Varndean College officially opens its £2.9m STEM Centre
It was a huge pleasure to welcome Professor Robert Winston to officially open Varndean College’s £2.9m STEM Centre yesterday. Delayed two years by the Covid pandemic, the centre was created to inspire the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians and puts Varndean at the forefront of offering the finest opportunity to those students […]
Green Careers Week – Circular Economy
As part of the nationwide series of events for Green Careers Week (7-12 November), Varndean College was delighted to host Claire Potter from Claire Potter Design, along with her colleague Clare Harris, who presented on Circular Economy. They provided an interesting and informative talk to include an overview of what the Circular Economy is and […]
Re-opening of the Liz Williams Butterfly Haven Nature Reserve
On 3 November, all Surrenden Campus Heads and Environmental leads were invited to the re-opening of the Liz Williams Butterfly Haven Nature Reserve. It was an opportunity to celebrate that, after a long absence, sheep were finally returning to the nature reserve and to showcase this wonderful resource that all users are able to share […]
Varndean’s International Baccalaureate Diploma students demonstrate brilliance and resilience again!
Varndean College’s IB Diploma students have risen to the challenge yet again, gaining fantastic results across a wide range of subjects and securing places at some of the world’s best universities. Having had their GCSE exams cancelled back in the summer of 2020, then spending a large portion of 2021 in online classrooms and navigating […]
Adult Education 30 Year Anniversary Celebration Event
Varndean College celebrated 30 Years of Adult Education & Community Learning on Saturday 25 June Opened by The Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Councillor Lizzie Deane, there were free taster sessions in Herbalism, Drawing Techniques, Lino-printing, Flamenco, Qi Gong, Flower Arranging, Gardening and Tree Planting. Children had fun too, playing giant Jenga and Connect4! As […]
Varndean College students celebrate completion of the Carbon Literacy Qualification
Varndean College students are celebrating the successful completion of the Carbon Literacy Qualification, a course which has been offered as a pilot scheme across Sussex colleges, with Varndean being one of the first in the country to offer this course. Year 1 students across all subject areas undertook a 10-hour self-study programme on carbon literacy, […]
Success for Childcare & Early Years Students
Congratulations to our second year Level 3 Childcare & Early Years Education students who achieved a 100% pass rate last week for their externally marked controlled assessments; some great grades too. We look forward to receiving your final overall grades in the summer.
Visit by Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
On 29 April, Varndean College hosted a very successful talk from Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, one of the largest employers in the South Coast of ‘green jobs’ and one of the largest suppliers of renewable energy in the region. The talk was part of the Carbon Literacy Qualification, which the college is offering with over […]
Childcare & Early Years Student of the Month
Congratulations to our second year student, Lily Joy Bywaters, who has not only received our Early Years student of the month award for March, but has also been nominated for an NCFE Aspiration Award 2022 in the category ‘Against the odds’. Lily-Joy has the rare genetic condition 16p11.2 microdeletion, which means a specific region of […]
Early Years Student of the Month
Congratulations to February’s Early Years student of the month, Sadie Brennan, who has continued to aim high and make the most of every opportunity to do well. Sadie has attended the extra support sessions offered by Varndean and used new skills and techniques to achieve high grades. It was especially good to see Sadie working […]