#LongRoadLife Edition 8 - April 2021

#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Applicant Newsletter

KEEP IN TOUCH

EXPLORING OUR ENVIRONMENT Hello, from Long Road!

This week we're exploring our environment with our A Level Geography course.

Long Road Sixth Form

We'll be getting very jealous of our former students who went on a field trip to

College

Barcelona and meeting another of our successful Alumni.

@LR6FC April marks Stress Awareness Month. We can all agree that the last year has

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been pretty stressful, to say the least. We've put together some top stressbusting tips to help you take care of your mental health.

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media channels.

Keep smiling!

Long Road x

ADMISSIONS UPDATE A message from our Admissions Team

WE'RE HERE TO HELP Our friendly Admissions

We know that joining a new college

If you are a GCSE student you will

can be a little daunting, that’s why we

attend lessons for 3 of your chosen

are super excited to invite everyone

subjects, these will be automatically

who has accepted their offer of study

selected for you.

to one of our Welcome Days!

Team are here to support and guide you through every stage of your Long Road application.

If you are still interested in joining This year, our Welcome Days will be held on

Wednesday 23, Thursday 24

us as a new student in September 2021, please make sure that you

and Friday 25 June 2021.

accept your offer of study.

Our Welcome Days are created with

We can only invite applicants who have

you in mind, the aim is to make you feel

accepted their offer of study to our

as comfortable, prepared and excited

summer Welcome Days and we don’t

as possible to join us as a new student

want you to miss out on the opportunity

in September!

to get a taste of what life is like as a

If you have any questions, please get in touch!

Heidi Hauser Director of Admissions

Tom Hammond Admissions Officer

Long Road student!

You will spend the day trying out your chosen subjects, getting to know

Don’t forget, you can accept offers of

subject teachers, meeting other new

study from multiple post-16 education

students who share your academic

providers before making your final

interests and finding out what life is

decision on where you would like to

like as a Long Road student.

study after GCSE results day.

01223 63 1125

admissions@longroad.ac.uk

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

#MONDAYMOTIVATION

LONG ROAD SCHOLARS' AWARD

Do you feel inspired after meeting our Scholar today?

Why not click here and meet the rest of our Long Road Scholar Award team!

PHOEBE, LONG ROAD SCHOLAR MEET OUR LONG ROAD SCHOLAR AWARD STUDENTS Name: Phoebe Year Group: 1 Secondary School: Witchford Village College Studies: Maths, Further Maths, Film Studies, Psychology Progression Goals: University education I chose to study at Long Road because I

for further education once I leave Long

thought that it would be the best place

Road in a few years.

for me to continue my education. I knew that the way the lessons were

I would encourage Year 11’s to apply to

taught and the overall atmosphere of

Long Road and for the Scholars Award

Long Road was going to be the best fit

because the college provides all the

for me, with further maths being taught

support, encouragement and help

with the same number of lessons as all

needed for all courses. The Scholars

other A-level courses the way I wanted.

Award is an excellent way to show your achievements.

I applied for the Long Road Scholar Award because I thought that it would

I think that my favourite thing about

be a valuable way to demonstrate my

being a Long Road Student so far has

achievements so far and useful when

been the friendly, welcoming

applying for a university place or job. I

atmosphere and how kind everyone is.

intend to spend some of the money on

All of my teachers are really good and I

resources to help my learning and

have made some amazing friends, both

revision process, for example, revision

in and out of my classes.

cards and textbooks. I’m also planning to save some for interesting events related to my courses that may arise or

Say No It can be harder to say No than to say Yes, but taking on too much will make you feel stressed and overwhelmed.

Learn to say No without feeling guilty. You aren't letting anyone down by saying No.

Say No with confidence. No is a powerful word, use it confidently without fear and your answer will (usually!) be respected.

#STRESSAWARENESSMONTH

GEOGRAPHY A Level Before COVID-19 put a stop to our

their understanding of how to select

residential trips, our A level Geography

appropriate urban fieldwork

students were able to benefit from

techniques. The following day they left

both the urban and rural aspects of

the urban environment for a visit to the

Barcelona and the surrounding area.

Montserrat Natural Park, exploring limestone landscapes and enjoying a

The visit started with a tour of

cable car ride.

