#LongRoadLife Applicant Newsletter - January 2022 Edition

JANUARY EDITION: VOL. 1

#LongRoadLife LONG ROAD SIXTH FORM COLLEGE APPLICANT NEWSLETTER

WELCOME TO #LONGROADLIFE WELCOME FROM OUR Hello, from Long Road!

We are so glad that you have decided to make an application to study with us in September 2022. We would like to introduce you to #LongRoadLife, our monthly applicant newsletter that is

ADMISSIONS TEAM

UNDERSTANDING OUR ADVICE & GUIDANCE PROCESS

jam-packed with information all about, you guessed it, Long Road life!

MEET SCHOLAR Our applicant newsletter is designed to help prepare you for

STUDENT FLYNN

life as a Long Road student and contains important updates from our Admissions Team.

We hope that it will keep you excited about joining us as a new student in September!

TRAVEL & TRANSPORT

BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, MEDA &

Best wishes, Long Road

FILM DEPARTMENT

WE'RE HERE TO HELP

WELCOME TO LONG ROAD

Our friendly Admissions Team are here to support and guide you through

Hello to all Long Road Sixth Form

The next big admissions events

College applicants from your

are the Advice and Guidance

friendly Admissions team!

Meetings, which will take place

every stage of your Long Road application.

throughout the Spring and We are delighted that you are

Summer.

considering joining us for this next

If you have any questions, please get in touch!

exciting step in your educational

These meetings are a chance for

journey, and are here to support

you to get to know us and for us

and guide you through the

to get to know you; to talk

admissions process.

through your options, your chosen

Heidi Hauser Director of Admissions

Julianna Sosnowska Admissions Officer

courses and your plans for the Our Admissions Team is made up

future with a friendly expert. They

of Heidi Hauser, Director of

are meant to help you decide if

Admissions, and Julianna

Long Road is right for you, and

Sosnowska, Student Admissions

are not something to worry about.

Officer, ably assisted by

We will be explaining a little more

colleagues in the Student

about them in this newsletter and

Services team.

sending you all the info you need via email over the coming weeks.

01223 63 1125

admissions@longroad.ac.uk

Now that you’ve breathed a sigh of relief that your application has

We are looking forward to

been safely submitted (well done

meeting you!

– personal statements aren’t easy, and our colleagues are looking

Very best wishes,

forward to reading yours), what’s

Long Road Sixth Form College

next?

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

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!

KEY INFORMATION

The majority of our Virtual Advice and Guidance Meetings

UNDERSTANDING OUR ADVICE & GUIDANCE MEETING PROCESS

will take place on

Thursday 10 & Friday 11 February.

Virtual Advice and Guidance Meetings are available to book throughout the school day.

Long Road is an open and

you may still be adjusting to

inclusive community; we

the more virtual world we find

believe in equal opportunities

ourselves living in, but please

for all of our students - that

don't worry ,

starts from the very moment

sending you lots of guidance

you make an application to

on how to book, prepare for

study with us. This is why we

and attend your virtual

invite our applicants to a

meeting over the next month.

personal Advice and Guidance Meeting with

one

and Guidance Meeting with us using the School Cloud booking system.

This is a super busy time of

of our experienced members

year for our Admissions Team,

of staff.

but we feel it is important for you to understand our process

You must book your own Virtual Advice

we will be

As we carefully navigate our

and get an idea of what is

way through the COVID-19

going on behind the scenes in

pandemic, we keep the safety

our Admissions office!

of our students, staff and applicants at the heart of our

We have set aside two days to

decision making. With this in

conduct the majority of our

mind, we have decided to

Advice and Guidance

conduct all of our Advice and Guidance Meetings virtually via videocall. We know some of

Meetings; these days are

Thursday 10 & Friday 11 February 2022.

UNDERSTANDING OUR ADVICE & GUIDANCE MEETING PROCESS

KEY INFORMATION

Detailed information on how to book using School Cloud will be emailed directly to

Please be aware, due to the

meeting time convenient for

volume of applications, our

you and your family. Meeting

Advice & Guidance Meetings

slots will be available to book

may need to continue

throughout the school day.

so please don't panic if your friends receive a meeting date before you! The timing of your meeting will not impact your offer to study.

