Autumn 2019 World-Beating Scores Another Year of Yet Again for Varndean Exam Success for College Ib Students Varndean College
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UPDATE AUTUMN 2019 WORLD-BEATING SCORES ANOTHER YEAR OF YET AGAIN FOR VARNDEAN EXAM SUCCESS FOR COLLEGE IB STUDENTS VARNDEAN COLLEGE IB MEDICINE STUDENTS DYLAN PONSFORD KATE GRANLUND Varndean College once again Congratulations went to Kate Varndean College is the only local Varndean College is once again Principal, Phil Harland, said; “We celebrated outstanding Granlund (ex Dorothy Stringer) who state-run provider of the IB Diploma delighted with the success of are extremely proud of the excellent International Baccalaureate (IB) achieved 40 points and is studying in the local area, which it has offered its students who have yet again results achieved by our students Diploma results back in July, with English at Cambridge, as well as since 2008. This prestigious Diploma achieved an impressive record of A again this year, particularly with all our IB students who secured is one of the world’s most highly- this year’s cohort of students bound Level and Vocational exam results. the A Level linear format being for leading universities including places on Medicine degree courses: regarded and academically rigorous reintroduced recently. This has made l 1229 A Level exams were taken Cambridge, Durham, Bristol, UCL, Daisy Beddall, Amalia Coburn, educational programmes, requiring the exams even more challenging; Louie Garnett, Ella Shepherd, Anya students to succeed in six subjects l Overall pass rate at A level was Warwick, York, Sheffield and Leeds. and students and staff have worked TATYANA GOODWIN Rehman-Wood and Jessica Simpson. - including English Literature, 97.5% with almost 50% achieving tirelessly over the last two years in STUDYING POLITICS & PHILOSOPHY, Star performers included Anya Mathematics, a Science, a Foreign A*-B and 72% achieving A*-C These results came at the end of order to deserve the success they LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Rehman-Wood (ex Downlands Language and a Humanities subject grades School), whose near-perfect score another successful academic year - as well as completing a 4000-word have achieved. I would like to thank for the IB Diploma at Varndean l 21 vocational courses had a 100% of 44 points out of 45 - comparable extended essay on a subject of their my entire staff for their hard work College, praised recently by Ofsted pass rate. to five A*s at A Level - placed her in choice and undertaking community and enthusiasm over this past year who commended the “exceptional l Visual Arts courses (Art, Graphic the top 1% of 169,000 IB students work. and for giving our students the drive quality” of IB students’ work at Design, 3D Design, Textiles and worldwide. Anya will study Medicine and passion to achieve the best the College, adding, “Students on Lee Finlay-Gray, IB Diploma Photography) were once again at University College London. Dylan they can.” the IB course make outstanding Coordinator, commented: “The IB extremely impressive. Out of the Ponsford (ex Lewes Priory), with 42 This exam success follows on progress. Their achievement is Diploma is a demanding course, 254 entries, 94% of students points, will read Mathematics at from the successful International exceptionally high and well above which yet again has inspired our achieved A*- C grades. the University of Warwick, while the international average.” students and teachers to excel. Baccalaureate results earlier in l Our English, Film, Humanities and DANNY DUFFILL the 41 points achieved by Cardinal Our learners leave us as confident July, when 50 IB Diploma students STUDYING BIOMEDICAL Newman’s Sophia Stamoulis and and articulate young people, Law continue to be outstanding. averaged 36 points, the equivalent ENGINEERING, IMPERIAL ex-Dorothy Stringer duo Freya Clarke independent, questioning and A level Law students gained 100% to 3 A grades at A Level, with nine COLLEGE, LONDON and Ella Remande-Guyarde put all knowledgeable about the world pass rate with 63% getting A*-B, students gaining an impressive 40 three of them in the top 2.5% of around them. They are a credit to the Film Studies 100% pass rate with points+ (equivalent to 3 A* grades). students worldwide. Ella will read College and the IB community.” 