#LongRoadLife Applicant Newsletter - May Edition

MAY EDITION: VOL. 5

#LongRoadLife LONG ROAD SIXTH FORM COLLEGE APPLICANT NEWSLETTER

SPORTS STARS & ALUMNI ADVICE ADMISSIONS UPDATE Hello from Long Road!

LONG ROAD ALUMNI In this May edition of our applicant newsletter we are focusing

TOP REVISION TIPS

on our student sport stars - some of which recently went to the AoC Sport National Championships! We'll hear all about the recent exciting activities our academic sports courses have

AOC SPORT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

been taking part in and the amazing sports facilities we have available for all students on campus.

STUDENT SPORT & We've also got some excellent tips from our Long Road Alumni

FITNESS

to help you prepare for your exams and get the most out of your revision!

Happy reading!

Long Road

SPORT, PE & HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE DEPARTMENT

WE'RE HERE TO HELP

ADMISSIONS TEAM UPDATE

Our friendly Admissions Team are here to support and guide you through every stage of your Long Road application.

If you have any questions, please get in touch!

Heidi Hauser Director of Admissions

NEXT STEPS: ACCEPTING YOUR OFFER

September 2022 please use the above link to log into your

If you are still interested in joining

MyLongRoad account and

us as a new student in September

withdraw your application. If you

2022, please make sure that you

change your mind after

only invite applicants who have accepted their offer of study to our summer Welcome Days and accept your offer. We can

withdrawing your application, you may be placed on a waiting list.

we don’t want you to miss out on

ALREADY ACCEPTED? WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

the opportunity to get a taste of

Right now, you don’t need to do

what life is like as a Long Road

anything to progress your

student!

application (other than keep on regularly checking your emails for

you can accept offers of study from multiple post-16 education providers Don’t forget,

Julianna Sosnowska Admissions Officer

01223 63 1125

communication from us!)

KEY DATES:

before making your final decision

7 & 8 July 2022 = Welcome

on where you would like to study

Days

after GCSE results day.

25th August 2022 = GCSE Results Day

admissions@longroad.ac.uk

Please click here to log in to your MyLongRoad account and accept your offer of study.

26th August 2022 = Applicants to submit final GCSE grades in preparation for enrolment.

If you are no longer interested in

31st August - 2nd September

studying at Long Road in

2022 = New student enrolment period

YOUR APPLICATION TIMELINE Your application timeline will help you keep track of where you are in the admissions process and keep you informed of what happens next.

Look for the arrow location to see where we are in the process!

OCTOBER 2021

SPRING & SUMMER 2022

Applications Open

Guidance Meetings & Conditional Offer Discuss your options with an experienced member of staff. You'll receive a formal offer via your Long Road Online Services account shortly after your Guidance Meeting.

JANUARY 2022 Applications Close.

Applications made after the deadline may be placed on a waiting list

7 & 8 JULY 2022 Welcome Days & Summer Work Spend the day as a Long Road student; try out your subjects & get a taste of Long

25 AUGUST 2022 GCSE Results Day

Road life. Summer work will be available online & must be completed for your first lesson at college.

Good luck! We're keeping our fingers crossed for you

26 AUGUST - 2ND SEPTEMBER 2022 New Student Enrolment Welcome to the Long Road family!

EARLY SEPTEMBER 2022 Start of Academic Year 2022/2023 Time to start your Long Road life!

DANA NUGMANOVA Long Road Alumni

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR EXAMS - ALUMNI TOP TIPS

Class of 2019 Psychology BSc Newcastle University

I chose Long Road because there was a lot of support provided to students. Long Road showed me that a college experience is there to prepare you for your next step in life whether that be employment, apprenticeship or university. It is about independence,

GCSE exams are fast

USE PAST PAPERS

approaching, for some of you

All of them!! Do them again and

they may have already started! To

again!! Do them with your friends,

help keep you on the right track

you can explain and teach each

we contacted our alumni (former

other stuff so you will reinforce

students) to share their revision

that information.

top tips!

