#LongRoadLife Edition 13 - July 2021

#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Applicant Newsletter

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DESIGNING YOUR FUTURE Hello, from Long Road!

This is our final edition of #LongRoadLife! As the academic year comes to a close we just want to say how much we are looking forward to meeting you in September. This year has certainly been a tough one, but we hope you can

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take the summer to rest, relax and enjoy time with family and friends!

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This week we are looking at our amazing Graphic Design course, meeting another Long Road Scholar and hearing some inspiring volunteering stories.

@lr6fc While this is our last #LongRoadLife newsletter, we will be continuing to send

enquiries@longroad.ac.uk

you lots of important information over the summer about the next steps before joining us as a student - so keep checking those emails!

01223 631100 Keep smiling!

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Applicant Virtual Welcome

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We are so disappointed that we are

You can even explore our campus by

unable to welcome you onto our

taking our virtual tour - click here to

campus this week following the

view it now!

final lockdown restrictions until 19th

LONG ROAD LIVE VIRTUAL EVENT

July. We know this was disheartening

Our student ambassadors were

news for many of you, however, this

delighted to meet you all at our

won’t stop us from giving you the best

Road Live virtual event yesterday

possible virtual welcome that we can

afternoon. You asked us some really

Long Road Live!

Long

great questions and we hope that you felt our students gave you some really

We have created a

Long Road Live

page on our website which contains all

and guide you through every stage of your Long

government’s announcement not to lift

with

Team are here to support

Road application.

If you have any questions, please get in touch!

Heidi Hauser Director of Admissions

great, insightful answers - we certainly think they did!

Tom Hammond

the virtual resources and information that you need to find out more about

If you missed our virtual event then

life as a Long Road student. On this

don't panic! You can watch it now by

page are links to videos where you can

clicking here to head to our

hear from our teachers, find out about

Live webpage

Admissions Officer

Long Road 01223 63 1125

your courses, learn about the additional support we can offer you and get prepared for your first day at Long Road with our 2021 summer work.

admissions@longroad.ac.uk

KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS

SUMMER WORK 2021 GETTING READY FOR COLLEGE

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 is now

subjects.

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

from our website! Click here to get started.

All summer work explanation videos are

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

Explanation Videos” to introduce

completing them!

now live on our YouTube channel -

themselves and help get you started on

don't forget to

their summer task activities. You can

subscribe!

view these videos, after half-term, by

All of our summer work is now LIVE on

clicking here to visit our YouTube

our website! Click here to get started

Channel – don’t forget to subscribe!

You can also watch all of our summer

If you have any questions before joining us in September please email

admissions@longroad .ac.uk

work explanation videos over on our If you do find that you have some

YouTube channel... don't forget to

questions then please don’t hesitate in

subscribe!

contacting your Course Team Leader,

Don't count the days.

Make the days count. #MONDAYMOTIVATION

GRAPHIC DESIGN Level 3 Extended Certificate If you spent a sunny weekend at

Gabby Ruiz Castellanos Bannister and

Strawberry Fair on Midsummer

Erin Parrish were the overall winners

Common, Cambridge, at the start of

and their t-shirt designs will be sold at

June 2019 you may have bought one of

battle of the bands events across

their t-shirts to remember the day. But

Cambridgeshire and at the fair itself.

did you know these t-shirts were

Runners up were Emma Hewson, Erin

designed by our wonderfully talented

Maher and Zephyr Tillotson Rolland, all

students?!

first year Graphic Design students.

Cathy Dunbar from the Strawberry Fair

Cathy Dunbar commented that ‘We

committee set a live brief to our

really loved them all and it was a

graphic design students to design t-

difficult choice to make.’ This is an

shirts for the 2019 strawberry fair, a

amazing opportunity for the students

festival in Cambridge that attracts over

to get their work used in the real world

30,000 visitors each year.

and work with a real client.

The theme was 'love' and students were given the task to portray this theme and the atmosphere of strawberry fair using only 3 colours within their design.

“The Graphic Design course has given me so much confidence as a designer.

