#LongRoadLife Applicant Newsletter - March Edition

MARCH EDITION: VOL. 3

#LongRoadLife LONG ROAD SIXTH FORM COLLEGE APPLICANT NEWSLETTER

CELEBRATIONS AND STUDENT SMILES ADMISSIONS UPDATE Hello from Long Road!

CELEBRATING LGBT+ This months applicant newsletter is focused once again on

HISTORY MONTH

student support - this month looking at how we can keep our students smiling by supporting your wellbeing and welfare.

MEET SCHOLAR STUDENTS OLIVIA AND

We'll also be looking at our LGBT History Month 2022 celebration activities that took place throughout February,

POPPY

giving you an idea of the events you'll be able to get involved in next year!

STUDENT SUPPORT: ADDITIONAL NEEDS,

You'll be meeting two more of our Scholar students, Olivia and

WELFARE & WELLBEING

Poppy, as well was hearing all about our Maths, Computing and IT department.

MATHS, COMPUTING & Happy reading!

Long Road

IT 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

I HAVE A MARCH ADVICE & GUIDANCE MEETING

Admissions Officer

01223 63 1125

can be thrilling and a little

Thank you to everyone who has

daunting; so please take a read

booked their Virtual Advice and

of the advice in our February

Guidance meeting for the7th

newsletter which will support you

March!

in preparing for your meeting.

meeting you and your

I WAS UNABLE TO BOOK A MARCH MEETING

Parent/Carers. To ensure that we

If you were unable to book a slot,

can have a meaningful

please do not worry. We are

conversation about your

holding additional Virtual Advice

individual goals and ambitions we

and Guidance Meetings

require all meetings to take place

throughout the Spring.

We are really looking forward to

with Julianna Sosnowska

We understand that this stage

cameras and microphones

on.

We will send out more detailed communication, after this March

All of our staff are equally highly trained and experienced team members able to discuss your post-16 options in detail.

round of meetings have taken place, directly to any applicants that are affected.

If you have any questions or admissions@longroad.ac.uk

On the day, it is important to log

worries please email us on

on to the system at least 15

admissions@longroad.ac.uk

minutes in advance of your meeting to make sure that you

Best wishes,

are ready when it begins

Long Road Admissions Team

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

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

LATE AUGUST 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!

MEET SCHOLAR STUDENT, OLIVIA

OLIVIA Secondary School: St Bede's

When I first came to Long Road

what we want to do after leaving

for the open evening, I liked how

Long Road.

Year 2 Student

friendly the atmosphere was and how approachable the staff and

I applied for the Scholars’ Award

students were. These factors

to motivate me to do well in my

were important to me as I wanted

GCSEs. I am currently saving the

to learn while also enjoying being

money to use in the future. My

a student at college, and this is

advice for Year 11s is to just apply

why I decided to study at Long

for the award because you've got

Road.

nothing to lose by simply

Studying: Computing Extended Certificate Maths A Level Physics A Level

submitting an application, and One of the best things about

when you do qualify for it, it will

being a student at college is how

feel rewarding to know that you

the staff see us students as

achieved something you worked

equals. Because of this, I feel

hard for.

more comfortable to seek help and ask questions since I know I

I would highly encourage year 11s

won’t be looked down upon for

to apply to Long Road if they are

needing support. I also

looking for a welcoming learning

appreciate how our progress

environment where they can grow

coaches are very hands-on when

as individuals.

it comes to providing us with the information we need to decide on

Progression Goals: Pilot or Aerospace Engineer

Click here to apply for the Long Road Scholars Award today!

STUDY SUPPORT Study sessions are held regularly throughout the year focusing on a range

STUDENT SUPPORT: ADDITIONAL NEEDS, WELFARE & WELLBEING

of areas such as time management, study skills and exam technique.

As you work towards those all-important exams you will be invited to our workshops on revision, wellbeing and exam preparation. All of our study skill resources are available online so you can access them wherever and whenever you need them.