FIVE MINUTE RULE

YOU ARE MORE THAN YOUR GRADES

The hardest part of revision is

No matter what your grade is, if

getting started because it can

you have put your best effort in

seem so big, daunting and

you should feel proud because

impossible. I use the five-minute

you are amazing. You are more

rule. Start a timer and just revise

than just a student sitting exams.

for five minutes then, if you feel

You’re a good friend, a good, a

like you need to, take quick break

good sibling, a good child, you’re

and then do another five minutes.

a hardworking employee, a

Repeat that over and over. Five

caring volunteer, an artist, a

minutes of revision will add up to

musician, you have things you are

a full revision session in no time!

enthusiastic about. You have

community and perseverance.

hopes and dreams and so much

FLASHCARDS Use flashcards to study dates, names and definitions. Just flashcard everything.

ahead of you.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR EXAMS - ALUMNI TOP TIPS

STUART KEPPIE Long Road Alumni Class of 2012

DRAW COMPREHENSIVE DIAGRAMS FOR REFERENCE As a visual learner, I would draw

ASK YOUR TEACHER IF YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING

an annotated diagram with all

I remember my teachers at Long

details of a whole concept that I

Road being helpful and willing to

could recall and see in my mind

explain something, as long as I

when taking the exam. The act of

had already attempted to

collating relevant information

understand myself.

helped strengthen connections in my mind between course content.

DO NOT WRITE OUT CONTENT WORD FOR WORD When revising, you should be

REVISE DIFFICULT CONTENT WITH PEERS They may have their own specific tips. Also, if you can’t teach it, you don’t understand it enough.

transforming content from one form to something more

USE MNEMONICS

condensed, accessible or helpful

make sentences, arbitrary or

for you. Copying text verbatim

relevant, to remember the first

from a textbook is not effective

letter of each answer to a

for learning — no matter how

question.

pretty or colour-coordinated you make it.

PhD Interdisciplinary Bioscience, University of Oxford Life Science Consultant

"I loved the enthusiasm of my teachers, the freedom to have a good gym session between lessons and the ability to revise with friends in the common room. Without the high standard of teaching, I would not have achieved my place at University."

HANNAH KELLY Long Road Alumni

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR EXAMS - ALUMNI TOP TIPS

Class of 2017 Secondary Physical Education with QTS, University of Brighton

FIND A REVISION TECHNIQUE THAT SUITS YOU

GET A REVISION BUDDY!

Experiment with flashcards, mind

parents/guardian or siblings, but

maps, exam past paper/practise

this allows you to revise with

questions, coloured notes etc.

someone and test and help each

"From Long Road I moved straight to the University of Brighton to study BA (Hons) Secondary Physical Education with QTS training to be a PE teacher. Long Road was extremely helpful to me on applying and going through the UCAS process so it was made as smooth as possible.”

This may be your friend or

other as there are bound to be

DON’T OVERDO IT WHEN YOU REVISE

topics that you can help each other with.

Set yourself realistic targets to revise for each day so it’s manageable and achievable!

WHEN MAKING NOTES, ONLY WRITE THE KEY POINTS Get used to summarising each

BE STRICT WITH USING YOUR PHONE/TV WHEN REVISING

point so you know the key facts ready for the exam.

Revise for 1 hour then 10 minutes break e.g. grab a cup of tea, a

MAKE USE OF YOUR TEACHERS!

snack, get up and walk around.

They are there to help you so make use of extra time in lesson

CHANGING UP THE ENVIRONMENT OF WHERE YOU REVISE

or after lessons, bring in practise questions for them to mark etc.

