#LongRoadLife Edition 5 - March 2021

#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Applicant Newsletter

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ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE Hello, from Long Road!

If you haven't guessed already, this week we are letting our Performing Arts courses take centre stage.

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Read on to find out about our exciting Drama, Music and Musical Theatre courses and all the extra-curricular qualifications and performance

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opportunities open to our students!

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ADMISSIONS UPDATE A message from our Admissions Team

WE'RE HERE TO HELP Our friendly Admissions

We are really looking forward to

meaningful discussion about your

meeting all our applicants who will be

individual aims and ambitions.

and guide you through

joining us for our second round of virtual Advice and Guidance Meetings

What to expect:

next Wednesday, 24 March. If you're

An informal 20 - 30 minute discussion

feeling a little nervous, don't worry that

between you and a member of our

is completely normal! The most

experienced staff; parents/carers are

important thing to remember is to just

encouraged to attend with you.

You may be asked questions similar to:

know you. It's also your chance to get

Why have you chosen this course?

to know us and to ask any questions

Do you have any career aims or

you might have about life at Long

future plans?

Road.

What are your hobbies and interests?

Getting Camera Ready!

What are your subject

Our friendly staff are really excited to

strengths/likes and

meet you and want to engage with you

weaknesses/dislikes?

as much as possible, so please make

Are there any personal issues or

sure you turn your camera and

difficulties that may affect your

microphone on. We need to be able to

studies?

see and hear you so we can have a

every stage of your Long Road application.

If you have any questions, please get in touch!

be yourself. We aren’t trying to ask you trick questions, we just want to get to

Team are here to support

Heidi Hauser Director of Admissions

Tom Hammond Admissions Officer

01223 63 1125

admissions@longroad.ac.uk

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again #MONDAYMOTIVATION

ISABELLA, LONG ROAD SCHOLAR MEET OUR LONG ROAD SCHOLAR AWARD STUDENTS Name: Isabella Year Group: 1 Secondary School: The Kings School, Peterborough Studies: Biology, Geography, English Literature Progression Goals: University study I chose to study at Long Road because I

My teachers have helped me to do that

felt like I could become more

and always supply us with resources to

independent and comfortable with

enrich our knowledge of the subject

expressing myself whilst receiving

outside the curriculum.

Considering the circumstances we are One of my favourite things about Long

under, the money I received is in my

Road is how flexible my timetable is.

savings for the time being, because I

With the town centre being close there

planned on spending it for a trip to see

are more ways to spend time which is

the Northern Lights in Iceland and all

always a plus.

things geography related. Maybe sometime in the future that could still

prove to myself that I could do it just for the sake of it honestly. It was a bit of a surprise to have received the award and I’m grateful for being chosen, but also for finally being able to recognise I’m capable of doing a lot and you can choose to limit yourself or continue to challenge yourself.

If you feel inspired after meeting our current Scholar Award students then why not make an application yourself?

Click here to start your

support and respect in doing so.

I applied for the Scholar’s Award to

LONG ROAD SCHOLARS' AWARD

happen outside a covid world.

application today!

Applications close 23 April 2021

DRAMA AND THEATRE "I feel that Drama A Level has made me more comfortable with the subject but also more comfrotable with myself.

A Level Our Drama and Theatre A Level is

This intensive day of physical theatre,

taught in excellent purpose built

including techniques such as mime and

facilities which include rehearsal rooms

stylised speech patterns, engaged,

and a fully functional black box

challenged and stretched out students

theatre. The main focus on this course

knowledge and practical experience of

is the development and interpretation

Berkoff, leaving them feeling energised

of theatre and live performance.

and inspired.

Last term the Splendid Theatre Company led a fun and educational

Not only have my acting skills improved, but also my teamwork and presentations abilities."

practitioner workshop with our Year 2 Drama and Theatre students.

During the day our students were able to physically explore Steven Berkoff's style of theatre which they then applied to their A Level set text, Metamorphosis.

LAMDA ACTING, VERSE & PROSE Student Enrichment

Congratulations to our students who

coming to Long Road. I just achieved a

recently received brilliant results in

distinction in grade 6 and I am now

their LAMDA acting exams.

going on to do grade 7.

Taking their Grade 6 Bronze Medal

I chose to get involved with these

exam, students Beth, Sebastian, Lucie,

qualifications in order to build up my

Zoe, Ruby, Archie and Kieran all

skills but also to have more things to

received pass, merit or distinction

include on my personal statement as I

grades. Taking his Grade 7 Silver

would like to go to a drama school and

Medal exam, Louis received a

pursue acting when I leave college.

distinction grade!

However, even if I didn’t want to go on to act, I feel that this would be a really

All LAMDA medal exams carry UCAS

great opportunity for anyone wanting

points which is an additional bonus for

to try something new or build their

our students who are hoping to

confidence.”

progress on to university study.

