Festival of Progression
Varndean College students have been treated to a two-day ‘Festival of Progression’ this week after enduring over a year of lockdowns, cancelled exams and general Covid restrictions. A variety of local employers were able to impart their knowledge to our Year One students, after which they welcomed Q&A. These included Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, Bouygues […]
Varndean wins SFCA ‘Covid Above & Beyond Award’
We’re absolutely thrilled to win yet another award this week, the SFCA (Sixth Form Colleges’ Association) ‘Covid Above & Beyond Award’. The SFCA Annual Awards initiative represents an important opportunity to identify, celebrate and showcase exceptional practice across the sixth form sector and we are so proud of our Additional Support, Wellbeing and Safeguarding Team […]
Childcare & Early Years student awarded scholarship for university
Congratulations to Childcare & Early Years student Naomi Kerse (ex Downlands School) who has been given a full scholarship to study at Brighton University from September. Naomi said: “I have been fortunate to receive the Chubb Foundation Scholarship. Hendon Chubb established the foundation to provide scholarships to deserving students in families of qualified Chubb employees. […]
Lockdown Hero Award
We are delighted to have received a Certificate of Excellence in ‘The 2021 Lockdown Hero Award for Learner and Community Support’, part of this year’s Pearson National Teaching Awards. A huge thank you to Year 2 student, Amanda Burton, for her truly wonderful nomination and well done to all the staff involved.
Varndean College students graduate as Newly Qualified Teachers
Huge congratulations to ex-Varndean College Early Years students, Libby Heffernan, Emily Davis and Kate Smith who have successfully completed their BA(Hons) in Primary Education (5-11) with QTS. These three students became close friends on the Childcare and Education course at Varndean and went on to study and graduate together from the University of Brighton. Now […]
Sam Paterson Award 2021
This year’s recipient of the Sam Paterson Award goes to Year 2 Performing Arts student, Sami Al-kizwini. Now in its eighth year, the Sam Paterson Award was established back in 2014 to commemorate the sudden and unexpected death of Varndean College Drama tutor, Sam Paterson. Set up by Sam’s father, Ian Paterson, each year a […]
Varndean A Level Chemistry Students win awards in RSC Chemistry Olympiad
A strong team of Year Two Chemistry students once again took part in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s (RSC) annual Chemistry Olympiad and once again finished with an impressive array of awards. Designed to challenge and inspire, this UK competition is one of the leading chemistry competitions for students, providing an enriching experience and an […]
Early Years Student of the Month Award
This month, our Early Years student award goes to not one, but two students, twins, Ruby and Lily Brooks. Ruby is in Year 2 and is just about to successfully complete her Level 3 Diploma and Lily is in Year one achieving some of the highest marks for assignments in her class. Both girls are […]
Welcoming a new member to our College personnel
We look forward to welcoming a new member to our College personnel next week … meet Simba, the College Dog! Simba, a Goldendoodle and still very much a puppy in training, will be based in our International Office and will be joining the International team on a trial basis to help make the international students […]
New Student Union!
After a brilliant campaign, with hustings and voting now complete, we are delighted to announce our brand new Student Union for 2021-22. Congratulations go to the 11 students who make up the new Executive; Jack, Robyn, Maddie, Ellie, Tanusha, Ruby, Isobel, Ushika, Bruno, Matilda and Maria. Here they are celebrating in today’s beautiful sunshine.