#LongRoadLife Edition 4 - March 2021

#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Applicant Newsletter

KEEP IN TOUCH

YOU'RE HIRED! Hello, from Long Road!

This week we're feeling like contestants on The Apprentice and pretending to be Lord Alan Sugar as we delve into the Business world, taking a closer look at

Long Road Sixth Form

our Business A-Level and Business Diploma courses.

College Once again you'll meet a member of our Alumni community and hear from one

@LR6FC

of our Long Road Scholars as well as hearing from two of our current students involved in the Long Road Volunteering Club!

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

enquiries@longroad.ac.uk

01223 631100

www.longroad.ac.uk

media channels

Keep smiling!

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ADMISSIONS UPDATE A message from our Admissions Team Hello applicants, parents and carers!

Information on how to book your Virtual Advice and Guidance Meeting will be

We hope you all had a pleasant

sent to you directly from our Admissions

February half-term and are looking

Team over the coming weeks. Please

forward to returning to school next

make sure you are regularly checking

week.

your emails (including your junk/spam folders!) for communication from us.

It is just a short message from us this

WE'RE HERE TO HELP Our friendly Admissions Team are here to support and guide you through every stage of your Long Road application.

If you have any questions, please get in touch!

week to all the applicants who are yet

If any of your contact details have

to have their Advice and Guidance

changed, please make sure you update

Meeting - if that is you, please read on!

your account so that you don't miss out

Heidi Hauser Director of Admissions

on any important information from us!

Our next round of Advice and Guidance Meetings will be held on

Remember, everything you need to

Wednesday 24 March. As always your

know about preparing for, and what to

safety, and the safety of our staff, is of

expect during, your Virtual Advice and

the utmost importance to us, so we will

Guidance Meeting can be found by

be continuing to hold all Advice and

clicking here!

Tom Hammond Admissions Officer

01223 63 1125

Guidance meetings virtually via the SchoolCloud platform.

We can't wait to meet you soon!

admissions@longroad.ac.uk

Best wishes Long Road Admissions Team

The only thing worse than starting something and failing... is not starting something.

#MONDAYMOTIVATION

PALOMA, LONG ROAD SCHOLAR MEET OUR LONG ROAD SCHOLAR AWARD STUDENTS Name: Paloma Year Group: 1 Secondary School: Cottenham Village College Studies: Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Further Maths Career Goals: Career in Nanoscience

LONG ROAD SCHOLARS' AWARD If you feel inspired after meeting our current Scholar Award students then why not make an

After careful research and

Scholars Award can be a great

consideration of how important it is for

opportunity to mutually benefit you and

me to be seen as a whole individual, I

the college.

concluded that Long Road is the perfect place where I can develop to

Long Road is a place where you will be

my full potential. Long Road Sixth Form

treated as a young individual and not

provides a fun learning environment

just another student, where you have

with welcoming and encouraging

the opportunity to explore your

teachers and staff.

subjects, sports and other extracurricular options and share your

I applied for the Scholars Award as it

opinions openly and at the same time

allows me to participate in super-

being guided by great and expert team

curricular activities and other

leaders (teachers). I am always looking

opportunities where I can contribute to

forward to all of my classes. Teachers

the school and enhance my experience

make sure that all the lessons are

in the college. I plan on utilising my

engaging and the content is up-to-

scholarship money for research

date.

materials, and education-related fees (such as university misc. charges, lab

Long Road is a jovial, responsible, and

usage fees, seminars, etc.) If you are an

sensible environment making it the

ambitious student and likes to take your

perfect place for me to learn.

achievements to the next level, the

application yourself?

Click here to start your application today!

Applications close 23 April 2021

BUSINESS "Studying Business at Long Road has allowed me to learn and understand how the world not only works around me, but how i am part of it too".

