Open Events & Taster Days at Varndean College
An Open Event or Taster Day is a fantastic opportunity for students and their parents/carers to explore Varndean College and learn about all the options available after completing their GCSEs.
Year 10 Taster Days
Varndean College will be holding its very popular Year 10 Taster Days again in 2025 on Friday 4 July (FULL) and Tuesday 15 July (FULL).
These taster days give Year 10 students from local and regional secondary schools the opportunity to spend a day at our college, participate in a range of subject sessions of their choice, whilst getting a flavour of what it would be like to study at our dynamic and inspirational college.
PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED AND WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT ANY FURTHER LATE APPLICATIONS
Open Events
Come and discover more about Varndean College at one of our Autumn Open Events.
Open Day : Saturday 27 September : 11am – 2pm
Open Evening : Thursday 6 November : 4pm – 8pm
- An opportunity to look around our beautiful and unique campus
- Find out more about the wide range of courses we offer and our superb academic track record
- Discover what it is like to study at Varndean College, the outstanding support we provide, and our wonderful community atmosphere
International Baccalaureate Evening
Do you want to study a broad range of subjects and acquire a Diploma highly regarded by universities in the UK and worldwide? Varndean College is the only state-funded provider in Brighton & Hove to offer the two-year IB Diploma programme.
Come along and find out more about this popular and internationally recognised alternative to A Levels.
Tuesday 7 October : 6.30pm – 7.45pm. (Doors open 6pm, talk commences 6.30pm)
No advance booking required.
Travelling to Varndean College for an Open Event
Please note that our Open Events are very popular attracting many visitors. We recommend that you travel by public transport if possible. There are good transport links, with the 5B bus stopping outside the College gates or Preston Park train station is a 15 min walk away.
If you are travelling by car, unfortunately there is no on-site parking as this is reserved for staff only. Visitors may however drop off and then park in the surrounding streets close by.
Please remember not to park on grass verges or central grass reservation, as there is a particular prohibition on this around the College and traffic wardens do patrol the area.
Do come and visit us at one of our Open Events to find out more and discover for yourself what is unique about Varndean College. We look forward to meeting you.