Careers
PWC Careers Workshop
PwC were ranked second in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2025 survey and are proud of their record of consistently being voted as a top employer by university students. Our Year 12s took part in an event to mark the beginning of National Careers Week which highlighted the fantastic different pathways that PwC offer…
YEAR 11 CAREERS TRIP: NETWORK RAIL
Our Year 11 Business students spent a fabulous morning at the amazing Network Rail corporate office at The Quadrant in Milton Keynes. Hosted by cohorts of degree apprentices and graduates, we were treated to a tour of the building, which is brilliantly designed with work spaces such as pods and event rooms and includes a…
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS
To mark National Apprenticeship Week, we were joined by Dante and Omar from Network Rail, who are currently on the company’s Business and IT Degree Apprenticeship scheme. Network Rail are one of the nation’s biggest employers, with a workforce of over 40,000 people and they are currently investing in attracting younger employees. When at school, Dante shared that he…
STEM EVENT
On Tuesday 3rd February we hosted our eleventh STEM Event and as always, the buzz was fantastic! Students from Years 5-13 had the opportunity to be inspired by a huge number of different job roles. They had used PHSE lesson time to undertake research and work in groups to prepare questions. Companies including Leading Aviation…
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: PHARMACY
As a recently qualified Pharmacist, Victoria Houghton shared that she wanted to be an Archaeologist in Year 9! She reached sixth form with no clear idea of a career and decided to take sciences for A level to give herself options. She settled on Pharmacy, one reason being that she would always be employable as AI…
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: RAF
Stuart Mulligan gave students a whistle-stop tour round the fantastic different job roles offered in the RAF. With a disciplined, trained force of 32,000 people the UK Government can call on, the RAF is currently engaged in five missions on four continents in 22 countries. Stuart has done 27 years of service, is a Cyberspace…
Marine Biology & Photography Careers Talk
We run a wide range of extra curricular clubs at Thornton, and a recent and extremely popular addition is the Marine Biology Club. This week, members of the club and also senior school Photography students were treated to a talk from Doug Allan OBE, a highly regarded wildlife documentary photographer and cameraman. Doug originally trained…
Spotlight Careers: INVESTIN
Willow Herold from InvestIn spoke to all students from Years 9-13 about the fantastic programmes the organisation offers, and emphasised the importance of standing out from the crowd when applying for university and apprenticeships. Research has indicated that people will now do 12 different jobs during their life time across a range of different industries,…
John Lewis: Business Careers Trip
A group of Year 10 Business students had a tour round Magna Park 1 in Milton Keynes. John Lewis’ impressive huge distribution centre is semi automated and services both the retail store and online customers, providing houseware, fashion and electronic goods. Students learnt about the different systems and processes on the state of the art…
Spotlight Careers: BLMK Health and Care Academy
On this occasion, we were joined by a team from Bedford Hospital to showcase their fantastic virtual Health and Care Programme. This is an excellent way for students aged 14-18 who are interested in a career in Healthcare to explore the many different roles in the NHS. The programme includes role-play, simulation, demonstrations, behind the…
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: HIGHER EDUCATION
We are fortunate to have built fantastic links with Oxford Brookes University, and as part of their PHSE programme, the Year 11s had a bespoke talk on Higher Education. Stuents learnt that there are 50,000 subjects that you can study at university, which include niche degrees such as Baking Technology, Circus and Physical Theatre and…
YEAR 12 ALUMNI NETWORKING EVENT
We were delighted to welcome a fantastic group of old girls to our annual networking evening. Last week at Law Fest we heard from employers that they consider networking to be hugely important in securing jobs, and this event allows our Year 12s to develop this skill as they find out more about different sectors…