Here at Long Road, we share a

If you have an EHC plan we will

passion for learning and its

develop individual learning

capacity to transform lives we

programmes. Our team of

encourage and inspire you to be

qualified specialist tutors can

the best that you can be.

provide formal and informal assessments of your individual

All of our teaching and support

learning needs.

staff have a strong commitment to ensuring you have equal

We welcome students from the

opportunities to succeed; their

international community, offering

experiencers and advice make

you extra support with specialist

Long Road accessible and

teachers if English is your second

friendly to all students.

language.

All subjects provide opportunities

All buildings have ready access

for all students to receive

for wheelchair users and

individual support in workshop

classroom / general assistance is

sessions with subject specialists.

available for students who have

Individual teaching support is also

physical impairments such as

available for students with

partial sight, partial hearing and

specific learning difficulties such

motor skills difficulties.

as Dyslexia or Asperger's.

STUDENT SUPPORT: ADDITIONAL NEEDS, WELFARE & WELLBEING

WELLBEING FAIR Our annual Wellbeing Fair introduces you to different techniques to help you manage stress

as Dyslexia or Asperger's.

students, and will help you settle

Specialist IT equipment and

into Long Road life.

and anxiety including Art Therapy, Yoga and

software is available to support students studies, including

24/7 STUDENT SUPPORT

text-to-speech and mind-

We've teamed up with Health

mapping programmes.

Assured, a Student Assistance Programme offering 24/7

We're not only here to support

confidential help with trained

your academic progress, but also

counsellors. They can help you

your wellbeing.

with anything that is worrying you: exam stress, low mood,

Whatever challenges you face,

relationship problems, identity

our dedicated support team are

issues—anything at all, no

always ready to help with any

problem too big or small.

Volunteering.

Our visiting therapy animals (which in the past have even included Owls!) are always a huge hit and we love the opportunity to cuddles with some super cute

concerns you may have. Our drop-in counselling service is

There’s a phone line: 0800 028

available if you ever need help,

3766. And yes, of course there’s

advice or a friendly chat. If you

an App! It’s called My Healthy

prefer talking to someone your

Advantage and has lots of useful

own age we can put you in touch

wellbeing activities—plus a Live

with our specially-trained Peer

Chat function if you don’t want to

Mentors, who are Year 2

pick up the phone and talk.

therapy dogs.

THE KITE TRUST The Kite Trust offer a wide

CELEBRATING LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH

range of resources for young LGBTQ+ people; from free one-to-one support sessions to social groups. If you would like

A chilly February was brightened

We have run this fun, interactive

up by plenty of rainbows as staff

and informative workshop

and students at Long Road

annually as part of our LGBT

celebrated LGBT History Month

History Month activities, this years

2022!

event was once again very well

to get involved or contact their team you can find their details below: 01223 369508

info@thekitetrust.org.uk

attended! The teaching of sexual We began our celebrations with

health in schools rarely covers the

Rainbow Day on Tuesday 1st

information that young LGBT+

February. Staff and students

people need and they can easily

were invited to wear their

feel excluded. The session uses

favourite rainbow clothing and

inclusive language and explores

accessories, as always we were

sexual health for lesbian, gay,

super impressed by the incredible

bisexual and transgender

fashion statements!

students. It is a fun and

www.thekitetrust.org.uk

The Kite Trust

informative session where Pride Club welcomed all students

questions and discussion are

to join them for a lunchtime of

encouraged.

cake and pebble-painting, which @TheKiteTrust

we can't wait to display in our

Huge thank you to The Kite Trust

new pebble garden!

for visiting the college once again and to all our students for

@thekitetrust After a well deserved half-term

creating a safe environment

break, we were joined by The Kite

where joyful and insightful

Trust for a session on Queer

discussions could be had.

Sexual Health.

