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This week we have a super adorable Pet employee of the Week as well as an Alumni with an extraordinary job! We're also celebrating a wonderful student
Long Road Sixth Form
progression story as well as the winners of our Equality& Diversity poster
College
competition!
@LR6FC We'll be talking about random acts of kindness and how it can not only help
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those around you, but also help your own mental health and wellbeing. Finally, we've got a word from our Careers and Progreession team to help you start
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thinking about your next steps after Long Road with their brilliant e-mag!
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We stand in solidarity with all our BAME colleagues, students, alumni and all those fighting racial inequality and injustice in the UK, USA and worldwide.
#BlackLivesMatter
We have been deeply shocked and saddened by the death of George Floyd and events that are unfolding in the USA.
At Long Road we pride ourselves on the inclusivity of our college and we stand in solidarity with all of our BAME students, alumni and colleagues at this difficult time.
We all have a role to play against racism. Our staff our currently working with the Long Road Black Peoples Society so their voices can be heard and gathering their views on how we can improve as a college and community.
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY £40 prize for 1st £30 for 2nd place and £20 for
Before lockdown, all of our students
Up for grabs was a
were invited to enter a poster
place,
competition – the brief?
third place; alternatively, students could choose to take home some
To design a poster that celebrates,
brand new Art supplies allowing them
inspires and/or educates our college
to continue to explore and expand
community about equality and
their creative skills.
diversity. Now, drum roll please as we announce We are pleased to say that an
our winners! Congratulations to…
overwhelming number of students got
1st place winner, Biagio Santoro!
involved, putting their artistic talents to
2nd place winner, Jacob Robinson!
the test!
3rd place winner, Shannon Casling!
But the real test came when it was
We’re looking forward to getting back
time to decide our top 3 winners, with
to college so we can print and display
all over of 5 judges being blown away
these wonderful posters for all our
by the creativity and talent of all of the
community to see!
entries. For now, you can check them out on the following pages!
Congratulations to Biagio Santoro, Jacob Robinson & Shannon Casling for winning our Equality & Diversity poster competition!
Click here to watch Tash's Highlights Video from this seaons ABL campaign!
CAMBRIDGE BASKETBALL ACADEMY GRADUATE TASH CHAWIRA SIGNS FOR AMERICAN JUNIOR COLLEGE! We are proud to announce that
Academy Head Coach Pete Charlwood
Cambridge Academy graduate Tash
said: "Both myself and many of the
Chawira has committed to Waubonsee
junior coaches at Cambridge
College in Aurora, Illinois, USA to
Performance Basketball Program are
continue is Basketball Journey.
really pleased and happy for Tash. We have seen him grow and develop from
Tash who came up through the
his early days with the U14s/ U16s NBL
Cambridge junior performance
program and it was great to have him
programme was a third-year transfer
back in Cambridge for this season. It
having chosen to spend his first two
was clear that he had learnt a lot from
years of Sixth Form at Oaklands
his time at Oaklands Academy but Im
College Academy. Tash had an
really pleased that here at Long Road
impressive season in the ABL East
Sixth form College and through the
Conference for Long Road Sixth Form
Cambridge Basketball Academy and
College averaging 17.3 PPG and 10.1
the ABL we were able to help him
REB per game and being voted to the
achieve his goals.”“I wish him all the
All ABL East 2nd team.
best for the future and the next steps in his journey”
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS A RECENT ARTICLE BY THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION The Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19)
Call a friend that you haven’t
has taken a lot of us by surprise. Some
spoken to for a while.
people have described it as an episode
Tell a family member how much you
of Black Mirror that they want to turn
love and appreciate them.
off, while others have said that they
Make a cup of tea for someone you
feel like the entire world is upside
live with.
down.
Arrange to watch a film at the same time as a friend and video call.
One thing that we have seen all over
Tell someone you know that you are
the world is that kindness is prevailing
proud of them and thankful for
in uncertain times. People are coming
them.
together to sing on balconies in Italy,
Send a motivational text to a friend
others are setting up groups to offer
who is struggling
support to the elderly or vulnerable.