Admissions Team.

Keep checking your

throughout the Spring & Summer Term;

you from our

Keep

checking your emails

for notification on when our booking system opens!

emails for a notification on our booking system

We strongly encourage applicants to attend their Advice and Guidance Meeting with a

Shortly after receiving your

parent/carer. If, for any reason,

application, we will be in

your parent/carer is unable to

touch with further detailed

attend with you via the same

information on how to book

device (e.g. you do not live with

your Advice and Guidance

both parents or a parent is at

Meeting.

work) a new feature is available which will allow an additional

You will need to book your

attendee (your parent/carer) to

own meeting with us using the

join your meeting. We will share

School Cloud booking system;

further information on this with

this allows you to choose a

you shortly when booking opens.

opening date - don't forget to check your spam folder!

Don't panic if your friends receive a meeting before you!

MEET SCHOLAR STUDENT, FLYNN

FLYNN

Secondary School: Marshland High School

Long Road was actually

where you are treated as a young

recommended to me by a friend

adult and not just a student. They

who thought I would achieve my

offer great support and careers

potential there more than

advice with people who are easy

anywhere else. They offered all

to relate to and therefore I feel

the courses I wanted as well as

more secure in what I plan to do

being able to participate in team

after Long Road.

Year 1 Student

Studying: Maths A Level, Physics A Level,

sports which was important to me. I decided on college as it

There are a range of subjects and

encourages more independence

extra-curricular activities/groups

which is something I wanted more

that are extremely supportive and

than anything else and enabled

accepting which is something

me to express myself and become

that is important to me. This

more confident overall. Staff and

projects a safe and comfortable

students alike are both

environment where it is

welcoming and supportive and

encouraging to get on with work.

there are always new opportunities around the college.

Despite my somewhat long

about applying, just go for it. I

commute to the college I am so

had no idea I would get it but it

glad that I chose to study at Long

has definitely had a positive

Road. I would encourage all the

impact on my college experience.

more an independent atmosphere

Progression Goals: Study at University or join the Forces

Click here to apply for the

As for applying to the Scholar Award; to any year 11’s thinking

year 11’s to apply as it is a much

Psychology A Level

Long Road Scholars Award today!

SHUTTLE BUS TIMETABLE

Daily Morning Buses: Collect from Cambridge Train Station at 8:10am, 8:40am & 10:25am.

Monday, Thursday, Friday Afternoon Buses: Collect from Long Road 2pm & 4:20pm.

Tuesday & Wednesday Afternoon Buses:

TRAVELLING TO COLLEGE PLANNING YOUR JOURNEY:

The following buses stop close

If you're not sure what your

to the college on the

journey to college will look

Cambridge Biomedical

like then a travel planner is a

Campus:

great place to start. Click

Babraham Park & Ride

here to visit Traveline journey

Busway A

planner.

Busway C Busway U

LONG ROAD SHUTTLE BUS

Citi 1

To support our students in

Citi 2

their journey to college we

Citi 7

provide a FREE Shuttle Bus

Service H

that runs between Long Road

Service 13

and Cambridge Train Station.

Further information on bus The Shuttle Bus is exclusively

routes and timetables across

for Long Road students, simply

Cambridgeshire can be found

show your Student ID Card

by clicking here.

when your board the bus!

Collect from Long Road 12:30pm & 4:20pm.

If you choose to travel by bus Take a look at the orange box

you may be able to receive

on this page to see our

discounted travel in the form

current Shuttle Bus Timetable.

of a Student Bus Pass. To find

out more information about

TRAVELLING BY BUS

the discount deals, visit the

Long Road is well served by

bus providers website.

the local bus companies.

TRAVELLING TO COLLEGE

TRAVEL TOP TIPS

Research your route TRAVELLING BY TRAIN

For more information on train

Cambridge Railway Station is

routes and timetables please

the closest station to the

click here to visit the National Rail

College approximately 1.5

Enquires website.

miles away.

