News & Events
Spotlight Careers: Physiotherapy
Thornton welcomed students from St Paul’s to our latest careers talk on Wednesday 8th November, which was delivered by Jess Green from the Luton and Dunstable Hospital. She shared information about the seven different disciplines of Physiotherapy in hospitals, including Musculoskeletal, Neurological, Paediatrics, Cardiovascular and Orthopaedic. Jess explained how she had set her heart on…
Youngest Students Learn More About Fire Engines
Our youngest students in EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) had some very exciting visitors on 6th November to help launch their new topic, ‘Sparkle and Shine’! Fire officers from Buckingham Fire Station talked to the girls about the various features of their fire engine. The fire officers talked about and demonstrated several items of equipment…
WOMEN WHO LEAD: SALUTING OUR SISTERS
Thornton College is a wonderfully diverse school and has a student led Equalities Committee working on raising awareness, embedding best practise, and sustaining equality across all age groups. For Black History Month 2023, the Equalities Committee have concentrated their efforts on the theme #Saluting Our Sisters. They launched an internal poetry competition open to all…
SPOTLIGHT CAREERS: ANIMAL SCIENCES
We have many students interested in careers working with animals, so it was fantastic to welcome Dr Jayne Powles, Programme Manager of Animal Science at Harper Adams University. Their three excellent degree courses lead to a wealth of different pathways, including Clinical Animal Behaviourists, roles in Veterinary Pharmaceutical Companies, Animal Health Officer within local authorities,…
World Mental Health Day
To celebrate World Mental Health Day, all students from Year 1 through to Year 6 were invited to take part in a ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing Treasure Hunt’ organised by our Year 12 students. Prep students visited five stations ‘staffed’ by Year 12s who engaged with them about healthy eating, the benefits of being outdoors,…
Positive Peers
As part of a wellbeing survey for girls in Year 7, Ms Stinson, Head of Year 7, asked students to identify peers who had been particularly kind and helped others to settle into the year group. Five names were mentioned repeatedly and those girls were awarded a ‘Positive Peer’ certificate in Chapel Assembly last week….
Year 11: Next Steps
As part of their PHSE module, Next Steps, Year 11 have welcomed a number of speakers. This includes current Year 12 students, sharing their experience of vocational qualifications and why they chose them and old girls who have just graduated from university. We were recently joined by Lee, the Apprenticeship Manager from Milton Keynes University…
Spotlight Seminar: Healthcare
Year 12 Health and Social Care students all attended a fantastic seminar with guest speakers from both Milton Keynes University Hospital and Bedford Hospital. This not only reinforced aspects of the curriculum but also allowed students to find out more about roles within the NHS. Team leaders from Patient Experience, Volunteers and Apprenticeships showcased different…
JOHN LEWIS: CAREERS TRIP
Our Year 11 Business students had a fantastic experience at the John Lewis Distribution Centre at Magna Park. There are 820 partners working at the centre and it was interesting hearing more about the excellent employee benefits that John Lewis offers. Their commercial commitment is Happier People, Happier Business, Happier World, and we all saw…
Spotlight Careers: Bedford Health and Care Academy
The Bedford Health and Care Academy is a four month virtual programme for students aged 14-18. It provides interactive activities and information about wide ranging roles within the NHS. Those who sign up complete four learning journals as part of the eight hour course, which are reviewed by the team at Bedford Hospital. On completion,…
Alumni Networking Event
The annual Alumni Networking Event was held on 3rd October. We were delighted to welcome back such a diverse group of old girls to meet our Year 12 students over drinks and dinner. Guests included civil servants, physiotherapists, aeronautical engineers, lawyers and cheesemongers. Several alumni have leading roles in industry and were able to share…
LawFest 2023
Budding lawyers from Year 11 and 12 took part in a fantastic LawFest Event, hosted by Buckingham University. Leading firms such as Travers Smith, Dantons, Machins, Shoosmiths and SE Solicitors hosted talks and were available to talk to students individually to answer questions about opportunities for school leavers and graduates. In addition, the Head of…
