Lockdown Lowdown - Edition 8

LOCKDOWN LOWDOWN Bringing you the latest Long Road lockdown news!

KEEP IN TOUCH

SENDING VIRTUAL HUGS X Hello, from Long Road!

It's week 8 of college closure - can you believe it? No, we can't either! While online learning and remote working has become the new normal we still can't

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wait until we can be back on our beautiful college campus.

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We'd like to start this week by saying a HUGE well done to all of you guys for working so hard and being amazing students (as always). We hope you

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managed to enjoy the bank holiday weekend with your loved ones.

Make sure your keep in touch with your teachers, Progress Coach and us on social media!

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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 18 - 24 MAY WHAT ARE THE HEALTH BENFITS OF ALTRUISM Helping others feels good There is some evidence to suggest that when you help others, it can

If you are feeling stressed or anxious please contact a member of the welfare team on wellbeing@longroad.ac.uk and someone will call you.

promote physiological changes in the brain linked with happiness.

and make you feel more positive.

There is some evidence that being aware of your own acts of kindness, as well as the things you are grateful for, can increase feelings of happiness, optimism, and

It creates a sense of belonging and reduces isolation Volunteering and helping others can also help us feel a sense of belonging, make new friends and connect with our community. Faceto-face activities such as volunteering at a food bank can help reduce loneliness and isolation.

satisfaction. Doing good may help you to have a more positive outlook about your own circumstances.

It helps make the world a happier place - it's contagious Acts of kindness have the potential to make the world a happier place.

An act of kindness can improve feelings of confidence, being in

It helps keep things in perspective Many people don't realise the impact that a different perspective can have on their outlook on life.

Helping others, especially those who are less fortunate than yourself, can help to put things into perspective

control, happiness and optimism.

The more you do for others, the more you do for yourself The benefits of helping others can last long after the act itself, both for you and them!

MENTAL HEALTH AND REMOTE LEARNING A RECENT ARTICLE BY THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION For many students, studying consists of

big change already so try not to lose

working both on our college campus

all your daily routines at once.

and at home. While we try to make our study resources as flexible as possible

Try and set clear tasks for the day -

to allow you to work in the ways that

three major decisions or activities is a

suit you best, the coronavirus outbreak

good day's work. You won't always get

has led to a massive change in the

as much done at home - but you might

ways that we work and study and a

get loads done. One great tip we

new challenge for us all.

heard of this week was to have a WEB list :

A structured day can be a good way to

W – what you want to achieve

address this. Designate a place to

E – what you expect to achieve

work that is as free of distractions as

B – what you had Better achieve

you can make it.

that day.

This helps prioritise your tasks.

Set a routine for working at home - it's important to get up and get started, to

Have a proper lunch break. Stop,

take regular breaks including a lunch

makes something nice to eat, and eat

break, and to finish working and turn

away from your work area. Try and get

off at an appropriate time.

outside and get some natural light if you can do so safely, and try some

No matter how tempting, avoid working

exercise, again within guidelines on

in your pyjamas all day. This is likely a

social contact.

If you are feeling stressed or anxious please contact a member of the welfare team on wellbeing@longroad.ac.uk and someone will call you.

RHYS CHAPMAN Long Road Alumnus, 2008

Rhys Chapman graduated from Long Road in 2008 and has since gone on to become a successful Film Producer with WONDRKID and the Daily Telegraph.

Rhys Chapman joined Long Road in

Do you know an ex-Long Road

2005 after completing his GCSEs at

student? They can join our Alumni

Witchford Village College. During his

Community, simply visit:

time at Long Road he studied Business, Economics and Media Studies. He then progressed to study a degree in Arts Management at London South Bank University.

Since graduating from university in 2010 Rhys has gone on to work as a FIlm Director for WONDERKID and as an Executive Producer for the Daily Telegraph Video Department.

Rhys told us that his time at Long Road "shooting and editing films in Media Studies awakened my passion for film.

The music video and thriller units were the stand out time for me."

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PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK WORKING FROM HOME WITH OUR FLUFFY FRIENDS

Not everyone is feeling down in the

Evelyn is part cat, part monkey. She

dumps about being on lockdown. Our

was adopted at 4 years old with

fluffy friends are loving the fact that

her mum Floss (not pictured) and we

we're working from home -and thy're

have had them for 3 years now. She

doing a great job of cheering us up

doesn’t realise that she is a cat so

too!

her hobbies include climbing trees and

PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK

Is your pet assisting you while you work at home?

Whether they're helping you

stealing food. As well as stealing her

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

mum’s breakfast, she also has a taste

sharing a Pet Employee of the Week

for human food. She once managed to

every Friday on our Instagram page

get into the kitchen and eat 2 whole

@lr6fc. Make sure you follow us to see

danishes from the bakery, but left the

the weekly winner and runners up!

cherries, because.. cats don’t like

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

cherries?

Meet this weeks Pet Employee of the Week, Evelyn...

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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 newsletter,

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

we will also be spreading the love over

know what you're getting up to! Make

@lr6fc

on our Instagram account!

sure you use our hashtag -

#LongRoadLife and tag @lr6fc in your posts

We're going to be posting different

posts and stories so that we can share

activities on our Instagram for you to

you on our Instagram feed!

and stories so we can

take part in. So take a break from

to get involved with our lockdown activities!

