#LongRoadLife - Edition 15

#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Weekly Applicant Newsletter

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THE ULTIMATE SCIENCE PACKAGE DEAL...

Hello, from Long Road!

Today we're taking a look at our Applied Science Level 3 Diploma - the ultimate science package allowing you to cover Biology, Chemistry and Physics!

As always we've got a new Pet Employee of the week for your to meet and we will also be giving you some tips on working from home as you start your

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APPLIED SCIENCE Level 3 Diploma An Applied Science Diploma will

At the end of January, our Applied

provide you with a broad range of skills

Science students went on an exciting

to prepare you for employment or

trip to the Sizewell B Nuclear Power

higher education.

Station on the Suffolk coast.

You will build on your previous studies

Students learnt how EDF Energy

of science by widening your knowledge

produces electricity from radioactive

of scientific investigation and practical

uranium and saw some health and

techniques. You will develop the

safety in action, dressing in the

numeracy skills required in a scientific

appropriate personal protective

setting, find out about working in the

equipment (PPE) during their tour.

science industry and examine perceptions of science in the wider

Students even got to touch the turbines

community. You will work as an

producing 1.2 gigawatts of power from

individual and in small groups on

the UKs only pressurised water nuclear

research projects.

reactor!

A great day was had by all, with really positive student and staff feedback – we can’t wait to visit again next year!

“I chose to study at Long Road because it has a friendly working atmosphere.

I took the Applied Science Diploma because I wanted to study forensic science. This will help me to pursue my career in radiography.”

STUDYING FROM HOME - STEPS TO SUCCESS Now that you've received your Summer Work for the new academic year we hope you're feeling excited about the idea of moving up to Sixth Form College!

it's been a while since you've been at school and although remote learning might feel like the new normal, it still brings plenty of challenges.

We'll be giving you a tip each week to help you successfully study from home and get you back into the swing of this before you join us in September!

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, Dudley...

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

Dudley, is very affectionate, a

doing a great job of cheering us up

bit naughty, very stubborn and loves

too!

being outside. He recently celebrated

Email your pet photos along with

his 1st birthday - we hope he has

a short description including their name and age to

afutter@longroad.ac.uk.

To keep everyone smiling we will be sharing a Pet Employee of the Week every Friday on our Instagram page

We will be posting our winning Pet Employee of the Week every Friday on our Instagram account

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@lr6fc. Make sure you follow us to see the weekly winner and runners up!

stopped growing!

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

Make sure you follow us

As well as sending you this applicant

We're all about fun and positivity - you

newsletter, we will also be spreading

can use the opposite page to reflect

the love over on our Instagram

on things you are grateful for and start

account!

spreading that positivity.

We're going to be posting different

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

activities on our Instagram for you to

know what you're getting up to! Make

take part in. So take a break from

sure you use our hashtag -

studying and follow us on Instagram

#LongRoadLife and tag @lr6fc in your

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posts and stories so that we can share

to get involved with our lockdown activities!

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Use tag

#LongRoadLife and @lr6fc in your posts

and stories so we can share them on our feed!

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

you on our Instagram feed!

LOOKING AFTER YOUR MENTAL HEALTH DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK A RECENT ARTICLE BY THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION The government is telling us to stay at

Create a new daily routine that

home and only go outside for food,

prioritises looking after yourself. You

health reasons or essential work, to

could try reading more or watching

stay two metres (six feet) away from

movies, having an exercise routine,

other people and wash our hands as

trying new relaxation techniques, or

soon as we get home. This will mean

finding new knowledge on the internet.

that more of us will be spending a lot

Try and rest and view this as a new if

of time at home and many of our

unusual experience, that might have its

regular social activities will no longer

benefits.

be available to us.

Make sure your wider health needs are It will help to try and see it as a

being looked after such as having

different period of time in your life, and

enough prescription medicines

not necessarily a bad one, even if you

available to you.

didn’t choose it. It will mean a different rhythm of life, a chance to be in touch

Rumour and speculation can fuel

with others in different ways than

anxiety. Having access to good quality

usual. Be in touch with other people

information about the virus can help

regularly on social media, e-mail or on

you feel more in control.You can get

the phone, as they are still good ways

up-to-date information and advice on

of being close to the people who

the virus here: Gov.uk

matter to you.

If you are feeling stressed or anxious please reach out to family, friends or the support team at your school.

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