Varndean 6th form college operates a ‘BYOD’ policy for all students attending the college. We strongly encourage you to bring your own device to College to support your learning.  You should expect to use it in most of your lessons.  This will vary by subject but typically you can expect to be using the internet to conduct research, complete class work and interact with subject resources in a virtual learning environment such as Google Classroom. It’s important your device’s screen and keyboard are big enough to support extended reading/writing but small enough to be portable. 

Students will be able to use your Varndean College log-in details to access Google Workspace, and Adobe Full Created Cloud Enterprise Suite (if on a Media course)

Once connected, you'll be able to use your own laptop/chromebook in lessons as well as utilise our learning spaces including the Library and study cafe where there’s plenty of charging facilities and workspaces to ensure you can focus on your learning.

The College will provide devices to those students that may not have the means to provide their own where they are essential to a lesson.  

Please remember to take good care of your own device. The College cannot accept liability for loss or damage.  It may be advisable to add your device to your own house insurance.

Assistive technology is accessible at the college including chrome extensions and Read & Write.

Chromebook (General use for most subjects)

Price range £100 - £150

11 to 14-inch display | 4 or 8GB Memory | 32GB Storage | Chrome OS

e.g. HP 11A G8 or refurb

Laptop (General use for most subjects)

Prices starting from £200

13 to 15.6-inch display | Intel Core i3 or i5 processor | 8GB Memory | 128GB Storage | Windows 11, Chrome OS

e.g. HP 250 G10 i5 , Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop i3

Laptop (High Spec)

Prices £400 and above

15-inch display | Intel Core i7 or Apple M2 processor | 8GB-16GB Memory | 256GB Storage | Windows 11

e.g. Dell Inspiron 16 Laptop i7 , HP 250 G10 i7