Dear Parent/ Guardian

In keeping with our commitment to provide students with outstanding careers guidance and tailored support when choosing their next step after school, we will now be using Unifrog; an award-winning, online careers platform. All Varndean College students have access to this excellent website.

The Unifrog platform is designed to support learners in making the most informed decisions about their futures and has a range of tools that are suitable for all year groups. Each student has their own personal account that provides a wide range of information related to their interests and aspirations. Key features of the platform include:

• Exploring Pathways - personality quizzes, career and subject profiles, MOOCs and webinars
• Recording - self-reflection about extracurricular activities and key employability skills
• Opportunities - search tools showing live vacancies/courses/placements for apprenticeships, universities (in the UK and abroad), FE, virtual work experience and much more
• Applications - tools to help students build applications for a range of pathways (e.g. CVs, Personal Statements, Common App Essays)

We have also set up a parent login so that you can use Unifrog as if you were a student yourself, allowing you to support your young person throughout the process.

The sign up code you need is: 'COWQparents', which expires on8/01/2025 and you can sign up here:www.unifrog.org/code For more information, go towww.unifrog.org or contact Cordelia Dobbie on cvd@varndean.ac.uk

Yours sincerely

Cordelia Dobbie, Careers Manager