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#LongRoadLife LONG ROAD SIXTH FORM COLLEGE APPLICANT NEWSLETTER
WELCOME TO #LONGROADLIFE WELCOME FROM OUR Hello, from Long Road!
We are so glad that you have decided to make an application to study with us in September 2022. We would like to introduce you to #LongRoadLife, our monthly applicant newsletter that is
ADMISSIONS TEAM
UNDERSTANDING OUR ADVICE & GUIDANCE PROCESS
jam-packed with information all about, you guessed it, Long Road life!
MEET SCHOLAR Our applicant newsletter is designed to help prepare you for
STUDENT FLYNN
life as a Long Road student and contains important updates from our Admissions Team.
We hope that it will keep you excited about joining us as a new student in September!
TRAVEL & TRANSPORT
BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, MEDA &
Best wishes, Long Road
FILM DEPARTMENT
WE'RE HERE TO HELP
WELCOME TO LONG ROAD
Our friendly Admissions Team are here to support and guide you through
Hello to all Long Road Sixth Form
The next big admissions events
College applicants from your
are the Advice and Guidance
friendly Admissions team!
Meetings, which will take place
every stage of your Long Road application.
throughout the Spring and We are delighted that you are
Summer.
considering joining us for this next
If you have any questions, please get in touch!
exciting step in your educational
These meetings are a chance for
journey, and are here to support
you to get to know us and for us
and guide you through the
to get to know you; to talk
admissions process.
through your options, your chosen
Heidi Hauser Director of Admissions
Julianna Sosnowska Admissions Officer
courses and your plans for the Our Admissions Team is made up
future with a friendly expert. They
of Heidi Hauser, Director of
are meant to help you decide if
Admissions, and Julianna
Long Road is right for you, and
Sosnowska, Student Admissions
are not something to worry about.
Officer, ably assisted by
We will be explaining a little more
colleagues in the Student
about them in this newsletter and
Services team.
sending you all the info you need via email over the coming weeks.
01223 63 1125
admissions@longroad.ac.uk
Now that you’ve breathed a sigh of relief that your application has
We are looking forward to
been safely submitted (well done
meeting you!
– personal statements aren’t easy, and our colleagues are looking
Very best wishes,
forward to reading yours), what’s
Long Road Sixth Form College
next?
Admissions Team
YOUR APPLICATION TIMELINE Your application timeline will help you keep track of where you are in the admissions process and keep you informed of what happens next. Look for the arrow location to see where we are in the process!
OCTOBER 2021
SPRING & SUMMER 2022
Applications Open
Guidance Meetings & Conditional Offer Discuss your options with an experienced member of staff. You'll receive a formal offer via your Long Road Online Services account shortly after your Guidance Meeting.
JANUARY 2022 Applications Close. Applications made after the deadline may be placed on a waiting list
JULY 2022 Welcome Days & Summer Work Spend the day as a Long Road student; try out your subjects & get a taste of Long
AUGUST 2022 GCSE Results Day
Road life. Summer work will be available online & must be completed for your first lesson at college.
Good luck! We're keeping our fingers crossed for you
LATE AUGUST 2022 New Student Enrolment Welcome to the Long Road family!
EARLY SEPTEMBER 2022 Start of Academic Year 2022/2023 Time to start your Long Road life!
KEY INFORMATION
The majority of our Virtual Advice and Guidance Meetings
UNDERSTANDING OUR ADVICE & GUIDANCE MEETING PROCESS
will take place on
Thursday 10 & Friday 11 February. Virtual Advice and Guidance Meetings are available to book throughout the school day.
Long Road is an open and
you may still be adjusting to
inclusive community; we
the more virtual world we find
believe in equal opportunities
ourselves living in, but please
for all of our students - that
don't worry ,
starts from the very moment
sending you lots of guidance
you make an application to
on how to book, prepare for
study with us. This is why we
and attend your virtual
invite our applicants to a
meeting over the next month.
personal Advice and Guidance Meeting with
one
and Guidance Meeting with us using the School Cloud booking system.