The interesting units, advice and support from this course has allowed me to explore my creative ability to produce designs of a professional standard”

DOUBLE COMPETITION WIN FOR LONG ROAD GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS After the amazing work produced by

A special prize was also given to Lea

our Graphic Design students for their

Kieninger who has had her poster

Strawberry Fair 2019 t-shirt

adapted to be used for the strawberry

competition - Cathy Dunbar returned

sundae event.

with a second competition for our students.

This was a fantastic opportunity for students to work with real-life clients

Our Graphic Design students were

and have their work used

asked to create a poster advertising

professionally.

the Strawberry Fair event. The winning posters were displayed around

Congratulations to all the students who

Cambridge and featured in the

entered and a special well done to our

Strawberry Fair brochure.

winners!

The winner was Zephyr Tillotson Rolland, with Freddie Pullen coming second place and Lucy Crawford coming third.

MILLIE, LONG ROAD SCHOLAR MEET OUR LONG ROAD SCHOLAR AWARD STUDENTS Name: Millie Year Group: 1 Secondary School: Hedingham School Studies: Art, Graphic Design, Business Studies Progression Goals: Design course at university

I chose to apply for the scholar’s award

I chose to study at Long Road due to

as it can help with applications for

the unique, creative courses that are

universities and work. I will spend the

offered as well as the welcoming

money on an adequate computer for

atmosphere of the college.

LONG ROAD SCHOLARS' AWARD Do you feel inspired after meeting our Scholar today?

Why not click here and meet the rest of our Long Road Scholar

college work.

The college is very welcoming and lots It will also help me to obtain art

of support is offered to the students. I

supplies. The Scholar’s award has

absolutely love the courses; the work is

allowed me to improve my applications

exciting, and the teachers are all very

as well as allowing me to buy supplies

supportive and understanding.

that can aid my learning.

Award team!

If you want to find out more about the Long Road Volunteering Club email Sam on

splant@longroad.ac.uk

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING CLUB Olivia's Lockdown Volunteering Story Name: Olivia Year Group: 2 Studies: Psychology Level 3 Extended Certificate, Criminology Level 3 Extended Certificate & Sport Level 3 Extended Certificate Olivia, tell us all about your lockdown

people in the local area surrounding

volunteering activities!

me, if they are self-isolating and can't

During lockdown, I have been

leave the house.

volunteering with numerous activities to help my community. This has included,

Why do you think other students should

if the person has trouble moving

join the Long Road Volunteering Club?

around or has a disability, I have been

I think other students should consider

going to people's houses to clean

doing volunteering activities because

out/move things/tidy their gardens.

it's good for the community also giving

This has helped with my interaction and

you the experience to do something

communication skills and helping me

you wouldn't think to do. My passion

get the skills I need for the Police.

was from my other brother who is already in the MET police, so I want to

My brother, being a Chef and being

follow him in his footsteps. So, if other

shut down due to lockdown, is making

students had the same inspiration by

food for people. On occasions, I am

someone like me, they would want to

driving to deliver food packages to

do a lot more to help and volunteer.

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING CLUB Harper & Age UK Name: Harper Year Group: 2 Studies: History A Level, Politics A Level, Geography A Level Volunteering Activity: Age UK telephone friend Why did you decide to volunteer with

driver in the Second World War, I have

Age UK?

a keen interest in the subject matter and we have many long discussions

It sounded like a great opportunity, to

about such. His many hair raising

make someone else’s week by

stories are thrilling to listen to.

spending just an hour of your time with them. I would never want my

Why would you encourage other

grandparents to go a week without

students to volunteer with Age UK?

properly talking to anyone so I thought it would be rewarding to help other

The elderly people you will be talking to

people.

are genuinely lovely and just want a friend to talk to.

Why do you enjoy this volunteering activity?

You can make their week by calling them, while only taking up the smallest

I enjoy volunteering because Doug (who I am paired up with) was a tank

amount of your own time.

If you want to find out more about the Long Road Volunteering Club email Sam on splant@longroad.ac.uk

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