You could revise for one subject

MAKE PLANS

in your room, then move and

Have things to look forward to

revise in the kitchen then the

after you have revised.

library.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR EXAMS - ALUMNI TOP TIPS

ALEX FARROW Long Road Alumni Class of 2019

DO NOT STRESS The more you stress, the more

DON’T STARE AT A TEXTBOOK FOR HOURS ON END

difficult revision becomes, and

Try summarising a page or a

the more difficult revision

chapter in notes. Writing stuff

becomes, the more you stress.

down makes you think about it, and you’re more likely to

TAKE BREAKS AND HAVE NON-REVISION TIME

Film Studies Brunel University London

"I studied Media Level 3 Diploma and Musical

remember it.

Theatre Extended

If you’re constantly revising, I can

SPICE IT UP!

Certificate at Long Road.

guarantee you’ll end up stressed.

We all love a bit of colour. Get

Since leaving I have been

Have days off. See your friends.

your highlighters out. Coloured

Do something fun.

notes are 10x easier to memorise than boring black and white ones.

GET EXERCISE You can get exercise in your

FINALLY… THINK POSITIVE!

breaks or non-revision time. This’ll

There are plenty of people who

make a big difference to your

did well in life without achieving

wellbeing as it gets your heart

100% in every exam. You can only

rate up > blood pumping faster >

do as much as you’re capable of.

more oxygen to the brain.

Work hard. You’ll do well.

START EARLY You have to start at some point, so you might as well get on with it.

successfully accepted as a student at Brunel University London where I am a working towards a degree in Film Production and Theatre."

LILY - WOMENS FOOTBALL TEAM ALUMNI "I really enjoy football and played it for many years so I took the opportunity to join the college team.

AOC SPORT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 Congratulations to our Women's

They did very well! Now for some

Football Team and Men's

dinner and down time before

Basketball Academy who made it

heading to the Opening

to the AoC Sport National

Ceremony of the AOC National

Championships, held at the

Championships.

University of Nottingham from

Being part of the

Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th April

Saturday 23rd April - Day 2:

2022.

Early start for the girls today, starting our first match at

Women's Football team gave me opportunities to meet new people and make new friends. It gave

A fantastic weekend was had by

9:30am. 6 games today, playing

all involved and our coaches were

in a 7 vs 7 format, 10 minutes

kind enough to keep a weekend

each half totalling in a 20-minute

diary so we could come along on

game. Great start as we won our

the Champs journey with them!

first game 3-1 vs Loughborough

me a break from studying, allowed me to keep my fitness up and develop teamwork skills. "

College. Unfortunately we lost

HOLLY, WOMEN'S FOOTBALL TEAM ASSISTANT COACH

our next 5.

Some very tough games playing

Friday 22 April, Day 1:

against the Brighton, Hove and

No matches for the Women’s

Sussex Sixth Form College (South

Football team, we start tomorrow.

East Region), Barnet and

We got everyone checked into

Southgate College (London

their room then headed down to

Region), South Gloucestershire

the sports centre to support the

and Stroud College (South West

Basketball Academy boys.

Region), Sandwell College (West

AOC SPORT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 Midlands Region) and Coleg y

it back in our second game vs

Cymoedd (West Region). Some of

Huddersfield New College

these teams are linked to

(Yorkshire and Humberside

professional football clubs and

Region) winning 2-0! Great game

are academy teams, we

from the girls.

managed to keep the scores close by only 1 or 2 goals each

We finished our last game against

game which is a great

Xaverian College (North West

achievement for us.

Region) loosing 3-1, our only

AMY - WOMENS FOOTBALL TEAM ALUMNI "Moving from secondary school to college was a bit of a challenge with not knowing many people so I joined college team as a way to meet new people who have similar

game letting more than 2 goals A long day for the girls finishing

in. A great achievement from the

at 4:30pm. Now to head back for

girls, unlucky in a few of the

some food and down time. After

games but overall positive

some down time, we went to the

performances throughout the

local leisure park to play some

whole weekend.

bowling and pool.

interests as me. I looked forward to football every week, we all got along so well and it really boosted my confidence.

Everyone enjoyed themselves and 3 games tomorrow hopefully we

some positive footballing points

can win some.

to take from the weekend.

