Long Road Live - Applicant Virtual Welcome Event June 2021

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW Long Road Sixth Form College Long Road Live June 2021

WE'RE HERE TO HELP If you have any questions please contact our friendly Admissions Team on: admissions@longroad.ac.uk 01223 63 1125

WELCOME TO LONG ROAD I am delighted that you are considering Long Road Sixth Form College for your next step. Long Road is a very special place with a long and proud history as a specialist sixth form college. We really value our students and listen to their contribution.

We

are

ambitious

for

you

and

will

nurture,

challenge and inspire you to achieve your very best.

We know this isn't quite the Welcome event that any of us had been planning for, but we hope this is still an engaging introduction to Long Road Life.

I look forward to meeting you soon, Best wishes, Yolanda, Principal

BE INSPIRED MEET OUR SPECIALIST TEACHERS

We are so disappointed that we are unable to welcome you onto our campus this summer for our traditional Welcome Days. We know that meeting our staff (your potential future teachers!) is one element of the day that is most important to our applicants.

Although you are unable to meet our teachers face-to-face this year, you are able to hear from them virtually!

By visiting the Long Road Live page on our website (click here!) you can watch videos on each of our academic courses, hear from our teachers and current students!

These videos will give you an introduction to the course and an insight into the topics you will be studying when you join us in September.

READY TO BE INSPIRED? CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR COURSE VIDEOS AND MEET OUR TEACHERS! Watched our videos and still want to find out more?

Drop us an email at hello@longroad.ac.uk with your question and we will do our best to help you.

Long Road Sixth Form College is

BE AMAZED EXPLORE OUR

perfectly placed, a short walk to the historical city centre of Cambridge and alongside the cutting-edge research of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS As you explore our green and leafy campus and you’ll soon feel a world away from city life, breathe in the fresh country air and stroll along our woodland walk. With several thousand trees on campus, including a number of rare species such as an Indian bean tree and a giant redwood, we are very wildlifefriendly.

Outside of your classes, you will have the opportunity to explore the world-famous city of Cambridge. The Cambridge Biomedical Campus borders Long Road Sixth Form College, placing you at the heart of modern scientific research.

Across our subject departments, Long Road teachers have developed strong links with those working on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, putting Long Road students in the ideal location to learn from the world-leading academics and industry specialist scientists.

BE AMAZED AS YOU EXPLORE OUR BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS ON OUR VIRTUAL TOUR - CLICK HERE TO VIEW NOW! We know that so many of you are desperate to come and visit us, unfortunately, that isn't possible right now, but we promise to welcome you on-campus as soon as we are able to! Our Admissions Team is already planning your Induction Days to make sure you have an amazing experience and get time to take a stroll around our wonderful grounds.

BE YOURSELF SUPPORTING YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL

At Long Road, we pride ourselves on the additional support and pastoral care that we offer all of our students. Our teaching and support staff have a strong commitment to ensuring you have equal opportunities to succeed; their advice and guidance make Long Road accessible and friendly to all From the moment you join our college

students.

community, your Progress Coach will be by your side to ensure a smooth transition and help you settle into college life. They will continue to guide you throughout your education journey with us to help you stay on target and reach your goals.

When it's time to move onto the next steps our Careers team are ready to empower you to make well-informed realistic decisions about your future. With regular careers events, talks and workshops you can create a progression plan tailored to your individual career goals.

Whatever challenges you face, our dedicated Academic Support and Student Welfare team will work with you and your family to ensure you achieve the best that you can. If you have an EHC plan we will develop individual learning programmes which are regularly reviewed and adjusted.

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT HOW WE WILL SUPPORT AND EMPOWER YOU TO BE YOURSELF!

There is just a few months to go until you

BE PREPARED SUMMER WORK 2021

join us as a Long Road student and we hope you are as excited as we are!

One of the most important activities to help prepare you for your studies as a Long Road student is completing the summer work tasks for GCSE English, Level 4 Foundation Art and each of your A Level and Level 3 Applied subjects

Our teachers cannot wait to meet you all, in fact, they are so enthusiastic to start working with you that they have created “Summer Work Explanation Videos” to introduce themselves and help get you started on their summer task activities. You can view these videos at any time by visiting our website or YouTube Channel - don't forget to subscribe!

If you do find that you have some questions then please don’t hesitate in contacting your Course Team Leader, you will find their contact details at the bottom of the Summer Work page. All Summer Work should be completed and ready to hand in during your first lesson at Long Road.

These activities aren’t here to trip you up or catch you out, they’re designed to give you an extra taste of what you will be learning during your time at Long Road and we hope you have fun completing them!