Send someone you know a joke to cheer them up
We have learnt that amid the fear,
Send someone you know a picture
there is also community, support and
of a cute animal
hope. The added benefit of helping
Offer support to vulnerable
others is that it is good for our own
neighbours
mental health and wellbeing. It can
Offer to send someone a takeaway
help reduce stress and improve your
or a meal
emotional wellbeing. In short, doing
Send an inspirational quote to a
good does you good.
friend
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.
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS A RECENT ARTICLE BY THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
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.
The Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19)
Call a friend that you haven’t
has taken a lot of us by surprise. Some
spoken to for a while.
people have described it as an episode
Tell a family member how much you
of Black Mirror that they want to turn
love and appreciate them.
off, while others have said that they
Make a cup of tea for someone you
feel like the entire world is upside
live with.
down.
Arrange to watch a film at the same time as a friend and video call.
One thing that we have seen all over
Tell someone you know that you are
the world is that kindness is prevailing
proud of them and thankful for
in uncertain times. People are coming
them.
together to sing on balconies in Italy,
Send a motivational text to a friend
others are setting up groups to offer
who is struggling
support to the elderly or vulnerable.
Send someone you know a joke to cheer them up
We have learnt that amid the fear,
Send someone you know a picture
there is also community, support and
of a cute animal
hope. The added benefit of helping
Offer support to vulnerable
others is that it is good for our own
neighbours
mental health and wellbeing. It can
Offer to send someone a takeaway
help reduce stress and improve your
or a meal
emotional wellbeing. In short, doing
Send an inspirational quote to a
good does you good.
friend
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS A RECENT ARTICLE BY THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION The Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19)
Call a friend that you haven’t
has taken a lot of us by surprise. Some
spoken to for a while.
people have described it as an episode
Tell a family member how much you
of Black Mirror that they want to turn
love and appreciate them.
off, while others have said that they
Make a cup of tea for someone you
feel like the entire world is upside
live with.
down.
Arrange to watch a film at the same time as a friend and video call.
One thing that we have seen all over
Tell someone you know that you are
the world is that kindness is prevailing
proud of them and thankful for
in uncertain times. People are coming
them.
together to sing on balconies in Italy,
Send a motivational text to a friend
others are setting up groups to offer
who is struggling
support to the elderly or vulnerable.
Send someone you know a joke to cheer them up
We have learnt that amid the fear,
Send someone you know a picture
there is also community, support and
of a cute animal
hope. The added benefit of helping
Offer support to vulnerable
others is that it is good for our own
neighbours
mental health and wellbeing. It can
Offer to send someone a takeaway
help reduce stress and improve your
or a meal
emotional wellbeing. In short, doing
Send an inspirational quote to a
good does you good.
friend
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.
MARTHA GLASS LONG ROAD ALUMNUS 2004
Do you know an ex-Long Road student? They can join our Alumni Community, simply visit: https://networks. futurefirst.org.uk/ signup/longroad
Martha is now working as a Forensic
Although her work often requires a
Photographer for Addenbrookes
strong stomach, Martha also captures
Hospital. The former photography
daily life at Addenbrookes; with her
student left Long Road in 2004, and
role giving her an access all areas pass
has since gone on to win a number of
across the Hospital.
awards for her work as a medical photographer capturing images of
Martha visited our Photography
diseases, injuries and surgical
students in 2018 to tell them all about
procedures.
her career. Her talk was fascinating and the students’ said that “They didn’t
Martha often has to get up close and
realise that such jobs existed.”
personal with patients and their treatments saying that “Sometimes I do
They were pleased to hear Martha’s
have to photograph some really gross
advice about the value of both a
things. At any time of day you could be
photographic degree and the
called into theatre and photographing
importance of work experience in
patients having their limbs cut off.”
getting a job in a competitive market like Medical Photography.