Sunday 24th April - Day 3:

Well Done, Girls!!!

Early start again for the girls playing Gateshead College (North East Region) at 9:30am.

Lost our first game 1-0 but pulled

I loved being able to represent the college while doing something I enjoy"

BEN - BASKETBALL ACADEMY ALUMNI

AOC SPORT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022

“Long Road Basketball Academy has provided me with countless opportunities to grow and learn as a basketball player.

It has also been a good

PETE, BASKETBALL ACADEMY HEAD COACH

highlight of my time at Long Road.

I'm now studying Sport

Final pool game at 1230 vs Calderdale College needing a

Friday 22nd April - Day 1:

win to secure our spot in the final

Great first day at the AOC

four. Let's go boys!!

National Championships for our Academy Squad going 2-0

Sadly, after a strong first day not

beating Stoke-on-Trent on their

the Day 2 we'd hoped for. Had a

first game in a 1-point thriller!!

rough day today losing both our pool games. Firstly, to Richard

laugh with the tour to Barcelona being the

Richard Huish College to go 2-1.

They then went onto beat Carmel

Huish College and then to

College in their 2nd game of the

Calderdale which put us in a 3-

afternoon.

way tie for second and we sadly ended up 4th in the pool on

Finishing off with a well-deserved

points difference. We then lost

massage!! Massive thanks to our

our placing game this afternoon

friends at Moulton College for

and will now play for 7th

this. A very professional service!!

tomorrow.

Now for some dinner and down

You enjoy the successful days

time.

and learn from the tough ones!!

Science at Bath University. ”

Hopefully we can finish strong

Saturday 23rd April - Day 2: Sadly, our first loss this morning against a tough team from

tomorrow!!

AOC SPORT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022

DAN - BASKETBALL ACADEMY ALUMNI "Going to play basketball

Sunday 24th April - Day 3:

in the United States has

Our U19 Academy Squad finished

always been a dream of

the weekend on a positive note with a strong performance vs Cardiff to finish 7th overall.

mine since I started playing. It was not until I went to Long Road that I

After such a strong start not really where we wanted to end up but shows the challenges of a short game format tournament where the pressure is always on.

realised my dream could turn into a reality. With the help of the Head Coach Pete, combined

A lot to take from the weekend

with my hard work and

and a great learning experience for our boys who represented the club and Academy at this National tournament for the first time in our history.

dedication, I was able to progress my game to the next level and get accepted to a Division 2

Congratulations Boys!!

college in Colorado called Adams State College."

OUR COMPETITIVE SPORTS TEAMS Men's Basketball Academy Men's Football 1st Team 2nd Team Men's Rugby Mixed Hockey Women's Football Women's Netball

Team sports information

STUDENT SPORTS & FITNESS It's important to us is that you’re

which runs throughout the week.

able to take care of your physical

You can turn up, play for fun and

and mental wellbeing, that’s why

get involved with the social side

we encourage all of our students

of sport! The current causal sports

to participate in keep-fit

taking place at lunchtimes are:

activities using our extensive

Badminton

sports facilities.

Short Tennis Volleyball

STUDENT GYM

Women's Basketball

Our on-campus student gym was

5-a-side Football

fully re-furbished just 3 years ago and provides a wide range of

Can’t find a sport that you love?

cardiovascular machines, weight

Let us know - we’re always happy

resistant machines and free

to try and facilitate any sport

weights. The gym is open all day

based on student demand!

for students to use at lunchtimes,

will be sent to you in the summer giving you the opportunity to sign up for any teams you're interested in playing for!

independent study periods and

SPORTS FACILITIES

even before and after college!

We can offer you a fantastic range of indoor and outdoor

To join the gym you simply need

sports facilities. Indoors with have

to pay a one-off induction fee of

a 4 badminton court Sports Hall,

£15 and attend a gym induction

Sports Lab with fitness testing

led by our Sports Services team.

equipment and our student Gym. Outdoors we have an All-weather

CASUAL SPORTS

pitch, 2 Football pitches, 1 Rugby

If you’re just in it for the fun try

pitch, Tennis Courts and

our Casual Sports programme

Basketball Courts.

