STEM Leaflet (2026) - Flipbook - Page 2
At Varndean Sixth Form College, through our
challenging and engaging teaching, we hope
to inspire and mo琀椀vate the next genera琀椀on
of scien琀椀sts, technologists, engineers and
mathema琀椀cians.
With the opening of our £2.9m STEM Centre in September 2020, Varndean
Sixth Form College is at the forefront to o昀昀er those students wishing to
pursue a career in the 昀椀eld of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths,
the 昀椀nest opportunity to progress to the next stage of their careers.
We o昀昀er a wide range of STEM subjects: A Levels in
STEM skills are essen琀椀al and not only contribute to the
Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathema琀椀cs and
Computer Science, as well as voca琀椀onal courses in
Applied Biology (Medical Science) and Engineering.
UK’s manufacturing and research output, but they also
The rigorous academic framework of these subjects,
combined with the requisite technical and prac琀椀cal
skills developed during the course of study, make them
o昀昀er exci琀椀ng opportuni琀椀es in emerging technologies. The
promo琀椀on of these subjects by government is intended
to ‘help empower future genera琀椀ons through science,
technology, engineering and mathema琀椀cs to grow a
dynamic, innova琀椀ve economy.’
ideal choices for those with enquiring minds and are the
Varndean Sixth Form College is par琀椀cularly keen to
founda琀椀on stones for a number of important career routes.
encourage a greater involvement in STEM by all students
Through our STEM teaching we encourage students to move
on to higher level STEM courses and into a STEM career.
and, in par琀椀cular, we want to see more female students
studying and working in this area.
These students would hopefully go on to work on some of
Varndean also o昀昀ers the Level 3 Carbon Literacy
the biggest developments of the 21st Century.
Quali昀椀ca琀椀on for students who wish to enhance their
STEM subjects are the founda琀椀on s of the industrial and
corporate world. Students who study these subjects will
gain a diverse and comprehensive skill set. As such, these
subjects present a high currency for universi琀椀es and are
especially sought a昀琀er by a broad range of employers.
CV or university applica琀椀on. This na琀椀onally recognised,
self-study, short course designed in partnership with the
Manchester Metropolitan University, enables students to
gain a complete overview of the science of climate change
and understand the ac琀椀ons required of the Government,
organisa琀椀ons and individuals.
