#LongRoadLife Edition 10 - May 2021

#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Applicant Newsletter

KEEP IN TOUCH

STRIKE A POSE...

Hello, from Long Road!

This week we're striking a pose as we take a look down the lens at our A Level Photography course. We're reminiscing about our annual residential trip to Paris, celebrating some amazing competition winners and meeting a former

Long Road Sixth Form

student with an awesomely unusual job!

College

@LR6FC

As always, you can get to know one of our Long Road Scholar Award students and hear several very important updates from our Admissions Team.

@lr6fc Remember to keep up-to-date with everything Long Road on our social media.

enquiries@longroad.ac.uk Keep smiling!

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WELCOME DAYS

A LITTLE TREAT FROM US TO YOU!

23 / 24 / 25 JUNE 2021 Thank you for responding and letting us

so be sure your check your spam/junk

know which days you are able to

folders and update us if your contact

attend our Welcome Days in June!

details change.

We are so excited to have Toni's Ices joining us for our Welcome Days this

For everyone who is able attend, we

For those of you who are unable to

have received your response and are

attend, thank you for letting us know.

now beginning to work on creating

Right now, you don’t need to do

your personalised Welcome Day

anything to progress your application

timetable. You can expect to receive

of study at Long Road (other than keep

this from us between 14 – 18 June. We

on regularly checking your emails for

are really excited to meet you face-to-

communication from us!)

finally welcome you onto our beautiful

If you are yet to be invited to our

campus!

Welcome Days, don't panic! This is most likely because you are yet to have your

Keep an eye out over the coming

Advice and Guidance Meeting. Once

weeks for communication from us on

you have had your virtual meeting with

important details such as; confirmation

a member of our friendly team, and

of the date you are invited to Welcome

accepted your offer of study, we will

Day, your individual Welcome Day

be able to invite you along to our

timetable, what to expect during your

Welcome Days!

this information will be emailed to you

We'll be giving away

FREE

ICE CREAM vouchers as little sweet treats, from us to you, on our social media channels make

face for the first time and can’t wait to

visit and how to prepare. As always,

year!

sure to follow us to be in with a chance of winning!

KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS

SUMMER WORK 2021 COMING SOON - JUNE 2021

Check your emails

One of the most important activities to

you will find their contact details at the

regularly for

help prepare you for your studies as a

bottom of the Summer Work page. All

Long Road student is completing the

Summer Work should be completed

summer work tasks for each of your A

and ready to hand in during your first

Level, Level 3 Applied and Level 4

lesson at Long Road.

communication from our Admissions Team

Summer work will be

subjects.

available to download These activities aren’t here to trip you

from our website after Our teachers cannot wait to meet you

up or catch you out, they’re designed

all, in fact, they are so enthusiastic to

to give you an extra taste of what you

start working with you that some of

will be learning during your time at

them have created “Summer Work

Long Road and we hope you have fun

be available on

Explanation Videos” to introduce

completing them!

YouTube after May

themselves and help get you started on

May half-term.

All summer work explanation videos will

half-term - remember

their summer task activities. You can

to subscribe!

If you have any questions

view these videos, after half-term, by

We will be uploading all of our summer

clicking here to visit our YouTube

work onto our website ready for you to

Channel – don’t forget to subscribe!

get started on after May half-term.

before joining us in September please email

admissions@longroad .ac.uk

Remember to keep an eye out for an If you do find that you have some

email from us letting you know when

questions then please don’t hesitate in

this goes live!

contacting your Course Team Leader,

SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES

KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS

Team Sports at Long Road Sixth Form College

If you wish to be considered During your time at Long Road, we really hope you will be involved in sport or physical activity. The college competes in a variety of individual and team sports most of which start from September 2021.

for any of the sports teams you need to send your completed Sports Opportunities form to

To identify players for team sports we have scheduled sessions for selection purposes at allocated time slots during the summer and autumn term. These are as follows:

Matt Payne at mpayne@longroad.ac.uk with all of the information

Men’s Basketball Academy – Trial 1

Wednesday 23rd June

4:00pm - 6:00pm

Men’s Basketball Academy – Trial 1

Wednesday 1st September

2:30pm - 4:30pm

Women’s Basketball Open session

Wednesday 1st September

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Men’s Rugby

Wednesday 1st September

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Women’s Rugby

Wednesday 1st September

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Women’s Football

Wednesday 1st September

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Men’s and Women’s Hockey

Wednesday 1st September

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Women’s Netball

Wednesday 1st September

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Men’s Football

Wednesday 8th September

1:30pm - 4:00pm

If you wish to be considered for any of the sports teams please request a Sport Opportunities form from our admissions team if you have no already received one via email.