SPORTS STUDENTS BRAVE TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS STADIUM SKYWALK

SPORT APPLIED: KEY INFO Total students currently on course: 225

Current average class Back in March our year 1 and year

stadium has also been designed

2 sport students had the

to cater and facilitate for the

opportunity to visit Tottenham

NFL, meaning we were able to

Hotspurs new stadium.

get an insight into the vast locker rooms used by NFL players and

They were shown the major

coaches.

developments in sporting stadium technology, demonstrated by

To top the day off, the students

what is widely considered to be

had the opportunity to scale the

one of the most advanced

stadium and walk across the roof

stadiums in European football.

of stadium with Tottenham Hotspurs Dare Skywalk

They experienced what it is like to

experience also included in the

be a premier league footballer in

visit. They braved 47m above the

the build up to a game and after

ground to walk around the

the game, from the changing

famous Tottenham Hotspur

rooms right up to the press rooms.

Cockerill which hangs over the pitch, giving the students a view

The students also had the

they can only get from the

opportunity to see what facilities

skywalk experience.

an NFL team prepare in, with Tottenham’s NFL contract, their

size: 16

Assessment: Extended Certificate 40% Exam 60% Coursework Diploma 30% Exam 70% Coursework Extended Diploma 25% Exam 75% Coursework

Exam Board: OCR

PE A LEVEL: KEY INFO Total students currently on course: 135

SPORTS COACHING, STRENGTH & CONDITIONING AND SPORTS THERAPY AT ARU

Current average class size: 16

Our A Level PE students were

ranked as the best Sports &

lucky enough to have a bespoke

Exercise Science Department in

insight afternoon within the

the country two years ago and

Sports Coaching, Strength &

third last year!

Conditioning and Sports Therapy

Assessment: 70% Exam 30% Coursework

Exam Board: WJEC

courses at Anglia Ruskin University

More and more of our best

back in December.

students are choosing to enrol because of the reputation of ARU

The sessions were delivered by

and the fact that they can remain

Anglia Ruskin teaching staff and

close to home and save money on

helped students make informed

living expenses. Two of our former

decisions about the type of

students, Carrie Lord and Klesio

course and university they want to

Bari Costa attended the session

apply for.

and conducted a Q&A for our students.

ARU are particularly interesting as their academic sports provision

This was a really successful trip

has improved dramatically in

for all students involved and we

recent years to the point that

can’t wait to replicate it for our

according to the Guardian

Year 1 students this year!

league table they have been

WORK EXPERIENCE WITH THE EAST ANGLIA AMBULANCE SERVICE

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE LEVEL 3: KEY INFO Total students currently on course:

Tilly Dixon, former Level 3 Health

Everything I took part in during

and Social Care student, tells us

the week was so interesting,

all about her work experience

helpful and a great experience.

placement with the East Anglia

I’m also going to be getting in

Ambulance Service.

contact with someone about pathways, as I’d prefer to get into

“I decided for my final work

the career without university, as I

placement needed for my course

learn better when completing

that I’d try to get into East Anglia

things practically , although I

Ambulance Service, this had been

appreciate it can be quite

an idea of mine for a while as it’s

difficult.

the area of work I’d like to go into, as I would like to be a

“Now I have done work

Paramedic.

experience at the ambulance station I have a lot more

During the week I was able to get

knowledge on the career and

involved in so much, including

service. Everyone I met at EEAST

HART training, the communication

were so welcoming, kind and

and media team, the well being

helpful and each of them have

hub, and working on reception, I

helped me gain the knowledge I

also took entry paper tests to get

have, which I cannot thank them

an understanding of what is

enough for.”

needed.

322

Current average class size: 20 Assessment: Diploma 45% Exam 55% Coursework Extended Diploma 40% Exam 60% Coursework

Exam Board: OCR

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