CELEBRATING LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH We were also privileged enough

of life in the Equality Act 2010. He

to be joined by Professor Stephen

has also advised on transgender

Whittle, Professor of Equalities

law to the Scottish, Irish, Italian,

Law at Manchester Metropolitan

Japanese, and South African

University who gave an interesting

governments, and to the

and insightful talk on "50 years of

European Union, the Council of

trans activism: a history of

Europe and the European

change for trans human rights in

Commission. He advises lawyers

the UK"

and writes court briefs for courts across the world.

A co-founder of Press For Change (PFC www.pfc.org.uk)

Stephen has received many

the UK's transgender lobby group,

awards for his academic and

Stephen has been the

voluntary work, including a

organisation’s Head of Legal

Lambda Literary Award as

Services for over 25 years,

co-editor (with Susan Stryker) of

running and training a team of

The Transgender Studies Reader.

volunteers providing free legal

In 2005 he was made an Officer

advice to transgender people

of the Order of the British Empire

and those who work with them.

(OBE, 2005) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list for his work

He has advised the UK

with the British Government on

government on implementing

transgender rights.

gender recognition legislation and full protection in all aspects

STONEWALL NO BYSTANDERS PLEDGE "I will never be a bystander to hateful language and abuse.

If I hear it, I will call it out and report it, and if I can, I will stop it.

By adding my name, I promise to stand up for fairness, kindness and to never be a bystander”

Thank you to all our staff and students who signed the No Bystanders Pledge in their lessons this month!

MEET LONG ROAD SCHOLAR, POPPY

POPPY Secondary School: King James Academy, Royston

My instinct was that Long Road

delve deeper into our subjects

was the right place for me. It

even outside the syllabus.

Year 2 Student

provides a supportive environment essential for me to

My advice to Year 1 students is to

feel comfortable and happy when

ask for help in your subjects! It

I am studying. I knew straight

might get quite overwhelming

away at the opening evening that

and I’ve found using the Subject +

I wanted to come and study at

time has really enhanced my

Long Road. For A-Levels you need

knowledge and how I structure

the right balance of support,

exam questions. It’s better that

encouragement and direction,

your teachers understand what

and Long Road will certainly give

areas you are struggling with so

you this. I love my subjects and

they can explain in a different

being part of a vibrant, accepting

way.

and happy community. I am so glad I chose Long Road.

I plan on saving my scholarship money to help with any future

I have loved being a part of an

courses I might take on at Uni. I

enthusiastic environment and the

am currently working hard to get

support here is incredible. As I

my A-Level grades, external

said before, the passion and

Psychology courses, work

enthusiasm of my teachers allows

experience.

for engaging lessons and us to

Studying: Maths A Level, Further Maths A Level, PE A Level Psychology A Level EPQ

Progression Goals: Career in the Criminal Justise System

MATHS A LEVEL: KEY INFO Total students currently on course: 253

MATHS A LEVEL

three areas of mathematics; Pure

AMY SELLARS Long Road Class of 2020 BSc Maths, University of Nottingham

Maths, Statistics and Mechanics.

“I studied Maths, Chemistry and

Maths is excellent training for the mind requiring precise and accurate work. You will study

Geography and achieved A*A*A

Current average class size:

Although Mathematics is hard, it

at in August 2020, which helped

has been a popular A Level for a

me go on to do a BSc in

number of years.

mathematics at the University of

18

Nottingham.

Maths teaches you skills that may

Exam Board: Edexcel

serve you well in the future, such

I chose to study at Long Road

as logical and systematic thinking

because of the independence

to solve problems.

you gain from being a student at this College, along with many

Assessment: 100% Exam

It also helps to keep doors open

transferable skills and lots of

for future (well-paid) careers and

determination.

it is everywhere in everyday life.