This is a super busy time of
of our experienced members
year for our Admissions Team,
of staff.
but we feel it is important for you to understand our process
You must book your own Virtual Advice
we will be
As we carefully navigate our
and get an idea of what is
way through the COVID-19
going on behind the scenes in
pandemic, we keep the safety
our Admissions office!
of our students, staff and applicants at the heart of our
We have set aside two days to
decision making. With this in
conduct the majority of our
mind, we have decided to
Advice and Guidance
conduct all of our Advice and Guidance Meetings virtually via videocall. We know some of
Meetings; these days are
Thursday 10 & Friday 11 February 2022.
UNDERSTANDING OUR ADVICE & GUIDANCE MEETING PROCESS
KEY INFORMATION
Detailed information on how to book using School Cloud will be emailed directly to
Please be aware, due to the
meeting time convenient for
volume of applications, our
you and your family. Meeting
Advice & Guidance Meetings
slots will be available to book
may need to continue
throughout the school day.
so please don't panic if your friends receive a meeting date before you! The timing of your meeting will not impact your offer to study.
Admissions Team.
Keep checking your
throughout the Spring & Summer Term;
you from our
Keep
checking your emails
for notification on when our booking system opens!
emails for a notification on our booking system
We strongly encourage applicants to attend their Advice and Guidance Meeting with a
Shortly after receiving your
parent/carer. If, for any reason,
application, we will be in
your parent/carer is unable to
touch with further detailed
attend with you via the same
information on how to book
device (e.g. you do not live with
your Advice and Guidance
both parents or a parent is at
Meeting.
work) a new feature is available which will allow an additional
You will need to book your
attendee (your parent/carer) to
own meeting with us using the
join your meeting. We will share
School Cloud booking system;
further information on this with
this allows you to choose a
you shortly when booking opens.
opening date - don't forget to check your spam folder!
Don't panic if your friends receive a meeting before you!
MEET SCHOLAR STUDENT, FLYNN
FLYNN
Secondary School: Marshland High School
Long Road was actually
where you are treated as a young
recommended to me by a friend
adult and not just a student. They
who thought I would achieve my
offer great support and careers
potential there more than
advice with people who are easy
anywhere else. They offered all
to relate to and therefore I feel
the courses I wanted as well as
more secure in what I plan to do
being able to participate in team
after Long Road.
Year 1 Student
Studying: Maths A Level, Physics A Level,
sports which was important to me. I decided on college as it
There are a range of subjects and
encourages more independence
extra-curricular activities/groups
which is something I wanted more
that are extremely supportive and
than anything else and enabled
accepting which is something
me to express myself and become
that is important to me. This
more confident overall. Staff and
projects a safe and comfortable
students alike are both
environment where it is
welcoming and supportive and
encouraging to get on with work.
there are always new opportunities around the college.
Despite my somewhat long
about applying, just go for it. I
commute to the college I am so
had no idea I would get it but it
glad that I chose to study at Long
has definitely had a positive
Road. I would encourage all the
impact on my college experience.
more an independent atmosphere
Progression Goals: Study at University or join the Forces
Click here to apply for the
As for applying to the Scholar Award; to any year 11’s thinking
year 11’s to apply as it is a much
Psychology A Level
Long Road Scholars Award today!
SHUTTLE BUS TIMETABLE
Daily Morning Buses: Collect from Cambridge Train Station at 8:10am, 8:40am & 10:25am.
Monday, Thursday, Friday Afternoon Buses: Collect from Long Road 2pm & 4:20pm.
Tuesday & Wednesday Afternoon Buses:
TRAVELLING TO COLLEGE PLANNING YOUR JOURNEY:
The following buses stop close
If you're not sure what your
to the college on the
journey to college will look
Cambridge Biomedical
like then a travel planner is a
Campus:
great place to start. Click
Babraham Park & Ride
here to visit Traveline journey
Busway A
planner.
Busway C Busway U
LONG ROAD SHUTTLE BUS
Citi 1
To support our students in
Citi 2
their journey to college we
Citi 7
provide a FREE Shuttle Bus
Service H
that runs between Long Road
Service 13
and Cambridge Train Station. Further information on bus The Shuttle Bus is exclusively
routes and timetables across
for Long Road students, simply
Cambridgeshire can be found
show your Student ID Card
by clicking here.
when your board the bus!
Collect from Long Road 12:30pm & 4:20pm.