Barcelona: the Marina, the Gothic Quarter, El Raval and Las Ramblas. The

On the final day, they collected data

next day looked at the impact of urban

from the location of their choice to

regeneration, with an introduction to

prepare presentations.

the need for, and success of, urban regeneration in El Raval, Barcelona.

David Jones, Head of Science and Geography, says: “This was an

Our students were introduced to a

excellent opportunity for our students

range of possible fieldwork methods

to hone their fieldwork methodology

and data collection techniques and

and data collection skills and to

discussed possible ideas for

explore the theme of urban

geographical research questions. They

regeneration in a new, and of course

also discussed what makes ‘good’ or

very interesting and attractive,

valuable primary data and developed

location.”

"I am hoping to become an architect.

Geography has helped make me aware of how the physical environment might influence my designs. Human geography has been interesting: looking at how other people live and how their lives differ to ours in the UK."

The Power of a Smile Eliminate stress just by smiling!

Choosing to smile will automatically make you feel happier.

Force yourself to smile and notice the change in your thought patterns and emotions.

If you're feeling down, cracking a smile might feel silly - but isn't being a bit silly a sure-fire way of cheering yourself up?

#STRESSAWARENESSMONTH

"Teachers were always available and happy to clarify any concerns I had, they did not spoon feed information or teach directly out of a textbook.

You were encouraged to research further into academic and news articles to help apply classroom contexts to the real world"

KEA HAW Long Road Alumnus, 2011 “I am now in my third year at the

information or teach directly out of a

University of Manchester studying

textbook. You were encouraged to

Geography on track for at least a 2:1. I

research further into academic and

have secured a graduate scheme as a

news articles to help apply classroom

transport planner in an infrastructure

contexts to the real world. I also found

and development consultancy, a

small classes very helpful, it made

career which many geographers go

learning more enjoyable. The

into (despite at A-level not having

Barcelona trip was the best part of

heard of ‘planning’).

sixth form.”

Doug and Chris taught my A-level

Do you know an ex-Long Road

Geography at Long Road where I also

student? They can join our Alumni

studied Applied science and Business.

Community, simply visit click here!

The teaching at long road prepared me for the independent study which was to follow at university.

Whilst teachers were always available and happy to clarify any concerns I had, they did not spoon feed

Manage Your Time Time management is an important stress management technique.

Failing to manage your time effectively will leave you feeling overwhelmed and stressed.

Successful time management will leave you feeling in control of your activities and make you more efficient and productive.

#STRESSAWARENESSMONTH

YVE, LONG ROAD SCHOLAR MEET OUR LONG ROAD SCHOLAR AWARD STUDENTS

Name: Yve Year Group: 1 Secondary School: Soham Village College Studies: Graphic Design, French, Art Progression Goals: Graphic Design or Illustration degree I chose to study at Long Road because I

even though I only knew a couple of

liked Long Road’s supportive

people at the beginning of the term.

environment and the approachable teachers.

Do you feel inspired after meeting our Scholar today?

Why not click here and I also really like only taking three subjects because I can focus more on

On the Open Evenings, I met some of

each one and I feel less pressured than

the teachers who encouraged me to

at GCSE.

meet the rest of our Long Road Scholar Award team!

follow my interests, and I felt that Long Road would help me to gain new skills

I chose to apply for the Scholars Award

and try new things.

because it is a great opportunity to give feedback and discuss my

The student-teacher relationship is

experience at Long Road. I also

different here because the teachers

thought that being accepted would be

trust you more, and you have control of

an achievement that I could be proud

your own learning, but there is also

of.

support if you need more guidance.

They are accommodating to different

I am going to spend my money on a

people’s needs and you just have to ask

more powerful laptop as this will allow

for help.

me to run Photoshop and InDesign and I can do more productive work from

I have met some really nice people here

LONG ROAD SCHOLARS' AWARD

home.

Disconnect from Stress Unplug for the day: why not switch your Wi-Fi off for a day? Go old school and play a board game or read a book. Have a real-life conversation with the people around you without your phone in your hand.

Social Media Cleanse: take some time to unfollow and block social media accounts that bring your mood down. Fill your feeds with positivity.

#STRESSAWARENESSMONTH

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