#LongRoadLife - Edition 6

#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Weekly Applicant Newsletter

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

Pinch, punch, it's the first of the month! We can't believe it's May already, is it us or is this year going by super quickly?!

Long Road Sixth Form College

If you haven't guessed already, this week we are letting our Drama and Theatre A Level course take centre stage! Read on to find out about this exciting course

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and the extra-curricular drama qualifications open to all of our students.

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Remember to keep following u son social media to keep up-to-date with everything Long Road!

enquiries@longroad.ac.uk Sending virtual hugs - Long Road x

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www.longroad.ac.uk

APPLICATION UPDATE Important information from our Admissions Team Although our doors may be closed, we

If you haven't been scheduled for

are still here busily working to ensure

your Advice and Guidance

our Admissions process runs as

Interview:

smoothly as possible. How will this

Your interview will also take place

affect you?

via telephone.

Please keep checking your emails

If you have already been scheduled

for any updates on your account.

Do not come into college for your interview

All Advice and Guidance Interviews will now take place via telephone.

Check your emails regularly for communication from our

for your Advice and Guidance interview:

KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS

Summer Work

Your interview will now be

To keep you motivated and excited

conducted via telephone.

about joining us in September, we are

The interviewer will contact you via

working our hardest to upload our

your student phone number at your

Summer Work 2020 on our website

scheduled date and time.

early - we're aiming to have this

You do not need to contact us to

available for you to download by May.

confirm your telephone interview.

Admissions Team

Summer Work 2020 will be available to download from our website by late May 2020.

Allow 4 weeks to receive your offer via your online account.

Do not come into college for your

Until then, if you're still looking for

interview.

something to keep you busy then take

Please allow 4 weeks to receive

a look at the Summer Work 2019 on our

your offer via your online account.

website www.longroad.ac.uk

Got a question?

Email our team on admissions@longroad.ac.uk

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 main focus on this

knowledge and practical experience of

course is the development and

Berkoff, leaving them feeling energised

interpretation of theatre and live

and inspired.

performance.

Last term the Splendid Theatre

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

Company led a fun and educational practitioner workshop with our Year 2 Drama and Theatre students.

During the day our students were bale 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."

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

Not everyone is feeling down in the

Kiki is a 5 year old Cockapoo. She

dumps about being on lockdown. Our

hasn't quite got the memo that she is

fluffy friends are loving the fact that

supposed to be carnivorous... Carrots

we're working from home -and thy're

are her favourite food on earth! She

doing a great job of cheering us up

also hasn't got the memo that she

too!

descended from wolves, as she HATES

PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK

Is your pet assisting you while you work at home?

Whether they're helping you

getting her feet wet in the rain!

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

their name and age to

sharing a Pet Employee of the Week

A big thank you to Nick for introducing

every Friday on our Instagram page

us to Kiki, give her an extra carrot treat

@lr6fc. Make sure you follow us to see

from us!

the weekly winner and runners up!

afutter@longroad.ac.uk.

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

@lr6fc Meet this weeks Pet Employee of the Week, Kiki...

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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.

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MAY 2020 : EDITION 6

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