If you choose to travel by bus Take a look at the orange box
you may be able to receive
on this page to see our
discounted travel in the form
current Shuttle Bus Timetable.
of a Student Bus Pass. To find
out more information about
TRAVELLING BY BUS
the discount deals, visit the
Long Road is well served by
bus providers website.
the local bus companies.
TRAVELLING TO COLLEGE
TRAVEL TOP TIPS
Research your route TRAVELLING BY TRAIN
For more information on train
Cambridge Railway Station is
routes and timetables please
the closest station to the
click here to visit the National Rail
College approximately 1.5
Enquires website.
miles away.
HELP WITH TRANSPORT COSTS Students can then catch the
If Long Road Sixth Form College
FREE Long Road Shuttle Bus
is the nearest college to your
from Cambridge Railway
home offering your course, and
Station to the College.
you are under 19 on 1 September
Alternatively, the walk from
2022, then your local County
Cambridge Railway Station is
Council might be able to assist
approximately a 25 minutes or
with the cost of transport. Please
10 minute cycle.
contact your local County Council in the first instance to check
Students who travel by rail
eligibility and request a Post 16
may be able to receive
Educational Transport application
discounted travel by visiting:
form.
www.16-17saver.co.uk
using simple tools such as Google Maps or Traveline
Discount Deals Once you've figured out how you'll travel to college, visit the website of your travel provider to see if they offer any student discount.
Do a test run Get up one morning and
(please note this is not
If you require assistance with this
valid after your 18th
cost or your application is
birthday)
rejected by your local County
www.greatnorthernrail.co
Council, then you may be able to
m/tickets/discounts-and-
get help through the College’s
railcards/student-connect.
16-18 discretionary bursary.
do a test run of your journey to college to see if it's something you could manage everyday!
BUSINESS A LEVEL: KEY INFO
BUSINESS STUDIES A LEVEL
Total number of students currently on the course: 337
Current average class size: 22
Exam Board: WJEC
Assessment: 100% Exam
they serve; introducing you to
BETHANY JONES Long Road Class of 2014 Senior Accountant
the ever-changing businesses
Long Road helped me by
environment. You will
giving me the tools to achieve
understand the business world
good grades at A Level and
from the perspectives of
set up me for what a working
various stakeholders; you will
environment is like. For
also understand that
example, calling your tutors by
businesses cannot operate in
their first names.
Business A Level analyses businesses and the markets
isolation, but are affected by economics, environmental,
Long Road helped me develop
ethical, governmental, legal,
some soft skills such as
social and technological
organisation, working
issues.
together in group projects, timekeeping and encouraging
Finance, Marketing, Human
their students to continue
Resources and operations will
developing even after
be central to your studies.
college. I enjoyed the
You will study a range of
atmosphere at Long Road and
businesses ideas including
my subjects as I chose them
enterprise, market research
myself. I had good
and business location. You
relationships with my tutors
will also study a range of
and knew they would be
strategic business issues with
happy to help me if needed.
reference to real-world businesses.
APPLIED BUSINESS STUDENTS SIT MOCK INTERVIEWS WITH CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
BUSINESS APPLIED: KEY INFO
Total students currently on course: 267
Current average class
Last year our Applied Business
University Press, commented "how
students attended a dynamic visit
exciting it is to reach out to such
to the Cambridge University
promising young people" and was
Press. As well as a tour of the
keen to develop the relationship
facilities, students had the
further. As a result, all students
opportunity to speak with current
were offered the opportunity to
Apprentices and engage with
return, at a time that doesn't
members of staff via a mock
interfere with their studies, with
interview exercise.
the promise to try and arrange meetings with staff working
All students spoke positively
currently in the Departments that
about the experience,
the subjects are interested in!
recognising the valuable contribution this has made to
Long Road would like to say a big
their employability skills
thank you to Kaya Spencer,
development.
Communications and Community Executive, for arranging such a
Heidi Mulvey, Head of Community
great experience, we hope to see
Engagement at the Cambridge
you all again soon!
size: 22
Exam Board: OCR
Assessment: 40% Coursework 60% Exam
ECONOMICS A LEVEL: KEY INFO
ECONOMICS A LEVEL high? Should students pay for
HOLLIE YEAR 2 STUDENT
their higher education? Why is
I find it really interesting: to
healthcare free in the UK but
be able to understand current
charged for in the USA? How
affairs is so rewarding.
