Chemistry students hear from top trauma surgeon about cutting out youth violence
Year 1 A Level Chemistry and IB students visited the Brighton and Sussex Medical School back in November to listen to a talk on ‘Cutting out Youth Violence’ by London lead consultant vascular/trauma surgeon, Mr Martin Griffiths. Mr Griffiths, who works at the Royal London Hospital has spent years touring schools to educate young people […]
For the second year running a Varndean Student wins the Sussex Police ‘Cadet of the Year’ Award
For the second year running a Varndean Student wins the Sussex Police ‘Cadet of the Year’ Award
Varndean College partners with local non-profit BHESCo to install 180 solar panels
Varndean College has partnered with local non-profit Brighton & Hove Energy Services Cooperative (BHESCo) to install 180 solar panels on their roof of the college. The rooftop solar array is expected to generate 51,660 kilowatt hours (kwh) of electricity annually, which is estimated to save the college up to £4,500 each year by generating free […]
Creative Media students get to try out VR technology
Year 2 CTEC Level 3 Creative Media students were visited by Chris Hogg, Media Arts Lecturer from Royal Holloway University on Friday 20th September. His visit was primarily to talk to students about progression to study Media & Film at university and to give tips about how to write a Personal Statement. However, he also […]
Another Year of Exam Success for Varndean College
Read individual student success stories here. Varndean College in Brighton is once again delighted with the success of its students who have yet again achieved an impressive record of A Level and Vocational exam results. 1229 A Level exams were taken Overall pass rate at A level was 98% with almost 50% achieving A*-B and […]
Childcare and Education Diploma students yet again achieve outstanding results
Varndean College’s students undertaking the two year NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education have once again achieved an outstanding set of results; some with offers to continue their studies on higher education degree courses and some already receiving direct offers of employment within the childcare and education sector. The fourteen students who […]
Dancing to Success
This year, we said goodbye to five more of our dance students who are heading off to continue their dance training as full-time students on various dance courses throughout the UK. Milly Stead (ex Patcham High School) – BA (Hons) Dance at Chichester University Erjia Lui (from China) – BA (Hons) in Contemporary Dance at […]
Varndean College Cambridge Chemistry Competition Success
Varndean College students have once again competed in Cambridge University’s annual C3L6 Chemistry Competition and yet again won an impressive array of copper, silver and gold awards. Thirty-six Varndean students were granted awards; 1 gold, 15 silver and 20 copper. This represented just under 50% of first year International Baccalaureate Diploma students and 63% of […]
World-beating scores yet again for Varndean College IB Students
Varndean College is once again celebrating outstanding International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma results, with this year’s cohort of students bound for leading universities including Durham, Bristol, UCL, Warwick, York, Sheffield and Leeds. Waiting for decisions from: Oxford, Cambridge, Exeter, Imperial College, Edinburgh, King’s College London, St Andrews Star performers include Anya Rehman-Wood (ex Downlands School), whose […]
Varndean College Science Student wins UK ‘Young Scientist of the Year’ Award
Varndean College Science student Anya-Niamh Tidey has just been announced as the winner of Uptree’s ‘Young Scientist of the Year’ Future Talent Award. Sponsored by the NHS, the award recognises students who have made the most progress on their science career journey. Anya-Niamh first reached the final ten nominees, then made it down to the […]