Use

share them on our feed!

#LongRoadLife and tag @lr6fc in your

studying and follow us on Instagram

@lr6fc to get involved. Share the Insta love with us! Use our Instagram feed and stories as a base for connecting with other students and applicants.

STUDYING FROM HOME REVISION TIPS FROM OUR ALUMNI At this time our year our students would usually be working hard and revising in the LRC, preparing for upcoming summer exams. This exam season is going to be a strange one for all of us - but don't feel disheartened! It is important that you keep yourself motivated and continue to revise your subjects so that you are best prepared for your next step!

Click here for the latest information on Summer Exams 2020.

Our Alumni have been in touch to share their top revision tips! Remember, if you're struggling with studying from home you can contact your teachers and Progress Coach for individual advice.

QUARAN-TEA SPILLING THE TEA ON THE BEST WAYS TO GET THROUGH LOCKDOWN This week we've been asking you for Video Game recommendations. We've put together a great collection of different apps, from games to creativity to fitness to well-being which are sure you to keep you entertained!

Spill the tea Write us an article on what you've been doing during lockdown!

A big thank you to everyone on Instagram who got involved!

It can be about any

Video Game Recommendations:

topic, as long or short as

Spiderman

Assassins Creed

God of War

Rocket League

Dead Space Unchartered

Ligma Bowling 2 Red Dead Redemption

you like and include photos - whatever you've been up to we want to hear from you!

Minecraft Call of Duty

Battlefield

Batman Arkham City

Fifa

GTA

Wii Party

Google Chrome No Internet Dinosaur

Animal Crossing New Horizons Overwatch

Jackbox Party Mario Kart

Star Wars Battlefront 2

Email

afutter@longroad.ac.uk to see your work here in the Quaran-tea!

Spill the tea Write us an article on what you've been doing during lockdown!

FINANCE ON THE FRONTLINE LONG ROAD ALUMNUS, 2005 We love hearing from our ex-students,

Tom has since worked in a number of

especially during these difficult times.

different NHS locations including North

Long Road Alumni Tom has been in

Middlesex Hospital. Moorfields Eye

touch to tell us all about his work on

Hospital, Whittington Health before

the front line during the COVID-19

joining St Georges University Hospital

pandemic.

in 2015.

Tom spent two years at Long Road

St Georges is the largest healthcare

from 2003 – 2005 studying A Level

provider in southwest London, with over

Psychology, A Level PE and A Level

9,000 dedicated staff and is also the

Business Studies. He then progressed

home of Channel 4’s 24 Hours in A&E.

to the University of Manchester where

Over the last few weeks, Tom has been

he successfully graduated with a

involved in the supply of PPE and

degree in Management and Leisure.

medical equipment such as ventilators.

Tom spent a further year the

Below you can see a picture of Tom

Manchester Metropolitan where he had

helping to deliver masks around the

further success in achieving a Masters

hospital!

Email afutter@longroad.ac.uk to see your work here in the Quaran-tea!

Do you know an ex-Long Road student? They can join our Alumni Community, simply visit: https://networks.futurefirs t.org.uk/signup/longroad

in Business and Finance.

After University Tom enrolled as a Graduate Trainee for the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, studying for, and becoming, a qualified Chartered Accountant in 2012.

LONG ROAD STUDENT INSPIRES WITH COMMUNITY ART PROJECT Maggie Powell, Level 4 Foundation Art

The tile project was inspired by my trip

and Design student, hasn’t let lock

to Lisbon in January where I discovered

down stop her from getting creative

the work of Joana de Abreu. A

and inspiring others in her local

Portuguese artist who replaces the

community to use their free time to

missing tiles of the city with her own

explore their artistic talents!

colourful versions. So I recruited and updated my local community via

Before moving to remote learning,

Facebook and Instagram to make some

Maggie was working on her Final Major

tiles of their own.

Spill the tea Write us an article on what you've been doing during lockdown!

Email

afutter@longroad.ac.uk to see your work here in the Quaran-tea!

Project, planning to create a window display for some office space in

The idea was to give my community

central Cambridge. Unfortunately, the

something to occupy themselves with

Community Primary and Preschool.The

COVID-19 lock down put a stop to all

for the first month of lockdown. Then

owner of our local pub, The Rose and

of Maggie’s hard work – however she

create a display of the artwork for

Crown kindly agreed to let me display

didn’t let this dishearten her! Rather

them to continue to enjoy. They could

the tiles outside. It is in the centre of

than waiting to pick her project up

create their tiles from and media and

the village and the walls are on show

again after lock down, Maggie set

just had to post or email them to me in

to everyone. I hope they will survive

about adapting her Final Major

order to comply with social distancing

until the end of lockdown so more

Project.

rules. We had digital drawings,

people can see them but at the

photographs, textiles, illustrations and

moment they are staying up for as long

We spoke to Maggie to find out more

many more beautiful pieces of artwork.

as the weather permits them to. After

about how she turned her idea into an

Artists Kieth Seagrave and Michael

that, they will continue to be displayed

artistic project for her local community

Lumsden got involved as well as the

on my website

to be involved with and enjoy!

children and staff of Manea

maggiepowellart.co.uk/my-tile.“

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