#LongRoadLife - Edition 12

#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Weekly Applicant Newsletter

KEEP IN TOUCH Long Road Sixth Form College

SPRINTING, STRETCHING, SUCCEEDING...

Hello, from Long Road!

This week we are running head first into our PE and Sport courses, taking a look at our student sports and meeting not one but two of our amazing alumni.

We're also celebrating an amazing student progression story and competition

@LR6FC

winners!

@lr6fc

There is some important updates from our Admissions Team regarding Summer Work 2020 and Team Sports opportunities so make sure you don't miss any

enquiries@longroad.ac.uk

01223 631100

www.longroad.ac.uk

information you may need.

Remember to follow us on social media to keep up-to-date with everything Long Road!

Sending smiles - Long Road

We stand in solidarity with all our BAME colleagues, students, alumni and all those fighting racial inequality and injustice in the UK, USA and worldwide.

#BlackLivesMatter

We have been deeply shocked and saddened by the death of George Floyd and events that are unfolding in the USA.

At Long Road we pride ourselves on the inclusivity of our college and we stand in solidarity with all of our BAME students, alumni and colleagues at this difficult time.

We all have a role to play against racism. Our staff our currently working with the Long Road Black Peoples Society so their voices can be heard and gathering their views on how we can improve as a college and community.

Virtual Welcome Week Welcome Days and Open Evenings are two of our favourite events on the year and nothing could stop us from meeting all our new and prospective students! We have updated our plans and will not be hosting a Virtual Welcome Week for both our Year 11 applicants and Year 10 prospective students!

Our Virtual Welcome Week will be a combination of videos and live sessions from both students and staff, giving you the opportunity to explore everything Long Road has to offer from the safety and comfort of your own home! All you need is an internet connection (a laptop or computer would be best) but don’t worry, you won’t need a webcam or microphone.

Monday 22 June The fun will start on Monday 22nd June. Head to our website or YouTube channel to check out videos about each of our subjects, hear from current and former students and much, much more!

Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25 June You can then join us for live events with our Principal, Vice-Principal and students, so come along and join us for an exciting evening!

Click here to register for these live events so we can send you all the information you need to join us.

Your Questions Answered!

Got a question for our Principal? Click here to head to our website and submit your question.

If we are unable to answer it during our live session then we’ll email you back as soon as possible.

What are you waiting for? Register Now Make sure you click here to register for our live events!

KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS

SUMMER WORK 2020 Applicant Update

Check your emails

Our Summer Work 2020 is now live on

If you have any questions please find

regularly for

our website!

staff contact details at the bottom of

communication from our Admissions Team

the Summer Work page on our website.

Click here to head to our website and get started on your summer work

We hope you enjoy these summer work

activities

activities and look forward to meeting you again in the new academic year!

Some courses have also provided a Summer Work 2020 is now available on our website. Click here to get started!

video to help explain the summer work tasks, you can find the links to these videos listed under the summer work documents for each course on our Summer Work website page.

Alternatively you can head to our You can also find Summer Work Explanation Videos from our teachers to help get you started.

Click here to view them now.

YouTube account where you will find all the videos in our Summer Work 2020 playlist!

SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES

KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS

Applicant Update 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

Check your emails regularly for communication from our

most of which start from September 2020.

Admissions Team

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: Men’s Basketball Academy – Trial

Wednesday 2 Sept. 2020

2:30 - 4:30pm

Click here for more

Women’s Basketball Open session

Wednesday 2 Sept. 2020

4:30 - 5:30pm

information on our

Men’s Rugby

Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020

1:30 - 3pm

Basketball Academy

Women’s Rugby

Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020

3pm - 4pm

Women’s Football

Wednesday 2 Sept. 2020

1:30 - 3pm

Men’s and Women’s Hockey

Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020

1:30 - 3pm

Women’s Netball

Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020

1pm - 2:30pm

Men’s Football

Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020

1:30pm - 4pm Got a question?

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.

Email Matt Payne on mpayne@longroad.ac.uk

Click here to watch Tash's Highlights Video from this seaons ABL campaign!

CAMBRIDGE BASKETBALL ACADEMY GRADUATE TASH CHAWIRA SIGNS FOR AMERICAN JUNIOR COLLEGE! We are proud to announce that

Academy Head Coach Pete Charlwood

Cambridge Academy graduate Tash

said: "Both myself and many of the

Chawira has committed to Waubonsee

junior coaches at Cambridge

College in Aurora, Illinois, USA to

Performance Basketball Program are

continue is Basketball Journey.

really pleased and happy for Tash. We have seen him grow and develop from

Tash who came up through the

his early days with the U14s/ U16s NBL

Cambridge junior performance

program and it was great to have him

programme was a third-year transfer

back in Cambridge for this season. It

having chosen to spend his first two

was clear that he had learnt a lot from

years of Sixth Form at Oaklands

his time at Oaklands Academy but Im

College Academy. Tash had an

really pleased that here at Long Road

impressive season in the ABL East

Sixth form College and through the

Conference for Long Road Sixth Form

Cambridge Basketball Academy and

College averaging 17.3 PPG and 10.1

the ABL we were able to help him

REB per game and being voted to the

achieve his goals.”“I wish him all the

All ABL East 2nd team.

best for the future and the next steps in his journey”

PE A Level Physical Education is the ideal

Visitors journey through the human

preparation for those who may be

body and discover the magic and

considering studying courses such as

mysteries that lie underneath the skin.

