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 […]
Year 2 student Billie Clark signs for Brighton & Hove Albion!
Congratulations to Year 2 student, Billie Clark, who has just signed a professional football contract with Brighton & Hove Albion, U18 and U23 teams! Bille, formerly of Patcham High School, studies Sport & Exercise Science, A Level Business Studies and is a member of the Russell Martin Football Academy. He was also recently selected as […]
Adult & Community Learning News
Varndean College’s Adult & Community Learning programme continues in January 2022 with a new round of classes in Bevendean, Moulsecoomb, Hollingdean, Woodingdean and online. Whether it’s for leisure, personal development or to get fitter and healthier, research shows that joining an adult education class has a positive effect on mental & physical health as well as overall well-being. In Moulsecoomb & […]
Two Varndean students selected for U18 English Colleges FA Squad
Congratulations to two of our BTEC Sport and Russell Martin Academy students, Daniel Cadman and Billie Clark, who after a rigorous selection were recently selected as members of the U18 English Colleges Football Association squad. They played their first game of the season in December at St. George’s Park against the Independent Schools FA squad, […]
Varndean College International Baccalaureate Student, Ella Tingley, wins an Arkwright Engineering Scholarship
Year One, International Baccalaureate student, Ella Tingley (formerly of Oathall Community College, Haywards Heath) is one of the 2021 recipients of a prestigious Arkwright Engineering Scholarship to help fund her future studies at college or university. The Arkwright Engineering Scholarship programme is the most esteemed scholarship scheme of its type in the UK, designed to […]
Ryan wins Festive Card design competition
Congratulations go to Year 1 student Ryan Morphew, who is this year’s winner of our Festive Card design competition. Ryan (ex-Chailey School), who studies A Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Graphic Design was presented with his £50 cash prize by Principal, Donna-Marie Janson, today. The standard of this year’s entries was really high, but Ryan’s […]
Varndean Personal Tutor, Martina Gilli, one of three finalists in the FETN Outstanding Personal Tutor Award
Huge congratulations to Varndean Personal Tutor, Martina Gilli, who was chosen as one of the three finalists in the recent national FETN (Further Education Tutorial Network) Outstanding Personal Tutor Awards, sponsored by eSafe Global. FETN is the UK’s leading professional body for managers and practitioners of tutorial provision across the Further Education and Training sector. […]