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. […]
Spotlight Careers ‘Business & Enterprise Day’
We held the first in our series of ‘Spotlight Careers’ events yesterday. The ‘Business and Enterprise Day’ was attended by Year 2 Business Studies students, participating in 4 different workshops; What can I do with a Business Degree?, Business in Action, Personal Statements and CVs and Young Women in Enterprise. The workshops, provided by The […]
Chemistry Tutor, John Luton, builds consolidation programme with the support of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s ‘Elevating Chemistry’.
Read about Chemistry tutor, John Luton, and his recent project with the Royal Society of Chemistry’s ‘Elevating Chemistry’ scheme. Elevating Chemistry builds on the Addressing Lost Learning project from 2020 and aims to support schools and colleges to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 measures on students’ learning in chemistry. https://edu.rsc.org/rsc-education-news/it-felt-like-i-had-some-backup/4014523.article
Early Years Student of the Month Award
In September our Early Years Student of the month Award went to not one, but six, students from Year 2 for outstanding practice and professionalism in a placement setting. Missi Mae Howlett, Tayla Van Lille, Gamar Ali, Magda Sochocka, Sophie Dartnell and Poppy Edwards are all in a school setting for their placements and have […]
Best Ever IB Results at Varndean College, Brighton
Whilst England are celebrating their win on Wednesday evening, students and teachers at Varndean College are also celebrating their best ever set of results in the prestigious International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, with students set to attend some of the UK’s leading universities including Cambridge, UCL, Imperial College London, Bristol, Warwick, Sheffield and Leeds. Forty-one students […]
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 […]