What did I enjoy most about Long Finally, Maths is hard but lots of

Road? All the people are so lovely

support is available and this will

and approachable amongst a

help build your knowledge, skills

friendly atmosphere and support

and confidence for the future

is available at any time, whether its for your course or next steps. I really enjoyed my time here, allowing me to continue enjoying my academic journey.”

FURTHER MATHS A LEVEL If you are a strong

functions, methods in differential

mathematician, who enjoys

equations and modelling with

complex problem solving and

differential equations.

FURTHER MATHS A LEVEL: KEY INFO Total students currently on

exploring new Mathematics ideas, you should consider Further

Further Statistics: Further

Mathematics.

Statistics consists of the following

course: 24

topic areas: random variables, Further Maths is taken in addition

probability distributions and

to the Mathematics A Level

associated hypothesis tests, chi-

course so you will achieve two A

squared hypothesis testing,

Levels.

central limit theorem, probability generating functions, power and

You will study three areas in

Current average class size: 12

size of a hypothesis test.

parallel with the Maths A Level course: Further Pure Maths,

Further Mechanics: Further

Further Statistics and Further

Mechanics consists of the

Mechanics.

following topic areas: Momentum

Exam Board: Edexcel

and impulse in 1D and 2D, work-

Pure Maths: Further Pure Maths

energy theorem, elastic collisions

consists of the following topic

in 1D and 2D, elastic potential

areas: Complex numbers, roots of

energy, oblique impact of two

equations, calculus methods,

spheres and successive elastic

volumes of revolution, matrix

collisions in 2D.

methods and transformations, proof, series summations, vectors, polar coordinates, hyperbolic

Assessment: 100% Exam

IT EXTENDED CERTIFICATE: KEY INFO Total students currently on course: 119

IT STUDENTS PITCH IDEAS TO INDUSTRY EXPERTS Last academic year, our IT

The event went well with 16

students spent a November

students being assessed by these

afternoon pitching their ideas for

industry experts about their ideas.

the development of a new

Each student was given both

product to industry experts.

written and oral feedback about both their ideas and their

Current average class size: 17

Exam Board: OCR

In attendance were...

presentation skills which will help

Long Road Alumni Simon

them to improve both in the

Plant, Senior Director of

future.

Production management at Bromium UK Limited,

During discussion afterwards,

James Wright, VP of

Simon said that he "wishes he

Engineering at Bromium UK

had had something like this when

Limited,

he was a student at the College."

Josie Maisey, a former

Assessment: 50% Exam 50% Coursework

teacher of ICT and

Everyone agreed that this type of

Computing at Long Road and

activity can help students develop

now an ICT moderator for

vital communication skills. The

OCR and,

lack of PowerPoint slides was also

Colin Maisey, ex Project

welcomed!

manager for Digital Healthcare.

COMPUTING EXTENDED CERTIFICATE

COMPUTING: KEY INFO Total students currently

IT is at the heart of everyday life -

The study of Social Media and

it has an ever increasing role at

Digital Marketing and its uses will

work, at home and in our leisure

enable you use digital tools to

time. You will develop a

create, present and evaluate, a

theoretical background

marketing campaign for a real

reinforced with practical skills

client and you will create an

that transfer into the modern

innovative ‘smart’ product as part

workplace.

of the Internet of Everything unit.

You will start by investigating the

Visits to Amazon’s Cambridge

fast paced worlds of Virtual and

HQ, WorldSkills at the NEC, the

Augmented reality. VR is used for

center for Computing History, and

such diverse tasks as teaching

a technology exhibition - BETT -

complicated surgical procedures

at the excel center have

to developing walk though

enhanced students experience of

architectural models and from

IT during their course.

on course: 118

Current average class size: 19

Exam Board: Edexcel

Assessment: 58% Exam

educational 3-D expeditions to helping people overcome

This course can lead on to a

phobias. You will create an

range of careers. IT related

augmented reality resource for a

options include, database

real client.

administration, financial and economic modelling, computer– aided design and artificial intelligence.

42% Coursework

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