Why are footballers' wages so
Total students currently on course: 193
Current average class
does the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Bank of
It’s so engaging to be able to
England manage the
understand the terminology
economy?
and the reasons why the economy works the way it
size: Studying Economics A Level
21
Exam Board: Edexcel
will help you understand the answers to all of these
There’s lots to get your teeth
questions and more!
into!
Throughout the course you will study how markets operate via supply and demand to set
Assessment: 100% Exam
does.
prices of goods and services and evaluate whether they are operating efficiently. You will examine international trade and explore how different societies resolve economics issues.
FILM STUDIES STUDENT WINS BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
FILM STUDIES A LEVEL: KEY INFO
Huge congratulations to
The MediaMagzine Production
student Rhiannon for winning
Competition is one close to our
the Best Experimental Film
hearts here at Long Road as it
award at this years
features the Barney Oram
MediaMagazine Production
Creativity Award. Barney was a
Competition: Making
much loved teacher of Media and
Lockdown Creative! Her film,
Film Studies for many years at
Old Wives’ Tales, was selected
Long Road, one of the biggest
for the Best Experimental Film
media cohorts in the country, and
award by judge Eva, a
was passionate about film and
Scottish director and
developing his students’ creativity
screenwriter whose short films
and film-making skills.
have screened at festivals such as BFI London Film
The award in his name has been
Festival, Edinburgh, Telluride
judged by two of his colleagues
and the BAFTA New Talent
in the Long Road Film and Media
Awards.
department. They chose Sandy Honca, a student from Barton
Rhiannon’s short film addressed
Peveril College, as the winner for
the mental health issues, societal
their short film What is Lockdown
pressures and cultural
– a video diary exploring the
expectations exacerbated by
different meanings of Lockdown.
Lockdown. Click here to view (Old
Click here to view.
Wives’ Tales starts at 27.25)
Total students currently on course: 87
Current average class size: 21
Exam Board: OCR
Assessment: 30% Coursework 70% Exam
MEDIA A LEVEL: KEY INFO
MEDIA A LEVEL
Total students currently on course: 160
From the internet to television, music to video games, much of our waking lives are dominated by consuming, talking about and using
After completing his A Levels
media.
at Long Road, Rhys went on to study Arts Management at
Current average class size: 20
RHYS CHAPMAN Long Road Class of 2010 Film Director
On this course you will
London South Bank University.
deepen your understanding of
Since completing his degree
the media and its role within
Rhys has been working as a
society; learning how media
Film Director!
products are made and the
Exam Board: WJEC
Assessment: 30% Coursework 70% Exam
techniques used to target,
"Shooting and editing in
influence and manipulate
Media Studies awakened my
audiences.
passion for Film.
You will work on individual
The music video and thriller
and group projects to creative
units in Media Studies stand
industry quality videos using
out as the most enjoyable
professional shooting and
times at Long Road for me."
editing equipment and programs.
MEDIA APPLIED: KEY INFO
MEDIA APPLIED
Total students currently on Work on a variety of projects such as film poster design, production of a film
LUCIA CACCAVALE Long Road Class of 2021 Pearson College, London
documentary, recording a Congratulations to Lucia, who
animated title sequence.
joined Long Road from Joyce Franklin Academy, to study Media
Throughout your studies you
Extended Diploma and EPQ. This
will develop and extend your
summer she received fantastic
skills in a wide range of media
results with a D*,D* in Media and
areas including short film,
an A in her EPQ!
music video, photography and “Long Road has such a friendly environment. The college’s help You will choose to specialise
and support from progress
in either Filmmaking or
coaches and teachers was
General Media which includes
amazing.
animation, graphic design, 3D, audio and VFX.
Current average class
podcast and creating an
magazine design.
course: 301
size: 20
Exam Board: Extended Certificate = OCR Diploma & Extended Diploma = UAL
Assessment: Extended Certificate =
I would like to thank my close friends, and all the teachers who
As COVID restrictions begin to
taught me throughout the two
lift we will be looking to
years at college!"
50% Coursework 50% Exam
restart our annual trip to New York, as well as other trips and visits in the UK including, the VFX Festival in London.
Diploma & Extended Diploma = 100% Coursework
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