Physical Education teaching, Physiotherapy, Sport Psychology or

Students spent their day studying the

Dietetics. You will gain an insight into

real human bodies donated to medical

how the body and mind work together

research and suspended in time by a

to influence sports performance.

process called ‘plastination’ which reveals the inner anatomical structures

Last Christmas a group of our PE and

and functions of the human body.

Sport students spent an amazing day out in London visiting the Body World

After spending two hours at the

exhibition.

exhibition brushing up on their anatomical knowledge the group

The Body World exhibition, created by

headed off to Piccadilly Circus for

Dr Gunther von Hagens’ renowned

food and a Christmas shopping

exhibition of real human bodies has

session!

sparked curiosity and awe around the world with over 47 million visitors globally.

"I really enjoy PE. The balance of physical work and theory is perfect and there is lots of support and guidance from the teachers. I have decided that i want to take a Sport degree at university and become a PE teacher."

SPORT Level 3 Diploma

"I took this course because I want a career in sport, perhaps as a personal trainer.

The Level 3 Diploma in Sport at Long

Feedback from our students was

Road is not just about being able to

outstanding, with all students telling us

play sport; it will provide you with the

they really enjoyed the practical nature

skills, knowledge and understanding to

of the activities and the friendliness

progress onto University level sport-

and expertise of the ARU staff; they

related programmes such as Sport and

were also amazed that how much they

Physical Education, Sport Science,

were taught in a short space of time.

Sport Coaching and Development or Sport and Leisure Management.

It’s good because they support you but you have to put in the work yourself!"

The aim of this event was to help Long Road students discover different

In November our Level 3 Sports

progression routes into Higher

students were lucky enough to visit

Education; students also received

Anglia Ruskin University for an

advice on writing personal statements

afternoon of specialist workshops on

and were told about the different

Sports Therapy and Strength and

Sports course options offered at ARU –

Conditioning at the ARU Cambridge

which include specific courses on

campus.

Strength and Conditioning and Sports Therapy.

Each workshop ran for 1 hour and was led by sports industry experts from the Anglia Ruskin Sports Department.

SPORT Level 2 Diploma You will develop skills valued by the

The Alumni sat in groups of 4 or 5 and

sports industry through planning fitness

spoke to over 20 students at a time for

training programmes for selected

5 minutes in a carousel based format.

athletes, organising charity sports

They offered advice on how to be

events, researching how the body

successful on the course; informed

functions during sport and exercise,

them what they’d gone on to do after

analysing sporting technical and

leaving college; the best routes into

tactical skills and leading coaching

different careers and answered any

sessions.

questions the current students had.

Last summer 17 former Long Road

All of our Alumni spoke very openly

Sports students came back to Long

about themselves which the current

Road to talk to all of the current

students responded to very well and it

Applied Sport students. All the visiting

was evident that they were inspired by

Alumni had graduated from Long Road

what they had heard.

within the last 4 -5 years and have gone on to studying exciting university degrees, apprenticeships and even set up their own businesses!

"We have access to loads of extra qualifications and trips.

I really enjoyed completing First Aid in the Workplace."

STUDENT SPORTS Student Enrichment

Can’t find a sport that you love?

From fitness newbies to aspiring

our Women’s Football team made it to

Olympic athletes, we can offer you a

the AoC Sport National Cup quarter-

fantastic range of sports facilities.

finals, while our Men’s Cricket team

What’s important to us is that you’re

won the semi-finals of the AoC Eastern

able to take care of your physical and

Regionals.

mental wellbeing, that’s why we

Let us know!

encourage all of our students to

We will also support you in taking part

participate in keep-fit activities.

in individual sports, such as badminton, cross-country running, tennis and golf.

We’re always happy to try and facilitate any sport based on student demand!

Indoors we have a 4 badminton court

This year our students qualified for the

Sports Hall, Sports Lab and a fully

AoC National Championships in

refurbished gym with a wide range of

women’s Table Tennis, Cross Country

new equipment; all available for you to

and Badminton.

use throughout the college day. Head outdoors to our wonderful field space

If you’re just in it for the fun try our

where you can use our All Weather

Casual Sports programme which runs

Pitch, Football pitch, Rugby pitch and

throughout the week. You can turn

hard-courts.

up, play for fun and get involved with the social side of sport!

