Dates for your diary:
29th September - lessons finish at 12pm
30th September - College Open Day 11am - 2pm
SU Photo Competition Deadline EXTENDED till Friday 29th 12pm
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OPEND DAY!!
If you are interested in helping out at our open day this Saturday please email office@varndean.ac.uk
...in Tutorials this week:
Foundation:
Effort & Practice: Goals Setting
Year 1:
Study Skills: Organisation & Targets
Year 2:
Employability Skills: Writing your CV/ PS
STUDENT UNION NEWS
Photo Competition & your chance to win £20 Amazon Voucher!
Deadline Extended till FRIDAY 29th @ 12pm!
Submit your entries HERE
Freshers WEEK Follow up.
Thank you all for taking part in our Freshers week.
We have raised an amazing £80 in our Monday Bake Cake sale and this will be used for funding our future events we will organise for you.
If you have entered the Well-fair raffle, we will draw the winner this week and the winner will be emailed out.
Follow us on Instagram for any future events: varndean_su
WHEN: Thur 28th Sept and Tues 3rd Oct 2023 at 4.20pm
WHERE: in the Drama Studio.
To sign up, please email: fms@varndean.ac.uk
Attending will benefit you in the following ways:
1. Developing Critical Thinking Skills.
2. Opportunities to work with students from different courses and collaborate creatively.
3. Learn how to develop personal storytelling skills, especially neuro-diversity and perspectives.
4. Find out about careers in creative collaboration.

Interested?
Sign up HERE

CAREERS NEWS
Welcome to Careers
At Varndean we run a programme of Careers support, to encourage you to consider your progression routes and career options. We deliver information through tutorials, events throughout the year and career spotlights in your lessons.
All students can access one to one guidance with trained Careers Advisers - to book, follow the instructions opposite. In the meantime, explore the resources available to you on this google site - scroll down to see all the careers areas.
click here for your CAREERS NEWS AND INFORMATION
To book a careers appointment, simply go to MyVarndean, click Next Steps, and press Careers Appointment.
Choose a date and time that fits with your timetable. We are in room 14.3 in the middle corridor and look forward to seeing you.




Check out these University Subject Tasters...
University of Sheffield (October 4th until November 22nd)
Wonderful World of Maths Taster Day 7th November Queen Mary University

University open days
are happening now - have you been to visit one?https://www.opendays.com/
Work Experience
Find in person and virtual (online) work experience opportunities
Gap Year & Volunteering
Find out about a gap year and volunteering abroad
Part-time Jobs
Please ensure that your part-time job does not affect your studies at college. In order to be successful, you should not work more than 10 hours per week. This is also stated in your learning agreement.

If you have any enquiry email: careers@varndean.ac.uk
LIBRARY NEWS
Quiet Study
Please remember the library is for quiet individual study only, if you need to collaborate or work in a group please use an alternative study space. There is a silent study room at the back of the library with 12pcs for students to use. If you prefer to work in complete silence, this is the place for you!
How to...
The library team are always on hand to answer any questions you may have about finding resources, how to borrow books, using ebooks or other online resources - ask us anything! You can borrow up to 10 books at one time, just bring them to the helpdesk and we will issue them on your library account - have a look at our FAQs section on the library website.
Library Website
Find everything you need to know about using the library and all the resources we have to support your studies on the library website. Find a link to it in 'Student Essentials' on the college website or on MyVarndean.
NEW ON CLICKVIEW
David Harewood on Blackface
David Harewood goes on a mission to understand the roots of the strange and intensely problematic cultural form of minstrelsy. (E)
Secrets of our Universe with Tim Peake - Episode 1: The Planets
Tim takes a celestial journey to discover what makes the planets of our solar system so different from one another.(PG)
Teenage Vaping: What’s the Harm?
Rachel Burden investigates the youth vaping phenomenon and asks if we should be worried about young people getting addicted. (PG)
Our Sea Forest
The destruction of an underwater forest and its remarkable return to life, seen through the eyes of 74-year-old freediver Eric Smith. (E)
NEW BOOKS
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email on library@varndean.ac.uk and we will do all we can to help. Visit the library website for further information and everything you need to know about using the library.