HELP WITH TRANSPORT COSTS Students can then catch the

If Long Road Sixth Form College

FREE Long Road Shuttle Bus

is the nearest college to your

from Cambridge Railway

home offering your course, and

Station to the College.

you are under 19 on 1 September

Alternatively, the walk from

2022, then your local County

Cambridge Railway Station is

Council might be able to assist

approximately a 25 minutes or

with the cost of transport. Please

10 minute cycle.

contact your local County Council in the first instance to check

Students who travel by rail

eligibility and request a Post 16

may be able to receive

Educational Transport application

discounted travel by visiting:

form.

www.16-17saver.co.uk

using simple tools such as Google Maps or Traveline

Discount Deals Once you've figured out how you'll travel to college, visit the website of your travel provider to see if they offer any student discount.

Do a test run Get up one morning and

(please note this is not

If you require assistance with this

valid after your 18th

cost or your application is

birthday)

rejected by your local County

www.greatnorthernrail.co

Council, then you may be able to

m/tickets/discounts-and-

get help through the College’s

railcards/student-connect.

16-18 discretionary bursary.

do a test run of your journey to college to see if it's something you could manage everyday!

BUSINESS A LEVEL: KEY INFO

BUSINESS STUDIES A LEVEL

Total number of students currently on the course: 337

Current average class size: 22

Exam Board: WJEC

Assessment: 100% Exam

they serve; introducing you to

BETHANY JONES Long Road Class of 2014 Senior Accountant

the ever-changing businesses

Long Road helped me by

environment. You will

giving me the tools to achieve

understand the business world

good grades at A Level and

from the perspectives of

set up me for what a working

various stakeholders; you will

environment is like. For

also understand that

example, calling your tutors by

businesses cannot operate in

their first names.

Business A Level analyses businesses and the markets

isolation, but are affected by economics, environmental,

Long Road helped me develop

ethical, governmental, legal,

some soft skills such as

social and technological

organisation, working

issues.

together in group projects, timekeeping and encouraging

Finance, Marketing, Human

their students to continue

Resources and operations will

developing even after

be central to your studies.

college. I enjoyed the

You will study a range of

atmosphere at Long Road and

businesses ideas including

my subjects as I chose them

enterprise, market research

myself. I had good

and business location. You

relationships with my tutors

will also study a range of

and knew they would be

strategic business issues with

happy to help me if needed.

reference to real-world businesses.

APPLIED BUSINESS STUDENTS SIT MOCK INTERVIEWS WITH CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

BUSINESS APPLIED: KEY INFO

Total students currently on course: 267

Current average class

Last year our Applied Business

University Press, commented "how

students attended a dynamic visit

exciting it is to reach out to such

to the Cambridge University

promising young people" and was

Press. As well as a tour of the

keen to develop the relationship

facilities, students had the

further. As a result, all students

opportunity to speak with current

were offered the opportunity to

Apprentices and engage with

return, at a time that doesn't

members of staff via a mock

interfere with their studies, with

interview exercise.

the promise to try and arrange meetings with staff working

All students spoke positively

currently in the Departments that

about the experience,

the subjects are interested in!

recognising the valuable contribution this has made to

Long Road would like to say a big

their employability skills

thank you to Kaya Spencer,

development.

Communications and Community Executive, for arranging such a

Heidi Mulvey, Head of Community

great experience, we hope to see

Engagement at the Cambridge

you all again soon!

size: 22

Exam Board: OCR

Assessment: 40% Coursework 60% Exam

ECONOMICS A LEVEL: KEY INFO

ECONOMICS A LEVEL high? Should students pay for

HOLLIE YEAR 2 STUDENT

their higher education? Why is

I find it really interesting: to

healthcare free in the UK but

be able to understand current

charged for in the USA? How

affairs is so rewarding.