A Level Analyse businesses, the markets they

Heidi Mulvey, Head of Community

serve and the ever-changing business

Engagement at the Cambridge

environments. Understand the business

University Press, commented "how

world from the perspectives of various

exciting it is to reach out to such

stakeholders and how businesses are

promising young people" and was keen

effected by economic, environmental

to develop the relationship further. As

and social issues.

a result, all students were offered the opportunity to return, at a time that

Last month our Business students

doesn't interfere with their studies, with

attended a dynamic visit to the

the promise to try and arrange

Cambridge University Press. As well as

meetings with staff working currently in

a tour of the facilities, students had the

the Departments that the subjects are

opportunity to speak with current

interested in!

Apprentices and engage with members of staff via a mock interview exercise.

All students spoke positively about the experience, recognising the valuable contribution this has made to their employability skills development.

BUSINESS STUDIES Level 3 Applied

Businesses are at the heart of the UK

careers-related matters. This included

economy, innovating new products,

how to find out more about

meeting customer needs, developing

apprenticeship opportunities in the

the skills of their workers and creating

local area, as well as more general

wealth for local communities. On our

careers advice.

Business Studies course you will touch on the creative elements of marketing,

One first-year Business Studies student

motivating people, managing resources

was thrilled with the trip, managing to

and psychologically understanding

come away with three separate offers

customers.

of potential work experience in marketing, a key requirement for his

Last year, our Business Studies students

course and future vocational interest

visited the Opportunities Ahead

area.

Careers Event - with great success!

Other students also managed to find A broad range of organisations offered

work experience opportunities, as well

the students lots of opportunities to

as apply for places on accountancy

discuss their career ideas for the

programmes and finding out other

future, whilst Guidance Professionals

exciting apprenticeship and internship

from Form the Future were on hand to

opportunities!

answer specific questions about

"I took the Business Studies Diploma because I am very interested in Business.

The teachers are great and the course is interesting."

"Long Road was a wonderful stepping stone to University.

The teachers engaged with us as adults and the friends I made are still some of my best friends today.”

MATTHEW ARMSTRONG Long Road Alumnus, 1999 Long Road alumni Matthew recently

think and approach work, not what to

got in touch to tell us what he’s been

think. It very much prepared me for life,

up to since leaving Long Road, and

not just exams. Long Road was a

how studying at our college helped him

wonderful stepping stone to University.

get where he is today. Matthew left

The teachers engaged with us as adults

Long Road in 1999 and now works as a

and the friends I made are still some of

Development Director at Wycliffe Hall,

my best friends today.”

University of Oxford!

Do you know an ex-Long Road student?

“I help to create, resource and fund

They can join our Alumni Community,

solutions to a wide range of problems

simply visit:

and opportunities. Long Road encouraged and taught me how to

https://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/sign up/longroad

EXPLORE LONG ROAD

Take a walk around our campus from the safety of your home Long Road Sixth Form College is

placing you at the heart of modern

perfectly placed, a short walk to the

scientific research. Across our subject

historical city centre of Cambridge and

departments, Long Road teachers have

alongside the cutting-edge research of

developed strong links with those

the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

working on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, putting Long Road students in

As you explore our green and leafy

the ideal location to learn from the

campus and you’ll soon feel a world

world-leading academics and industry

away from city life, breathe in the fresh

specialist scientists.

country air and stroll along our woodland walk. With several thousand

We are so disappointed that we

trees on campus, including a number of

haven't been able to welcome you on

rare species such as an Indian bean

campus to explore our beautiful

tree and a giant redwood, we are very

college grounds.

wildlife-friendly.

We'll let you know as soon as it's safe Outside of your classes, you will have

enough for us to start giving college

the opportunity to explore the world-

tours; in the meantime, check out our

famous city of Cambridge. The

Virtual Tour!

Cambridge Biomedical Campus borders Long Road Sixth Form College,

Click here to take our Long Road Sixth Form College Virtual Tour!

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

splant@longroad.ac.uk

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING CLUB Freya & Cambridge City U14'S Girls Football Team Name: Freya Year Group: 2 Studies: Sociology A Level. PE A Level, Sport Level 3 Extended Certificate Volunteering Activity: Coach for Cambridge City u14’s girls football team Why did you get involved in

Why do you think other students should

volunteering with Cambridge City?

get involved in the Long Road Volunteering Club?

