Dates for your diary:
22. June - 1. July - End of Year 1 Assessments Leave
27th June - HE Sussex Day
30th June - Work Experience Day
Wed 5th July - Personal Statement Workshops Day
Fri 8th July - End of Lessons
Tue 12 July - End of Summer Term
6th July 2-4pm LEAVERS PARTY
ÂŁ50 Deposit Return: Claim it back NOW!!
Complete the deposit return online form on My Varndean by 8th July if you would like your deposit back. This will be paid on your results day 18th August
...in Tutorials this week:
Level 2:
Study Leave
Year 1:
Preparing for Future:
Work Experience
Year 2:
Study Leave
Women's Football Panel evening at Exeter St Hall in the Prestonville area of Brighton on 23rd June.
The event is meant to tie in with the upcoming Women's Euros matches at the Amex and an exhibition at Brighton Museum, "Goal Power! Women's Football 1894-2022". Jody East, the curator of the exhibition will be speaking also.
Audience members will have the opportunity to put any questions they like, regarding women's and girls' football, to the panellists in the second half of the show.
There will also be a raffle, with some interesting prizes, and a licensed bar. Tickets can be bought via this LINK
Watch This Space: Sam Paterson Award 2022

Covid vaccination for 16 and 17 years old
16 and 17 year olds are eligible for Covid first, second (after 12 weeks) and booster (3 months after 2nd) vaccines.
It’s easy to get your free vaccine in Brighton & Hove. You can book an appointment online or walk-in at a time that suits you:
Every day: 8.30am-7.30pm Churchill Square
Wednesday: 10.30am-2.30pm Tesco superstore Hove
Thursday: 10.30am-2.30pm Outside Hove Polyclinic
Friday: 10.30am-2.30pm St Peter's Church
Further walk-in sessions are available for people aged 18 or over. For the full list of sessions available and more information, please look at www.sussexhealthandcare.uk/get-my-jab
CAREERS NEWS
Unifrog Results day webinars, 4-7 July
In July, we have webinars to get students ready for Results day - whatever happens. The webinars will cover:
Different Results day scenarios and how to prepare for them
Clearing - what it is and how it works
Next steps and how to prepare for university
Alternatives to university including Gap years and employment
USE this link to sign up - you must log in Unifrog to be able to sign up for individual webinars
Find out more and register HERE
Applications masterclasses, 13-29 June
We're running a series of webinars to support both students and teachers / careers advisors to create outstanding university applications.
For students:
How to ace your Personal Statement
Meet the Russell Group
Applying to Oxbridge
For teachers and advisors:
UK university Reference writing
Supporting students with European university applications
> Find out more and register HERE
'Day in the life' webinars, 20-23 June
Helping you hit Gatsby Benchmark 5, these webinars will give students an insight into what it’s really like to work in different industries.
The live and interactive webinars will feature apprentices and future talent specialists from some of the biggest employers in the world, including:
The British Army and Navy
The NHS
HSBC, PwC, KPMG, and Accenture
British Airways and Jet2
The BBC
CAREERS FOR LEAVERS
JOBS
Maximum number of per week should be 10hrs otherwise it will affect your at college!


Please email the Careers team to book an appointment or if you have any enquiry email: careers@varndean.ac.uk
LIBRARY NEWS
PRIDE MONTH 2022
The library is celebrating Pride Month this June - come and see our display of new LGBTQ+ fiction and graphic novels.
NEW HEADPHONES
The library has some new noise cancelling headphones for use in the library only if you have difficulty studying with background noise. Ask at the library helpdesk if you'd like to use them.
FOCUS GROUP
Please contact us if you would like to volunteer to be part of a library focus group to better understand what students need, and to make our online resources and library website more useful and easier to access. Email us if you're able to help: library@varndean.ac.uk
NEW BOOKS
NEW ON CLICKVIEW
We Are Black and British 1/2
Six black Britons share personal experiences of school, encounters with police and coming out as gay to the black community. (E)
Making Sense of Cancer with Hannah Fry
In 2021 Hannah Fry was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She documents her journey. (PG)
How to make : The Trainer
Zoe Laughlin dismantles the trainer to understand its form, function and material before building her own bespoke version of an everyday classic. (U)
Kicking Off: The Rise and Fall of the Super League
Where did the plan for a European Super League come from? And why didn't it work? (E)
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.