Why are footballers' wages so

Total students currently on course: 193

Current average class

does the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Bank of

It’s so engaging to be able to

England manage the

understand the terminology

economy?

and the reasons why the economy works the way it

size: Studying Economics A Level

21

Exam Board: Edexcel

will help you understand the answers to all of these

There’s lots to get your teeth

questions and more!

into!

Throughout the course you will study how markets operate via supply and demand to set

Assessment: 100% Exam

does.

prices of goods and services and evaluate whether they are operating efficiently. You will examine international trade and explore how different societies resolve economics issues.

FILM STUDIES STUDENT WINS BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

FILM STUDIES A LEVEL: KEY INFO

Huge congratulations to

The MediaMagzine Production

student Rhiannon for winning

Competition is one close to our

the Best Experimental Film

hearts here at Long Road as it

award at this years

features the Barney Oram

MediaMagazine Production

Creativity Award. Barney was a

Competition: Making

much loved teacher of Media and

Lockdown Creative! Her film,

Film Studies for many years at

Old Wives’ Tales, was selected

Long Road, one of the biggest

for the Best Experimental Film

media cohorts in the country, and

award by judge Eva, a

was passionate about film and

Scottish director and

developing his students’ creativity

screenwriter whose short films

and film-making skills.

have screened at festivals such as BFI London Film

The award in his name has been

Festival, Edinburgh, Telluride

judged by two of his colleagues

and the BAFTA New Talent

in the Long Road Film and Media

Awards.

department. They chose Sandy Honca, a student from Barton

Rhiannon’s short film addressed

Peveril College, as the winner for

the mental health issues, societal

their short film What is Lockdown

pressures and cultural

– a video diary exploring the

expectations exacerbated by

different meanings of Lockdown.

Lockdown. Click here to view (Old

Click here to view.

Wives’ Tales starts at 27.25)

Total students currently on course: 87

Current average class size: 21

Exam Board: OCR

Assessment: 30% Coursework 70% Exam

MEDIA A LEVEL: KEY INFO

MEDIA A LEVEL

Total students currently on course: 160

From the internet to television, music to video games, much of our waking lives are dominated by consuming, talking about and using

After completing his A Levels

media.

at Long Road, Rhys went on to study Arts Management at

Current average class size: 20

RHYS CHAPMAN Long Road Class of 2010 Film Director

On this course you will

London South Bank University.

deepen your understanding of

Since completing his degree

the media and its role within

Rhys has been working as a

society; learning how media

Film Director!

products are made and the

Exam Board: WJEC

Assessment: 30% Coursework 70% Exam

techniques used to target,

"Shooting and editing in

influence and manipulate

Media Studies awakened my

audiences.

passion for Film.

You will work on individual

The music video and thriller

and group projects to creative

units in Media Studies stand

industry quality videos using

out as the most enjoyable

professional shooting and

times at Long Road for me."

editing equipment and programs.

MEDIA APPLIED: KEY INFO

MEDIA APPLIED

Total students currently on Work on a variety of projects such as film poster design, production of a film

LUCIA CACCAVALE Long Road Class of 2021 Pearson College, London

documentary, recording a Congratulations to Lucia, who

animated title sequence.

joined Long Road from Joyce Franklin Academy, to study Media

Throughout your studies you

Extended Diploma and EPQ. This

will develop and extend your

summer she received fantastic

skills in a wide range of media

results with a D*,D* in Media and

areas including short film,

an A in her EPQ!

music video, photography and “Long Road has such a friendly environment. The college’s help You will choose to specialise

and support from progress

in either Filmmaking or

coaches and teachers was

General Media which includes

amazing.

animation, graphic design, 3D, audio and VFX.

Current average class

podcast and creating an

magazine design.

course: 301

size: 20

Exam Board: Extended Certificate = OCR Diploma & Extended Diploma = UAL

Assessment: Extended Certificate =

I would like to thank my close friends, and all the teachers who

As COVID restrictions begin to

taught me throughout the two

lift we will be looking to

years at college!"

50% Coursework 50% Exam

restart our annual trip to New York, as well as other trips and visits in the UK including, the VFX Festival in London.

Diploma & Extended Diploma = 100% Coursework

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