I got involved because I wanted to gain experience in coaching as in the future

Other students should get involved with

I would like to study to become a

volunteering because it’s good

secondary school PE teacher.

experience and it can have a big impact on the individuals you are

Why do you enjoy volunteering?

helping/coaching.

I enjoy volunteering because I can

Also, it will be helpful for preparing for

share my footballing experience with

future jobs and roles as it increases

younger players. I also enjoy it because

your organisation and responsibilities

I can help the development of girls football and give the players a positive role model to look up to.

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING CLUB Esther & Age UK Name: Esther Year Group: 2 Studies: Psychology Level 3 Extended Certificate, Criminology Level 3 Extended Certificate & Sociology A Level Volunteering Activity: Age UK telephone friend Tell us about your volunteering

Why do you think other students should

activities and why you decided to

get involved in volunteering?

volunteer with Age UK...

I think other students should get I’m involved in the set up with Age UK

involved because there are many

where I phone call this lady called

people out there who are lonely and

Josie, who is 86, and just have a

feel quite isolated and just with your

general chat with her.

one phone call a week it can make a huge difference to them.

I decided to get involved because even though it is such a small thing for me to do it means a lot to Josie and helps her to feel less lonely.

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

HOLLY'S HOME WORKOUTS Easy exercises that you can do at home!

We all know that exercise is a great

Glute Activation:

way to keep us physically fit and look

hips up, hands on the floor, knees

after our mental health. However, with

underneath hips.

Opening your

the cold and rainy weather going out

HOLLY'S HOME WORKOUTS Click below to watch Holly's Home Workout video!

for a walk/run/cycle isn't exactly the

Walk Outs:

most appealing activity.

walk hands out to a high plank

Feet hip width apart,

position, then stand back up If you're not quite ready to brave the

straight.

cold then don't worry - our Sports Services team are putting together

Glute Bridges:

some easy exercises that you can do at

floor, pushing upwards with force.

Hands flat on the

home to keep you fit and healthy during lockdown!

Mod Drop Squat:

Touch floor with

fingertips, sit as if you are sitting on This week Holly is focusing on a Lower

a chair.

Body workout... no equipment needed!

So grab a water bottle, find a space

Narrow Wide Squat:

and let's do this!

together, bend down, step out and

Feet

squat down.

Holly's Lower Body Workout Do 20 reps of each exercise 10 each leg on the Glute

Angle Skaters:

Drive out on both

legs, back pedal back.

Activation.

10 out and 10 in on the Fast

Step Out Burpees:

Feet,

hands on floor, legs back and then

Do 2/3 sets depending on how

Squat position,

bring legs back in and reach up.

difficult you find it.

Fast Feet: Good luck!

Out and in with your

feet. Fast pace.

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

Not everyone is feeling down in the

Hi, my name is Sophie, I am applying

dumps about being on lockdown. Our

for Long Road to study Fine Art,

fluffy friends are loving the fact that

Graphic Art and Media Studies!I saw

we're working from home -and thy're

Buddy the Border Collie won Pet

doing a great job of cheering us up

Employee of the week in January, well

too!

here is my Border Collie – Buddy! He is

PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK

Is your pet assisting you while you work at home?

Whether they're helping you

5 years old and loves nothing more

revise, or lazing on your laptop, we want to know!

Email your pet photos along with a short description including

To keep everyone smiling we will be

than running around the park all day

sharing a Pet Employee of the Week

chasing his beloved tennis balls. In the

every Friday on our Instagram page

evening we like to sit together and

@lr6fc.

read in my room. Buddy has found himself to be very helpful during

their name and age to

afutter@longroad.ac.uk.

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

Meet this weeks winner, Buddy and his

lockdown and loves to accompany me

owner, Sophie!

to my online lessons to make sure I don’t make any mistakes!

@lr6fc

MARCH 2021: EDITION 4

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