job roles. Heather Barnes shone a light on life as a Bio Chemist at Johnson and Johnson and, how since joining them as a graduate, she has already worked…

Emma’s Story Published

30th September 2021

Year 9 student Emma T has had a dramatic short story called “Last Five Seconds Alive” published in “Unsolved: Awesome Stories,” featuring short stories written by young writers on the theme of murder and criminal cases. Well done Emma!

Degree Apprenticeship Event

29th September 2021

Thornton were delighted to be joined by parents and students from local schools at our recent Degree Apprenticeship Information Evening. Professor Lynette Ryals OBE gave a fantastic overview of MK:U, the brand new university on our doorstep, that has just launched four programmes. The academic teaching will be delivered by the prestigious Cranfield University and…