We will adhere to the most recent current guidelines issued by the Government, which means that these arrangements may need to be reviewed to ensure we meet the requirements closer to the time.

below by

Monday 21st June 2021.

If you require any further information about individual or team sports at Long Road Sixth Form College, please

Matt by email or on 01223 631205.

feel free to contact

When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.

#MONDAYMOTIVATION

MILA, LONG ROAD SCHOLAR MEET OUR LONG ROAD SCHOLAR AWARD STUDENTS Name: Mila Year Group: 1 Secondary School: ChestertonCommuity College Studies: Spanish, Art, English Literature Progression Goals: Costume Production

I chose to study at Long Road because I

I make a lot of period costume in my

really enjoyed the Art department when

free time and that requires a hefty

I visited and liked the independent

amount of fabric (i mostly stick to the

forms of learning that were available.

least tacky curtains I can find in charity

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Award team!

It also seemed warm and not at all intimidating; the Advice and Guidance

My favourite thing about studying at

Meetings were very welcoming.

Long Road is the relaxed environment and facilities available, such as the

The Scholars Award is such a great

study rooms. It’s also a brilliant place to

opportunity if you have any hobbies or

find people who have the same

ambitions that require a little bit of

interests as you”

financial assistance.

I chose to apply for the Scholars Award because I saw it as an incredibly helpful facility.

I chose Long Road because of its excellent facilities.

For Photography, there are lots of Apple Macs and of course the darkroom."

PHOTOGRAPHY A Level Photography is considered to be an

The Autumn light is perfect for taking

essential communication skill for the

atmospheric photographs, the crisp

21st century; you will learn a visual

mornings and the low afternoon sun

language, how to communicate

throwing long shadows.

creatively as well as the ability to respond to a concept, issue or theme.

The students said their highlights were

You will learn how to use a range of

“Having the opportunity to shoot in an

cameras to take incredible photos.

unfamiliar location“, “Experiencing Paris culture and food” and the visit to

The photography A-Level trip to Paris

the Paris Photo Festival at the Grand

last November was once again a great

Palais “was inspirational“.

success! This annual trip was thoroughly enjoyed by both our staff and students; with our students given a fantastic opportunity to experience the culture of Paris, visit museums and galleries, and develop their own photography skills.

STUDENTS WORK DISPLAYED IN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Congratulations to A Level

Some of the greats of Photography;

Photography students, Laura Lakinger

David Bailey, William Eggleston and

and Lucy Crawford who won 2nd and

Irving Penn, have had their work

3rd prize in a national schools’

exhibited at the National Portrait

photography competition organised by

Gallery, Laura and Lucy are in good

the National Portrait Gallery and

company.

judged by the famous photographer Martin Parr.

As a part of the celebrations, we

"I particularly enjoy the digital side, being able to use software packages to edit our photographs.

visited Martin Parr’s amazing exhibition Their photographs were selected from

‘Only Human’ in the main gallery. We

2000 high calibre entries. On the 16th

were all delighted to meet Martin and

May 2019, Laura, Lucy, their teachers

to hear his insights into the reasons for

and a group of Photography students

taking his photographs.

from Long Road, were invited to an award ceremony and to see the winning photographs, framed and exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery.

The course will help me with my media work in future, knowing what makes a great shot."

MARTHA GLASS Long Road Alumnus, 2004

Martha is now working as a Forensic

Although her work often requires a

Photographer for Addenbrookes

strong stomach, Martha also captures

Hospital. The former photography

daily life at Addenbrookes; with her

student left Long Road in 2004, and

role giving her an access all areas pass

has since gone on to win a number of

across the Hospital.

awards for her work as a medical

Do you know an ex-Long Road student?

They can click here to join our Alumni Community!

photographer capturing images of

Martha visited our Photography

diseases, injuries and surgical

students in 2018 to tell them all about

procedures.

her career. Her talk was fascinating and the students’ said that “They didn’t

Martha often has to get up close and

realise that such jobs existed.”

personal with patients and their treatments saying that “Sometimes I do

They were pleased to hear Martha’s

have to photograph some really gross

advice about the value of both a

things. At any time of day you could be

photographic degree and the

called into theatre and photographing

importance of work experience in

patients having their limbs cut off.”

getting a job in a competitive market like Medical Photography.

The photographs Martha takes are used for patient records and often for teaching purposes; teaching other medical students a procedure or condition.

MAY 2021: EDITION 10

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