Libby awarded voucher prize as Gold Status student
Congratulations to Year 1 student Libby Pook (formerly of Peacehaven Community School), whose name was selected at random from all the brilliant students who achieved Gold Status for Goal Setting at the end of the Autumn term. Libby is pictured here being presented with her voucher prize by Principal, Donna-Marie Janson. Libby is currently studying […]
Varndean’s aspiring medics gain invaluable interview experience
Varndean College’s aspiring medical, veterinary and dentistry students recently had the opportunity to participate in a day of university pre-interview practice. The students were fortunate to have the expertise of three former International Baccalaureate students who came back to Varndean for the day to talk to our students. Magdalena Lech, who studied the IB Diploma […]
Ukrainian refugee students achieve top 10% score in UK National Coding Competition
Five Varndean College students entered the national coding competition UK Bebras on Tuesday 14 November. The Bebras Computing Challenge is organised in over 60 countries worldwide and is designed to introduce computational thinking to students and get them excited about computing. Last year, over 365,000 students took part in the UK alone, with over 3 […]
Varndean appoints College Climate Champions
Varndean College is very pleased to announce the appointment of three students who will be the College’s Climate Champions. They are, pictured from left-to-right, Lana Clark, Fred Kay-Lambert and Anouk Parker-Tregoat. We are very excited to have them on board and look forward to seeing them progress the College’s sustainability agenda. The main elements of […]
Oxbridge Achievement for Varndean Students
We are incredibly proud of all our students who this year have secured interviews at Oxford and Cambridge universities. The selection process is always highly competitive, but their entrance exam success, submission of essays and other parts of the application have got them all to this exciting point. Our interviewees include talented Mathematicians, Chemists, budding […]
French students enjoy a week in Montpellier, France
A group of Year 2 A level and IB French students stayed with host families in Montpellier, France from 19-25 November. They had a truly immersive week, attending a language school and receiving certificates from the EU for completing a 20-hour course. The students also visited the roman town of Nimes and had a wonderful […]
Grace announced as Festive Card design winner
Huge congratulations to Varndean Year One student, Grace Savage, who is this year’s winner of our Festive Card design competition. Grace (formerly of St Paul’s Catholic College) is currently studying A Levels in Graphic Design, English Language & Literature and Early Modern History, and is pictured here being presented with her cash prize by Principal, […]
A Festive tree with a difference!
Our Year 1 A Level Textiles students created a festive tree with a difference last week! Firstly, they were asked to re-design and make clothes for a doll using only recycled and repurposed materials. Students incorporated recycled papers, plastics, packaging and repurposed fabrics into their work and their amazing and varied creations have been showcased […]
Green Careers Week – Circular Economy
As part of the nationwide series of events for Green Careers Week from 6-11th November, Varndean College hosted Claire Potter from the University of Sussex, who presented a very informative and useful talk on the circular economy. She discussed the different opportunities that are present, not only in the green sector, but in a variety […]
Varndean College awarded ‘Careers Champions 2023’
Varndean College was delighted to be awarded ‘Careers Champions 2023’ recently by The Careers and Enterprise Company, who asked local employers to nominate career leaders who have made a significant contribution to the careers and skills agenda. Varndean was voted ‘Careers Champions’ for making the most significant contribution to developing links between education and the […]