#LongRoadLife - Edition 9

#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Weekly Applicant Newsletter

KEEP IN TOUCH Long Road Sixth Form College

EXPLORING OUR ENVIRONMENT...

Hello, from Long Road!

It is week 9 of our college closure and this week we're exploring our environment with our A Level Geography course. We'll be getting very jealous of our students who went on a field trip to Barcelona, and meeting another of our

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successful Alumni. We've also got a gorgeous pet employee of the week for you to meet!

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Long Road!

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APPLICATION UPDATE Important information from our Admissions Team Auditions for Performing Arts

KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS Check your emails regularly for

To those students who have taken any of (or a combination of) the following

communication from our Admissions Team

Performance Arts subjects: A Level Drama & Theatre Studies; 60 Credit BTEC Musical Theatre and/or 60 Credit BTEC Music & Performance, please do keep an eye on your emails for any updates.

Summer Work 2020 will be available to download from our website by mid

We are in the process of contacting students about being invited to audition by

June 2020.

the Performing Arts team. The auditions would have formed part of your time within the department during Offer Holders Day, but in light of the current

Got a question?

situation we would now like you to film your audition and send it to us via a

Email

secure upload site.

We will contact you individually about the audition specifications for each subject and how to send your auditions back to us. Your audition should be an enjoyable process – a chance to show us what you can do! We can’t wait to see what you have to offer!

If you have any questions about this then please email contact admissions (admissions@longroad.ac.uk) if you have any questions.

admissions@longroad.ac.uk

Auditions for Performing Arts will now be held virtually!

APPLICATION UPDATE

KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS

Important information from our Admissions Team Sports opportunities at Long Road Sixth Form College

Check your emails

During your time at Long Road we really hope you will be involved in sport or

regularly for communication from our

physical activity. The college competes in a variety of individual and team sports

Admissions Team

most of which start from September 2020.

Summer Work 2020 will To identify players for team sports we have scheduled sessions for selection purposes at allocated time slots during the summer and autumn term. These are

be available to download from our website by mid June 2020.

as follows:

Men’s Basketball Academy – Trial

Wednesday 2 Sept. 2020

2:30 - 4:30pm

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Women’s Basketball Open session

Wednesday 2 Sept. 2020

4:30 - 5:30pm

information on our

Men’s Rugby

Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020

1:30 - 3pm

Basketball Academy

Women’s Rugby

Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020

3pm - 4pm

Women’s Football

Wednesday 2 Sept. 2020

1:30 - 3pm

Men’s and Women’s Hockey

Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020

1:30 - 3pm

Women’s Netball

Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020

1pm - 2:30pm

Men’s Football

Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020

1:30pm - 4pm

Got a question?

Email Matt Payne on mpayne@longroad.ac.uk

APPLICATION UPDATE Important information from our Admissions Team Sports opportunities at Long Road Sixth Form College

KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS Check your emails regularly for

If you wish to be considered for any of the sports teams you need to reply to Matt

communication from our

Payne at mpayne@longroad.ac.uk with all of the information below by Monday 13th

Admissions Team

July 2020.

Summer Work 2020 will Please email Mat with the following information, alternatively you can request a

be available to download

Sport Opportunities form from our admissions team if you have no already received

from our website by mid

one via email.

June 2020.

Name Student ID Number The sport you are interested in playing Your preferred position

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Past experience for your chosen sport and position

information on our

School team/club/county/regional/national

Basketball Academy

Contact phone number and email If you are unable to attend the session for the team sport you want to try for, please can you state the reason as to why.

Got a question?

Assuming we are able to go ahead in this format, individual sports sessions and tasters will be run from September 2020.

We will adhere to the most recent current guidelines issued by the Government, which means that these arrangements may need to be reviewed to ensure we meet the requirements closer to the time. We will keep you updated on any changes as soon as possible.

Email Matt Payne on mpayne@longroad.ac.uk

GEOGRAPHY A Level Our A level Geography students were

their understanding of how to select

able to benefit from both the urban

appropriate urban fieldwork

and rural aspects of Barcelona and the

techniques. The following day they left

surrounding area on their recent field

the urban environment for a visit to the

trip.

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."

"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:

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

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

Not everyone is feeling down in the

our pet! Winston has a passport because of

dumps about being on lockdown. Our

his overseas adventures!

fluffy friends are loving the fact that

we're working from home -and thy're

Winston’s hobbies are playing with his

doing a great job of cheering us up

broccoli toy that he got for Christmas!

PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK

Is your pet assisting you while you work at home?

Whether they're helping you

too!

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

Sitting in the window and barking at any dogs that pass by, rolling around on the floor

Email your pet photos along with a short description including

To keep everyone smiling we will be

for no reason and going to the groomers for

sharing a Pet Employee of the Week

his haircut as Winston loves to look his best.

their name and age to

afutter@longroad.ac.uk.

every Friday on our Instagram page @lr6fc. Make sure you follow us to see the weekly winner and runners up!

Winston also has his own Instagram account called “Tibetan.spaniel“ and is trying to

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

become an Instagram model. He hopes to Meet this weeks Pet Employee of the

become famous one day.

Week, Winston...

Winston has multiple nicknames, such as Winston is a Tibetan Spaniel, however,

‘Winnie’, ‘Winoid’ and ‘Winasaurus.

is originally from Ireland, but was brought over to England to become

BRB we're off to follow Winston on Insatgram!

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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

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

newsletter, we will also be spreading

know what you're getting up to! Make

the love over on our Instagram

sure you use our hashtag -

account!

#LongRoadLife and tag @lr6fc in your

to get involved with our lockdown activities!

@lr6fc #LongRoadLife and tag @lr6fc in your posts

posts and stories so that we can share

Use

and stories so we can share them on our feed!

We're going to be posting different activities on our Instagram for you to take part in. So take a break from studying and follow us on Instagram

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

@lr6fc to get involved!

you on our Instagram feed!

Long Road Volunteering Club If you've been inspired by

VOLUNTEERING DURING LOCKDOWN Student Harry found himself with lots of

across Cambridge and Peterborough

extra time on his hands when we went

to help with staffing issues.

into lockdown, but he hasn't been

Harrys story and want to

letting it go to waste.

take part in volunteering when you start studying with us in September why not join the Long Road Volunteering Club?

My plan is to use this experience to access Medicine via clearing in August,

Harry got in touch to tell us all about

or later down the line!"

the amazing volunteering work he's been doing during lockdown and how

Excellent volunteering work Harry,

he hopes it will not only help others, but

we're so proud to have you as part of

will also help with his progression plans

our Long Road community!

after Long Road!

If you've been inspired by Harrys story

Email Sam Plant, "I am volunteering with St John

and want to take part in volunteering

Ambulance, and have been deployed

when we return to college why not join

many places including Addenbrooke’s

the Long Road Volunteering Club!

the Long Road

A&E, where we are in-charge of staff

Contact Sam Plant for more details.

Volunteering Club!

and patient PPE, helping with patient

splant@longroad.ac.uk for more information on

care and filling in with any non-clinical roles which are needed.

We’ve also been deployed to help run Blood Donation centres in the East of England, and soon to most Care Homes

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