Following last week’s Post 16 qualification successes, we are delighted to announce an outstanding set of GCSE results for our students at Thornton College. Building on the school’s strong record of achievement, this year’s results reflect the hard work, determination and ambition of our students, supported by dedicated staff and families within a community…
Thornton College is celebrating another year of excellent post 16 qualification results, with Sixth Form students achieving impressive outcomes across a wide range of academic and vocational qualifications. Their achievements reflect years of commitment, perseverance and determination, supported by the encouragement of families and the expertise of dedicated staff. Students have once again secured places…
Students from Year 5-13 joined clinicians from Milton Keynes Hospital and Bedford Hospital at our annual Careers in Healthcare Event yesterday. They were able to find out more about the wide-ranging opportunities in the NHS and about the fantastic Bedford Health and Care Academy that many of our students engage with.
Fresh from running the London Marathon, Matt Batchelor and three colleagues from Network Rail led a fabulous Employability Skills workshop for our Year 12s. This included CV writing, tips about what employers are looking for and the opportunity to analyse cvs and identify strengths and weaknesses. Students were given guidance on how to prepare for interviews,…
It was standing room only for a brilliant careers talk today, delivered by Georgia Latham, who works at the Football Association as England Marketing Manager for the national teams. Georgia loved her time at Thornton and talked about the friends she made and the attributes she developed here, particularly residence and persistence. She shared that…
Since half term, our Year 10s have been having 1:1 meetings with our Careers Advisor, Mrs Scott. They have all received individual feedback regarding careers, sixth form subjects options and university courses. On Monday, armed with this information, the Year 10 students visited the UCAS Discovery Event at ExCel London. It was a vibrant, busy few…
Emma Courtney delivered a fantastic talk on different roles within the Creative Arts Sector. Having always wanted to be a Vet, Emma failed her Physics GSCE whilst achieving the highest English GSCE mark in the country! She studied English and Philosophy at university, took a graduate position in Marketing before securing a job with Weber…
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…
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…
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…
