This week is National Careers Week! At Dv8, learners will be finding out about careers in the creative sector and taking part in activities like My Future aspirations webinars, online workplace tours, Q&A’s with industry speakers, ‘watching where I work’ videos and researching creative sectors and labour market information. We want to prepare our learners as much […]
Our wonderful Learning Support team has put together this fantastic video for all of our students showing them how to access remote learning. So if you’re a student or parent of ours and you still need some assistance, check out this video!https://youtu.be/FyUYJTJk0w8
As I am sure you are aware, the government yesterday announced a return to on site delivery for schools and colleges, starting on Monday March 8th. Our priority is to ensure that this return is safe for staff and students. Consequently, we are currently reviewing the operation guidance for further education providers that has now been released and we will […]
Welcome to our Spring Half Term 2021 newsletter! I would like to extend a huge thank you to our students, parents/carers and staff for their efforts over this last half term. It has been a challenging time, but it is great to see progress being made by students in their learning and continued engagement with […]
Dv8 is providing additional booster sessions and 1:1 sessions for all English and mathematics students that have had their studies affected by the coronavirus pandemic. These sessions are for no more than four students at any one time and are being delivered by all our English and mathematics teaching team up until the end of […]
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week, and to coincide with this, we wanted to announce our weekly Wellbeing Programme that is being rolled out in both our Brighton and Bexhill centres for our students. It is incredibly important to look after our mental health, especially in times like these. There is no obligation to join, […]
We are delighted to announce that we have appointed a SENCO, Si, who joined us this week at Dv8 Sussex! Si will be overseeing our Learning Support in both Brighton and Bexhill. “I started off near Portsmouth studying Humanities. I then went to the University of Plymouth to get a Law degree but decided I didn’t […]
Good afternoon, I hope that you are keeping safe and well. Covid 19 UpdateLike all other education providers, Dv8 has a responsibility to report every positive case to the DfE Coronavirus helpline in order to carry out full track and trace. Please can I ask you to be aware of the following: When to reportPositive case – If any student/ […]
Our Creative Gateway course is now available for September 2021 entry in both Brighton and Bexhill. The Creative Gateway course is perfect for young people who want to explore their options within the creative industries and may also want to obtain their English and maths GCSE. You will have the chance to participate in classes across the […]
We will be running a drop-in Wellbeing Club for all students! Starting next week, it will run every Tuesday between 12:40pm – 1:10pm. Activities will differ each week, and these will be range from yoga and quick crafts to mindfulness. An email will be sent out to all students detailing what these sessions entail and how to join. We […]
THURSDAY 21ST JANUARY – 5-7PM If you missed our last open evening, we have Live Q&As from our Principal, Operations Manager and our Curriculum Area Leads in Music Production & Performance, Games Development and Media Production. You will be able to join different rooms (via the breakout rooms) and answer any questions you may have to our […]
Dear Parent/Carers, It has certainly been an interesting and challenging week for everyone. As we come to the weekend, I wanted to give you an update on the study programme at Dv8 for the next few weeks. 1. From Monday January 11th, we will be back to a full teaching timetable for all students. Lessons […]
As I am sure you are aware the government announced on Monday night that all schools and colleges should move to online learning from Tuesday January 5th until the February half term at the earliest. Dv8 already had plans in place for an online provision for the start of term and will now continue this […]
We wanted to update you on plans for this week, based on current government guidelines. Games, Media and Music courses from Tuesday 5th – Friday 8th Jan The main outcome of this week will be to fully prepare learners for final completion of Term 1 assessment, when we return in the week of January 11th (as per […]
In light of the latest Government announcement on Wednesday 30th December we would like to share our plans so far. Monday January 4th Our scheduled inset day will be delivered online. There will be no teaching, as planned. 2. Tuesday January 5th to Friday January 8thWe are offering onsite teaching to all our vulnerable learners (as defined by […]
In light of the announcement by the Government yesterday, regarding the reopening of schools and colleges after Christmas, we can confirm that all students will be expected to return as per their regular timetable from Tuesday 5th January (as Monday 4th January is an inset day). This is due to all students sitting assessments this year. We wish […]
Here’s a rendition of Fairytale of New York as a Christmas present to all, performed by our Music Level 3 students in Brighton. Credit to Colby, George, Josh, Jordan, Kieran, Michael, Sean and Wes for their involvement, Neil for leading and Alex for filming. Well done all for a fabulous term and Merry Christmas! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlNlC33mnLo
If you missed our last open evening, we have another one in store on Thursday 21st January from 5-7pm. We will be offering a different selection of talks on our live stream this time around, including from students and other members of the curriculum teams. More information will be made available on our website here:https://www.dv8sussex.com/open-evenings-2021-22-entry/ You can also […]
Dv8 Sussex wants to extend a helping hand to the local community. We are offering anyone who hasn’t obtained maths and/or English GCSE (grade D/3 or lower) the opportunity to study them free of charge. This is much more than a classroom or online tutor-led lessons. We offer small group online learning from experienced tutors, […]
Dv8 Sussex is delighted to be able to offer a brand new course for young people aged 16-18 from January 2021. Our Creative Gateway course is designed for young people to explore options within the creative industries, undertake work placements and who may also need to improve their maths and English skills and qualifications. They will […]
#ChristmasJumperDay is on Friday 11th December, and we are asking all of our staff and students to wear their festive attire to raise money for Save the Children UK. Donate what you can and help support an incredible charity by giving your donations to the centre coordinators on the day. Make the world better with a sweater.
All week our students have been getting involved in #AntiBullyingWeek and today is #FriendshipFriday! Not only have students and staff been wearing odd socks all week, but they have also been decorating their own! We have been encouraging the students to do one act of kindness for a friend/family member and have been discussing with them what […]
For all of our students who are currently studying English and/or maths, we are pleased to announce the June 2021 GCSE dates. All exams are morning (starting at 9am). If you have access arrangements for exams, you will be given your allocated time nearer the time. Further information including location, will be provided closer to […]
This week is Anti-Bullying Week and at Dv8 Sussex, we are getting fully involved! All staff and students have been asked to wear odd socks today to promote their support against bullying in all forms. We have been talking to students about why it is important to accept and celebrate people’s differences and to show […]
Dear Parent/Carer I hope that you are keeping well in these challenging and uncertain times. As we start the second half of the first term, I wanted to take the opportunity to update you on our current strategy for teaching, learning and assessment. Before half term, we were adopting a 50:50 model, with students attending […]