The photographs Martha takes are used for patient records and often for teaching purposes; teaching other medical students a procedure or condition.
PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK
Is your pet assisting you while you work at home?
PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK Working from home with our fluffy friends
Not everyone is feeling down in the
Meet this weeks Pet Employee of the
dumps about being on lockdown. Our
Week, Boomie...
fluffy friends are loving the fact that Whether they're helping you revise, or lazing on your laptop, we want to know!
we're working from home -and thy're
This is Boomerang (Boomie). She’s an 8
doing a great job of cheering us up
month old Sproodle and loving having
too!
her whole family home all the time.
To keep everyone smiling we will be
She a big fan of her banana and trying
sharing a Pet Employee of the Week
to carry home the largest branch she
every Friday on our Instagram page
can find
Email your pet photos along with a short description including 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
@lr6fc
@lr6fc. Make sure you follow us to see the weekly winner and runners up!
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 Arts & Crafts recommendations. This is perfect time to get creative and lose yourself and creating something beautiful!
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 topic, as long or short as you like and include Arts & Crafts Recommendations Cross-stitch
Paper Star Lantern
Rainbow Cushion
Embroidered Denim Jacket
Face Mask
Graphic String Art
Knitted Heart
Tie Dye Jeans
Pom-pom Teddy Bear
Paint by Numbers
Dreamcatcher
Art Therapy Colouring
Origami Bath Bombs Charm Bracelet Hairpins Bow Key-ring Paper Roses
photos - whatever you've been up to we want to hear from you!
afutter@longroad.ac.uk to see your work here in the Quaran-tea!
I CAN’T BREATHE: WHILE AMERICA STRUGGLES FOR AIR, BRITAIN RAISES ITS RED HAND AN EXTRACT FROM AN ARTICLE WRITTEN BY STUDENT JACK
If you have been affected by any of the recent global events and need someone to talk to please email wellbeing@longroad.ac.uk and someone will call you.
Americans are making their outrage
Maybe it’s callous to suggest that we
known, and the rest of the world is
all ought to spend more time uplifting
trying their best to show their
the voices of black people at the end
support. But does Britain’s eagerness to
of a post written by a white person.
fight transatlantic racism strike a discordant note when it’s so reluctant
I promise I’m not trying to co-opt the
to acknowledge its own?
narrative. Partly, I wrote this because my thoughts are always so scattered
Jazmin Kopotsha’s article ‘Yes, The UK
that I don’t know what I think until it’s
Does Have A Race Problem. And It’s
written. And there is so much to think
Just As Troubling As America’s’ asks
about.
why we as a nation are so keen to believe that we have collectively
But mostly I wrote this because I only
moved past racism, particularly in
found it all out recently – and if the
contrast to the United States’
British education system failed to make
supposed comparative regressiveness.
me aware of such crucial black history, it must be failing others, too.
The knee jerk response is that Britain’s police doesn’t murder its black citizens.
What we do know, we owe to the
But is this true, or do we simply not
tireless work of black men and women
know when they do?
who refuse to allow us to forget.
Thank you to Jack for sending us this piece. Please click here to read Jack's full article.
#LongRoadLife
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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
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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.
CAREERS AND PROGRESSION UPDATES Our Careers and Progression department are working hard from home to keep you updated on all the exciting careers opportunities that are out there!
We are all living through a challenging time as we try to manage our new lockdown lifestyle, but why not use this extra time wisely to develop stronger careers plans for the future. What a great opportunity to exploit time to really think about what you would like to achieve in the future and how to do that. What steps do you need to take to achieve those goals?
On a fortnightly basis the Careers department will be releasing an e-mgazine with topical information for you to look at, and hopefully help you with your plans. It ill include information about vacancies, insights into developing employability skills, links to useful information and organisations, interviews with trail-blazing students and links to a range of social media to keep you in the loop about developments in the main progression routes of HE, Apprentceships, gap years and Job Seeking.
Click here to read the latest Careers E-Mag!
JUNE 2020: EDITION 11
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