REMINDERS:
It is important that you continue to test 2x week.
Test kits are available in the student common room at break & time.
Please wear masks at all times unless you are exempt!
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If you have any feedback and/ or suggestion for future bulletin issues, please email studentbulletin@varndean.ac.uk
Tutorials this week:
Year 1:
Group sessions:
Staying well at college
Year 2:
Group sessions
HE: Completing UCAS application
DE: Assessing Career Pathways
Freshers and Refreshers Fair!!
Look out on @varndean_su for something exciting coming !
The Funk Band is back!
Rehearsals: Wednesday from 14:40 to 16:10 (starting after freshers week)
Roles to be filled:
Drums
Bass
Guitars
Keys
Singers - about 3 or 4
Violins/String players
Horn section - Saxophone, Trumpet, and Trombone
Technical - Someone to help with set up of amps and mixing the rehearsal session
All the parts are here for Valerie (Amy Winehouse), I Want You Back (by MJ) and Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson), and Cosmic Girl (by Jamiroquai).
The aim is to perform at the Christmas Concert and to have something ready to play for the Open Evenings.
If you have any other song suggestions or are interested in taking part, email Laurie (lrb@varndean.ac.uk)
Varndean College Open Day Students Helpers Needed!
Saturday 25th September -11am to 2pm.
We are looking for students who would like to come in on our open days and talk about their experience at Varndean to prospective students. If you would like to help out, please email our Marketing Manager Jackie Francis jaf@varndean.ac.uk
WELFARE
Travel Updates
16 - 17 Saver
If you are travelling by train make sure you get the cheapest rate and get the 16/17 saver!
Meditation drop-in group
Thursday lunchtimes 12:10 - 12:30 in Room 13 (Philosophy) with Tim Wells
All students and staff are welcome. The meditations will be lightly guided with a different type of meditation explored each week. I'm hoping to explore various approaches built on a foundation of mindfulness of the body/breath.
Benefits may include reduced stress, increased happiness and spiritual enlightenment.
Everyone is welcome!
Welfare drop-ins @ lunchtimes in tutorial block. For more info, email Daniela dss@varndean.ac.uk
POST COLLEGE INFO
EDT Year in Industry Placement applications are now open!
CAREERS NEWS
Job opportunities
Maximum number of hours per week should be 10hrs otherwise it will affect your at college!
Volunteering
Discover more here https://www.cybervolunteers.org.uk/
Please email the Careers team to book an appointment or if you have any enquiry email: careers@varndean.ac.uk
LIBRARY NEWS
We've made a few changes in the library this term...we now have two zones, one for silent individual study and another (at the back of the library) for quiet group study work. All computers and study spaces are now on a drop-in basis, so there's no need to sign in at the helpdesk.
LIBRARY INDUCTION QUIZ
Test your library knowledge with our interactive library induction quiz...
NEW WEBSITE
The library has a brand new website! It's your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about using the library and the resources we have to support your studies. Find it on MyVarndean under the 'Learning' tab, or use the direct link below.
NEW IN THE LIBRARY
by Margaret Atwood
by Maggie O'Farrell
by Jean-Luc Sinclair
Liberalism, Conservatism, SocialismBy Hodder Education
Interviews with UK Pioneers
by Richard Ames
A Very Short Introductionby Terry Eagleton
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.
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