64% A*-B, English Literature 100% See opposite page for full story. Politics, Philosophy and Economics pass rate with 84% gaining A*-C, Ex-IB student Ella Cohen-Haddon, at the University of York. Politics students 100% pass rate who graduated this year from Oxford Nearly half of the 50 students University with a degree in Oriental with 77% gaining A*-C. achieved 36 or more Diploma points, Studies, said: “My enthusiasm for equivalent to AAA at A level; with languages was really cultivated by nine gaining an impressive 40 the wonderful French and German teachers I had during my time on the JO GOAD points or more, equivalent of A*A*A* IB at Varndean and more broadly I STUDYING GEOGRAPHY, and placing them in the top 3% of UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE students worldwide. think that the IB encouraged me to think beyond the UK and Europe in terms of education and possibilities.” ANYA REHMAN-WOOD BERLIN CHILDCARE AND Our second year German lessons; in the afternoon EDUCATION DIPLOMA A Level and IB students they had a chance to went on a trip to Berlin explore the vibrant and STUDENTS YET AGAIN last December. To improve historical parts of the city ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING their language skills and enjoyed a variety of CAMBRIDGE they attended lessons excursions and diverse CHEMISTRY RESULTS in a language school activities, in which they COMPETITION Varndean College’s students undertaking the two year NCFE in the trendy district of learned about German SUCCESS CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education have once Prenzlauer Berg every politics, history and food! again achieved an outstanding set of results; some continuing morning. The lessons The evenings were packed Varndean College students once again competed their studies on higher education degree courses and some were tailor-made to their with cultural programmes in Cambridge University’s annual C3L6 Chemistry receiving offers of employment. abilities and they enjoyed and included a mix of Competition and yet again won an impressive The fourteen students who recently completed course achieved learning with students of light hearted theatre, a LAW STORIES array of copper, silver and gold awards. Thirty-six an impressive 100% pass rate, with 50% achieving an A*- A all ages and nationalities. multi-media exhibition Varndean students were granted awards; 1 gold, grade and 50% achieving B-C. The quality of the and the fabulous German MOCK TRIAL AT BRIGHTON 15 silver and 20 copper. This represented just under lessons, the inclusive Samiya Ali and Serine Toumi will study Childhood and Youth Christmas markets. 50% of first year International Baccalaureate learning environment, MAGISTRATES COURT Studies at Greenwich University; with a third, Ali Rabina, also Varndean’s annual mock trial competition moved students and 63% of first year A Level students. friendly teachers and going to Greenwich University to study Criminology & Criminal off site this year to the Brighton Magistrates Court. excellent facilities in The competition is open to any UK student in Justice. Laila Elhadaoui will study Early Childhood Studies at JP Shirley Venning and School Governor, Jeff Nixon, the school made this an Year 12 (ie first year of sixth form) studying either the University of East London and Danielle Moss, Children’s presided over two mock trial competitions. Students unforgettable and highly A Levels or the International Baccalaureate. It Nursing at Edge Hill University, Lancashire. Ella Collins and had spent weeks preparing for the court case in which valuable experience. takes the form of a 90 minute written paper which Kaitlin Holford have offers of employment in childcare and a teacher was charged with assaulting a pupil whilst students take within college. Students who do education. Ella as a teaching assistant at Downs View School The students not only in his class. Heated exchanges took place between well in the competition are sent certificates of and Kaitlin looking after children at a children’s holiday club in benefited from language barristers over key pieces of evidence. Fraser Howell achievement (either a copper, silver or gold award), Greece. and Bobbi Perrerrell-Farnes, acting for prosecution, and those who perform best win an invitation to a secured a guilty verdict by staying cool under pressure This follows on from last year’s success when three Childcare residential camp at the University of Cambridge at and having exceptionally well-prepared questions Diploma students took up places at Brighton University to the end of August. courtesy of the whole teams. Both students now intend follow Teacher Training degrees and two students went to to pursue this as a career - well done to all! the prestigious Norland College in Bath to become ‘Norland Nannies’. The NCFE CACHE Diploma is VARNDEAN LAW STUDENTS a two year vocational course, INVITED TO NATIONAL equivalent to 3 A Levels, in which the students undertake a series LEGAL APPRENTICE FINAL DANCING TO SUCCESS Five Varndean Law students, Lottie James, Erin Young, of coursework units. They also This year, we said Sienna Collins (ex BACA) Anna Nye, Angel Fullylove and George Vranceanu, were have to complete 750 hours goodbye to five more - BA (Hons) Dance at all personally invited to attend the National Legal of work placement, as well of our dance students Chichester University Apprentice final at News UK, in London. The two teams as undertaken a 5000-word who are heading off to had competed nationally with 900 other teams for essay. Georgia Simpson (ex KAITLIN HOLFORD continue their dance Varndean School) - BA the potential of an apprenticeship at international law STUDENTS CELEBRATE training as full-time (Hons) Dance at The firm Kingsley Napley.