Dates for your diary:
This week:
End of Year 1 Exams: A-Level/ IB students off timetable. Vocational students lessons continue as normal
27th April & 2nd May- Industrial Action
27th April - all exams are still going ahead as planned
If you need a warm, productive space to be, our library and study spaces will be open. If this is the case please email: office@varndean.ac.uk in order for us to make arrangements.
Upcoming:
1st & 8th May - Bank Holidays
2nd May - Industrial Action
22nd May - Year 2 Exam Leave
26th June - University Information Day - All year 1 visiting Sussex University
26-29 June - Progression Week
28th June - Varndean Internship Programme Day
29th June - Leavers Event
...in Tutorials this week:
YEAR 1: 1:1s ONLY (End of year 1 exams)
YEAR 2: Monday Groups ONLY - Ending session
Other Groups - 1:1s ONLY
LEVEL 2: Self-review
A monthly round up of local, national and international issues that relate to the environment, sustainability and climate change. HERE
REUSE AND UPCYCLING AT VARNDEAN COLLEGE
If you have items that fit into the reuse or upcycle category please send details with a photo of the item(s) to: Amelia Schulz (88202@student.varndean.ac.uk) who will place it on the Instagram site. And if you are interested in looking at items, please keep an eye out for our adverts on college networking platforms.
The Upcycling Instagram page can be found here:
https://www.instagram.com/upcycle.at.varndean/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
STUDENT UNION
Congratulations to the new SU Reps!
Cizzie McGuiness - President
Lulu Alkardi - Charity officer
Ruby Nunns - Environment
Hattie Byford - Enrichment
Alba Braham - Communications
Clement Nugent - Democracy
Aisha Al-Najjar - President
Elisa Oakes - Communications
Flora Burleigh - Wellbeing
Mila Redpath-Cole - Social media
Jess Tamsett - Graphic design
Clara Machado - EDI
SU ELECTIONS 2023- RESULTS
For any general queries, please email nus@student.varndean.ac.uk. For any enquiry relating to a specific SU member, please see above emails.
CAREERS NEWS
WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES
Work Experience with Graphite Digital
Graphite WEX 2023 - Schools Info Deck (1) (3).pdfInternship with BIMA
A4 Next-Gen-Digital-Leaders-Flyer-PRINT.pdfWork Experience with the Royal Mail
APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Apprenticeship Poster.pdfCurrent degree apprenticeship vacancies on Find an Apprenticeship website
Current Degree Apprenticeship Vacancies (18-04-23).docxInsight Webinar: Life at Deloitte as an Apprentice
On 25th April from 6:30-7:15pm an organisation called 'Success at School' will be hosting a webinar with Deloitte:
- Hear from apprentices about their journey and why they chose an apprenticeship at Deloitte
- Learn about the different apprenticeship pathways on offer and how to make your application stand out from the rest
- Have all your questions answered by the recruitment team during a Live Q&A session
Sign up to attend through the link below:
Dixon Wilson Chartered Accountants - Tax School Leavers Programme. Apply by 30th April 2023
Apprenticeship Webinar: KPMG 27th April
KPMG Webinar.pdfApprenticeships aged 16+ available - application is directly through Clarion if interested – details below:
Clarion's Contractors Smith & Byford are looking to take on an Apprentice Plumbing and Heating Engineer and an Apprentice Electrical Engineer:
Apprentice Plumbing & Heating Engineer
Department: Gas Installation
Reporting to: Install Operations Manager
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Location: London and the South East
Apprentice Electrical Engineer
Department: Electrical
Reporting to: Electrical Department Manager
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Location: London and the South East
These Apprenticeships are four year contracts. Send your CV to:
Whitney Henry – Employment Support Officer
Clarion Futures Jobs & Training
Mid Sussex and Brighton & Hove
Mob: 07704 665814
Email: Whitney.henry@clarionhg.com
UNIVERSITY NEWS
University Summer Schools.pptxMeet the Russell Group Webinars 25th-27th April
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteering with Community Works
Concordia volunteering projects all over the world
JOBS
Recommended max 10 hours per week
Would you like to train as a swimming teacher?
Crest swim school is looking to train up some people as swimming teachers. The next course is in June (theory is run online and the practical take place just outside Haywards Heath) and they are looking to help people to gain experience before the course to help them to pass.
If you would like to find out more, please email Kelly Illingworth - kelly@crestswimschool.co.uk
To book a Careers appointment, please go to 'My Varndean', click on Next Steps and book an appointment.
If you have any enquiry, email: careers@varndean.ac.uk
LIBRARY NEWS
Revision Flashcards
Got exams soon? These new revision flashcards and more are available for you to borrow from the library today. They cover the required content of your courses and help you consolidate your knowledge and test yourself.
Why not take a look?
Online Resource of the Week
Gale Power Search is a great online research resource - you can search collections of academic journals, news and ebooks covering a broad range of subject areas. You can add useful articles to your Google drive or download as pdfs. Find a link to it on the Online Resources page of the library website.
University of Sussex Library
Are you wanting to study outside of Varndean College library hours? Why not sign up for a membership to the University of Sussex library...it's a great place to study and is open 24hrs a day 7 days a week! The membership will allow you to study in the library and use the books (but not borrow any). Download a membership form then bring it to us and we'll sign it for you.
NEW ON CLICKVIEW
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.
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