BE PREPARED FOR LONG ROAD LIFE - CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED ON YOUR SUMMER WORK 2021!

LONG ROAD LIVE WELCOME WEBINAR

We are so disappointed that we are unable to welcome you onto our campus this week.

We know this was disheartening news for many of you, however, this won’t stop us from giving you the best possible virtual welcome that we can at our

Long Road Live

event!

LONG ROAD LIVE 1PM - 1:45PM THURSDAY 24 JUNE Long Road Live is dedicated to introducing you to Long Road life. Our student ambassadors were really looking forward to meeting you this week and telling you all about their experiences of Long Road.

Instead of doing this face-to-face, they will be discussing everything you want to know about our Long Road community during our virtual welcome event!

During Long Road Live, you will have the opportunity to ask our student ambassadors questions on everything and anything you want to know about Long Road.

Don’t worry – you won’t have to turn your camera or microphone on, all questions will be asked anonymously via our live Q&A chat box function.

Although this isn’t quite the welcome that we had planned for you, we hope that you will still find this an engaging introduction to Long Road Life - we look forward to answering all of your questions!

We will be using Teams Live Events to

LONG ROAD LIVE

bring you Long Road Live.

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT

Our Admissions Team will email you an

As an

applicant, you and your parents/carers are automatically invited to join our event - no need to sign up or register!

event link. To join the event simply click the link to join the event on your chosen device at 1pm on Thursday!

To help you avoid any technical hiccups we have detailed below the system requirements and supported platforms for Teams Live Events: Supported operating systems: Windows 7 and later (32-bit and 64bit), macOS X 10.10 and later Supported mobile operating systems: Android 4.4 and later, iOS 10 and later Supported web browsers: Chrome (last 3 versions), Edge RS2 and later, Firefox (last 3 versions), Internet Explorer 11, Safari Attendees will be able to watch the event in Teams—desktop (Windows or Mac), web, or mobile. If they don't have Teams, they can also use a browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Edge).

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED! LIVE STUDENT Q&A Long Road Live is focused on answering all the questions you have about student life at Long Road. Our student ambassadors will be answering your questions LIVE on camera but how do you ask a question?

The Q&A panel should open on your screen when you join our event. Select Ask a question at the bottom of the panel. Type your question in the box, and then select Send. If you want to ask your question anonymously, select Post as anonymous before you send it.

NEXT STEPS AUDITIONS & KEY DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

It's only a few months until you can officially enrol as a Long Road student! Our Admissions Team will be in touch with you throughout the summer with lots of important information, but we know you're keen to find out what happens next, so we've put together this brief overview to help you out!

PERFORMING ARTS AUDITIONS If you have applied to study Drama, Music or Musical Theatre we know that the cancellation of our Welcome Days has probably caused some worries about your audition - but don't panic! Auditions will now take place on 1st, 2nd and 3rd September 2021 when you will be invited to come on campus. We are currently planning this and we will share updated information closer to the time. In the meantime, you can continue to prepare for your audition(s).

KEY DATES 2021 12 August GCSE Results Day

1pm 13 August Exam results submitted to applicants Long Road online account

16 - 27 August New student online enrolment and Virtual Advice and Guidance Enrolment Interviews

7 - 8 September New student induction days take place on campus

9 September Teaching starts for all Long Road students!

NEXT STEPS

NEW STUDENT ENROLMENT 2021 TIMELINE

ENROLMENT AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2021

12 August 13 August

= GCSE Results Day! = You must submit your exam

results to your Long Road online account

1pm!

13 - 27 August by

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If you have met your course entry requirements you can expect to receive an enrolment offer to accept from the 13 August onwards.

If you want to change your courses you can schedule an Advice and Guidance meeting to discuss your next steps.

If you have not met your course entry requirements then please do not panic! You will be automatically invited to an Advice and Guidance meeting to look at an alternative study programme with courses that you are qualified to study, wherever possible.

All Advice and Guidance Meetings will take place between 16 - 27 August. All meetings will be conducted virtually either via video call or telephone call.

ENROLMENT PROCESS Once you have accepted your place of study you can begin the enrolment process!

New student enrolment is a blend of virtual and on-campus activities that must be completed before you join us in September.

We will email all the information you need to complete the online enrolment process and invite you to one of our Induction Days on the 7th or 8th of September, giving you the chance to settle in before teaching tarts on the 9th of September!

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW Long Road Sixth Form College Long Road Live June 2021

WE'RE HERE TO HELP If you have any questions please contact our friendly Admissions Team on: admissions@longroad.ac.uk 01223 63 1125

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