We have a number of team sports that you can get involved in. Last year

HANNA AND JONNY LONG ROAD ALUMNUS 2017 In September we welcomed back Long

student to gain his GCSE English grade

Road Alumni Hannah and Jonny who

C. Thinking back to his time at Long

spent the day back in our PE and

Road, Jonny told us “The support I

Sports department, shadowing our

received from the staff was incredibly

Level 2 Diploma, Level 3 Diploma and A

positive, always helping when I need

Level teachers!

the support. Alongside English I was completing a vocational course of

Hannah studied at Long Road from

Sport level 2 which I excelled in and

2015 to 2017, achieving excellent

found time in the year to work on other

results in A-Level PE, English Literature

parts of my life for example Cadets

& Language and Geography. She told

and DofE. Then I progressed on to the

us “Since leaving Long Road, I went

level 3 course which was more of a

straight to University in September

challenge but was able to gain

2017 to the University of Brighton to

distinctions overall – very proud of

study BA (Hons) Secondary Physical

myself!

Education with QTS – which is basically training to be a PE teacher. Long Road

The sports staff have been with me

was extremely helpful to me on

throughout helping me get ideas on

applying and going through the UCAS

what to do in the future; I want to

process so it was made as smooth as

become a teacher or a career in sport

possible.”

and outdoor activities. My plan is to complete a QTS or a PGCE once I get

Jonny spent 3 years studying with us at

experience and hopefully further my

Long Road, joining us as a Level 2

career in teaching.”

Do you know an ex-Long Road student?

They can join our Alumni Community, simply visit: https://networks. futurefirst.org.uk/ signup/longroad

PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK

Is your pet assisting you while you work at home?

PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK Working from home with our fluffy friends

Not everyone is feeling down in the

Meet this weeks Pet Employee of the

dumps about being on lockdown. Our

Week, Molly...

fluffy friends are loving the fact that Whether they're helping you revise, or lazing on your laptop, we want to know!

we're working from home -and thy're

Molly is a 9 year old Sprocker Spaniel,

doing a great job of cheering us up

who celebrated her birthday in April.

too!

She has been enjoying all the extra

Email your pet photos along with

love and attention she has been

a short description including their name and age to

afutter@longroad.ac.uk.

We will be posting our winning Pet Employee of the Week every

To keep everyone smiling we will be

getting during lockdown. She is

sharing a Pet Employee of the Week

normally full of energy but with all her

every Friday on our Instagram page

family being at home she is getting

@lr6fc. Make sure you follow us to see

tired from lots of walks and has

the weekly winner and runners up!

realised she might be a lazy dog at

Friday on our Instagram account

@lr6fc

heart. her favourite hobbies are cuddles, swimming and mud baths!

You can see her here getting her long overdue haircut

#LongRoadLife

INSTA LIKES AND INSTA LOVE Spreading likes and love on social media

Make sure you follow us

As well as sending you this applicant

But it's not all about us, we want to

newsletter, we will also be spreading

know what you're getting up to! Make

the love over on our Instagram

sure you use our hashtag -

account!

#LongRoadLife and tag @lr6fc in your

to get involved with our lockdown activities!

@lr6fc #LongRoadLife and tag @lr6fc in your posts

posts and stories so that we can share

Use

and stories so we can share them on our feed!

We're going to be posting different activities on our Instagram for you to take part in. So take a break from studying and follow us on Instagram

Share the Insta love with us! Use our Instagram feed and stories as a base for connecting with other students and applicants.

@lr6fc to get involved!

you on our Instagram feed!

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY £40 prize for 1st £30 for 2nd place and £20 for

Before lockdown, all of our students

Up for grabs was a

were invited to enter a poster

place,

competition – the brief?

third place; alternatively, students could choose to take home some

To design a poster that celebrates,

brand new Art supplies allowing them

inspires and/or educates our college

to continue to explore and expand

community about equality and

their creative skills.

diversity.

Now, drum roll please as we announce We are pleased to say that an

our winners! Congratulations to…

overwhelming number of students got

1st place winner, Biagio Santoro!

involved, putting their artistic talents to

2nd place winner, Jacob Robinson!

the test!

3rd place winner, Shannon Casling!

But the real test came when it was

We’re looking forward to getting back

time to decide our top 3 winners, with

to college so we can print and display

all over of 5 judges being blown away

these wonderful posters for all our

by the creativity and talent of all of the

community to see!

entries.

For now, you can check them out on the following pages!

Congratulations to Biagio Santoro, Jacob Robinson & Shannon Casling for winning our Equality & Diversity poster competition!

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