If you're feeling inspired and want to Beth told us "LAMDA is a drama school

get involved then come along to our

that offers a series of qualifications for

LAMDA enrichment clubs - open to all

anyone to take part in. I only found

students! with a passion for acting!

about them recently because of

"I feel that this would be a really great opportunity for anyone wanting to try something new or build their confidence."

“Music, although challenging, is an enjoyable course.

MUSIC Level 3 Extended Certificate Music Performance gives you the

Back in July they ended the academic

chance to experience and develop a

year on a high note with their Virtual

knowledge of what it is to work in the

Summer Showcase 2020!

music industry. As a music student, you

Click here to check it out!

will be playing and performing in

I’m considering pursuing a career in Music, and the course has given me a great insight into the subject and broadened my understanding.”

ensemble groups, both in and out of

In December 2020, our Music students

the college. You will learn using a

were back with their Virtual Christmas

practical approach to the requirements

Concert - getting us all in the festive

of working within a creative field while

spirit! Click here to watch their

developing your knowledge of the

amazing performances.

career opportunities that are available in this constantly evolving industry.

Special thanks to all Music students for working so hard on their performances,

Our Music students haven't let the

Chris Seaman for all the video editing

COVID-19 pandemic stop them from

and Jonathan Armitage for pulling

showcasing their talents and putting on

together everyone’s individual

wonderful performances for us all to

recordings into something that looks

enjoy from the comfort and safety of

and sounds like a live performance and

our own homes.

remaining good-humoured throughout!

MUSICAL THEATRE Level 3 Extended Certificate

The Musical Theatre course is a highly

Every month throughout the COVID-19

practical course, providing students

pandemic they have been live

with the necessary skills and

streaming Open Mic sessions on our

opportunities they need to develop into

college YouTube Channel - giving all

a ‘triple threat’ performer.

students the opportunity to perform!

We have excellent purpose-built

Check out the poster below and save

facilities, including a mirrored and

the dates for our next Open Mic

sprung floor studio and a fully

performance!

functional black box theatre. Our teachers are specialists and trained to coach singing, dancing and acting skills to a high level.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put lots of restrictions on performers across the world, but our students weren't going to be defeated. While they have been unable to safely perform together, they have moved online to showcase their talents!

Click here to be amazed by our virtual performances!

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

BEHIND THE SCENCES Student Mila talks to us about the talent behind the scenes Mila is a year 1 student who

working with a team. (Yes even the

successfully received the Long Road

actors. Most of the time!) As much as I

Scholars' Award in October 2020 after

love making things by myself in my

joining Long Road in September 2020.

room listening to podcasts, when you

Mila's career goal is to work in

do that you don’t get the anticipation

costumer production; today they are

for the under-rehearsed opening

telling us all about this passion!

scene, you don’t see the lights go up and the curtains get pulled aside and

Click here to start your application today!

Initially, I wanted to be a paramedic

to be entirely honest with you, that

however I swiftly dismantled that life

what made me fall in love with making

plan as I found out I was in fact

costumes.

squeamish whilst watching ‘Operation

Applications close 23 April 2021

Ouch’. If you don’t know it, look it up,

I’ve done a range of productions, some

it’s a banger.

where I picked out costumes and some of which I made costumes from scratch

I wouldn’t call myself a costume

which I prefer by far. I find it so

designer or a costume maker, I mostly

satisfying to have finished a whole set

just stick to ‘I make costumes’.

of clothes that you know you’ve worked for. I find the entire journey of making

I didn’t know for certain that I liked

something to watching it be worn so

doing costumes until I actually started

rewarding even if it does get ripped

making things for productions and

approximately two seconds in.

My most memorable production was an

I just kind of mentally looked it up and

adaptation of ‘Inspector Calls’

down and thought, ‘This looks near

performed by a year 10 cast. The

impossible, lets waste some of your

terrifying yet brilliant drama teacher

time on that!’ And now I’m studying

wanted paper costumes that break

textiles and have too

throughout the performance to

many books on Costume History.

image due to the twisted views of the

Ideally, I’d like to embrace a life of

upper class. This was performed three

being broke whilst making almost

times so I spent the next two nights

historically accurate costumes for

fixing these tatty paper costumes with

theatre productions and maybe an odd

nothing but staples, tape and

film. How I’m going to do that is a

desperation.

mystery. I’ll probably wave a portfolio at them and rely on my unstoppable

During lockdown, I found myself making

charm to do the rest. Hasn’t failed me

a ball gown out of the only things that

yet.

were available to me. Bedsheets and Though in all seriousness, I would

wasn’t a total disaster. That was

consider myself at the very least

probably thing I’ve had the most fun

satisfied if I had a job that enabled me

with so far because I could do

to construct costumes or theatrical

whatever I want because it was for me

garments that are used in any kind of

I couldn’t ruin it. I can’t really tell you

performance.

honest.

after meeting our

students then why not make an application yourself?

Click here to start your application today!

Applications close 23 April 2021

curtains. And honestly I’m surprised it

or even do costume in general to be

If you feel inspired

current Scholar Award

illustrate a metaphor of weak outward

when I decided to make the ballgown

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