Happy summer!
Have a good summer holiday and see you all next year! ☀️
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Important dates!
5 July - Reports live to students and parents
9 July - End of term for students
6 & 7 September - Target setting for Year 2 students
8 September - Student Induction Day & Timetables released
9 September - Lessons start for all students
18-22 October - Subject Progress Reviews (one to ones) (Reading week)
25 - 29 October - Half Term
2 December - Parent Consultation Online Meetings for Level 2 and Year 2 students
17 December - Term ends for students
4 January - Lessons start for all students
14 - 18 February - Half Term
8 April - Term ends
25 April - Summer Term starts
30 May - 3 Jun - Half Term
REMINDERS:
It is important that you continue to test 2x week.
Test kits are available in the student common room at break & lunch time.
Please wear masks at all times unless you are exempt!
If you have any feedback and/ or suggestion for future bulletin issues, please email studentbulletin@varndean.ac.uk
Tutorials this week
Year 1 groups:
Group sessions
BTEC Performing Arts students performing scenes from Memory Of Water by Shelagh Stephenson.
Usually, at the end of the year our students would be performing their work to live audiences, this year they have had limited chances to perform live. We wanted to share some of the work that our students have created this term and offer them to watch online instead. Please do enjoy and hope to see you in our audience next year!
Festival of Progression Feedback
Thank you to all students who attended the Festival of Progression on 28th/29th June 2021.
We value your opinions and the College and the Careers Department would like to get some feedback about the event. All forms submitted by Friday 9th July will be entered for the chance to win a £25 One4All Digital Gift Card.
Do you enjoy the outdoors and talking to young people? Are you community-oriented? Do you want to help young people enjoy the local parks safely? Could you do street-based youth work?
The Local Action Team for Preston Park and Fiveways is seeking volunteers interested in working with the community to help make our parks safe for our young people over the summer and beyond.
If you’re interested, please come along to the first, exploratory meeting facilitated by youth workers from the Trust for Developing Communities
When: Monday, 5 July 2021, 6 pm
Where: Preston Park Clock Tower
Contact: Let us know if you can come at ppflat1@gmail.com
WELFARE
Welfare drop-ins @ lunchtimes email Daniela dss@varndean.ac.uk
CAREERS NEWS
London South Bank University
University of Chichester - Tasters and Masterclasses
Virtual Fair and Russel Group Event
UK University & Apprenticeship Search Virtual Fair - Wednesday 14th July 12-6pm
Over 95 exhibitors have now signed up to our incredible event including Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Kent, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Imperial, King's, Manchester, Nottingham, Brighton, Leicester and the National Apprenticeships Service. Find out more and register here.
vfair-poster-1-1.pdfSAVE THE DATE - Meet the Russell Group Virtual Event - Wednesday 29th September 12-7pm
This autumn all 24 Russell Group Universities will once again be exhibiting at this fantastic online event, as well as presenting a host of vital webinars. If you're interested, find out more and register here.
Personal Statement Information
If you are considering applying for university you will need to complete a UCAS application. Part of the application is the Personal Statement. Admissions teams who read your Personal Statement will want to see evidence you are committed to your chosen subject. Regardless of where you finally choose to apply to, any online lectures, talks, activities you take part in, no matter which university is offering them is valuable to sign up for. The talks are for the most part generic meaning while they may 'plug' their university a bit, the information in the talk is helpful for understanding that subject area. What you gain or learn from engaging with these online talks is what the admissions teams want to hear about in your Personal Statement. Register for talks/tasters etc and then think about what you learnt from listening.....make sure you've got evidence of your commitment to your subject!!!
Find out about degree apprenticeships!
Follow the link above to join an upcoming session where you can learn more about the programme.
JOB VACANCY - Apprenticeship in Business Administration
01444 450769
Please email Charity Mitchell, Managing Director for more details if you want to apply.
Latest Vacancies on the Street bulletin.
VOTS 14-6-2021.doc
VOLUNTEERING
Discover more here https://www.cybervolunteers.org.uk/
Job opportunities
Maximum number of hours per week should be 10hrs otherwise it will affect your performance at college!
Please email the Careers team to book an appointment or if you have any enquiry email: careers@varndean.ac.uk
LIBRARY NEWS
LIBRARY OPENING TIMES
The library will be open for our usual hours until Friday 9 July when we will close for the summer holidays. We will re-open in September on Thursday 9 September, so do come in before the end of term and get any Year 2 textbooks that you need over the holidays, or return any books that you are finished with.
SUMMER READING!
What will you be reading over the holidays? Come and browse our excellent fiction section and grab yourself some summer reads...see below for some ideas.
HOLIDAY FICTION
NEW ON CLICKVIEW THIS WEEK
The octopus in my house A professor develops an extraordinary relationship with an octopus when he invites it to live in his home to learn about its intelligence. (U)
Zodiac In the late 1960s/early 1970s, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree. (15)
The crimes of Grindelwald The second installment of the "Fantastic Beasts" series featuring the adventures of Magizoologist Newt Scamander. (15)
Joey Essex: Grief and me At age ten, Joey Essex's world was ripped apart when his mum tragically took her own life. Having long buried his emotions, after 20 years can he come to terms with his grief? (PG)
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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