#LongRoadLife - June Edition

#LongRoadLife

COMING SOON: WELCOME DAYS!

Hello from Long Road!

In this June edition of our applicant newsletter we ’ ve got some important update from our Admissions Team - including information about Summer Work.

We’re throwing it back to this time last year when our students went on a fully-funded trip to Denmark, and looking at travel closer to home with the exciting new Tiger Pass!

For those of you attending Welcome Days, we can’t wait to see you very soon.

Happy reading!

Long Road

WE'RE HERE TO HELP

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

If you have any questions, please get in touch!

Julianna Sosnowska Director of Admissions

Michelle Butteriss Admissions Officer

01223 63 1125

admissions@longroad.ac.uk

WELCOME DAYS

We’re so excited to meet you all again at our Welcome Days! If you haven’t registered for Welcome Days, but would like to join us, please get in touch and we’ll do our best to get you scheduled

WHAT HAPPENS ON WELCOME DAY?

The day will run from 10:30am3:50pm and gives you the opportunity to attend taster lessons for your chosen subjects During the day you will have a 40 minute lunch break, during which you will be able to talk to our Careers Department, find out about enrichment activities, meet our student support teams, and more!

We’re really excited to be joined by two local food trucks to serve delicious food on the day. Toni's Ices, serving ice cream, and

Manna Seoul, (run by one of our very own alumni) offering Korean Street Food The college canteen will also be offering lunch options.

TRANSPORT TO LONG ROAD

Welcome Days are the perfect opportunity to have a practice run of your journey to college; especially if you ’ re using public transport. For information about travelling to and from Long Road, please click here to visit our website

The FREE college Shuttle Bus will be available for pick-up and dropoff from Cambridge Railway Station, Stop 4 at the following times: 09:35 Cambridge Station > 09:50 Long Road 10:05 Cambridge Station > 10:20 Long Road 15:45 Cambridge Station > 16:00 Long Road > 16:20 Cambridge Station

SUMMER WORK 2024

One of the most important activities to help prepare you for your studies as a Long Road student is completing the summer work tasks for each of your A Level, Level 3 Applied and Level 4 subjects.

These activities aren’t here to trip you up or catch you out, they’re designed to give you an extra insight into what you will be learning during your time at Long Road and we hope you have fun completing them!

All of our summer work is now LIVE on our website! Click here to get started.

All Summer Work should be completed and ready to hand in during your first lesson at Long Road (week commencing 9 September 2024).

If you do find that you have some questions then please don’t hesitate in contacting your Course Team Leader - you will find their contact details at the bottom of the Summer Work page. Please remember, all teachers will be on annual leave during the summer holidays (22 July - 26 August) so you may not receive a response from them during this time period

Your teachers will also explain the summer work during your taster lessons at Welcome Days This is your best opportunity to ask any questions you have, so it is a good idea to have a look through the activities prior to attending Welcome Days

Julianna Sosnowska Director of Admissions

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 2023

Applications Open

JANUARY 2024

Applications Close. Applications made after the deadline may be placed on a waiting list

22 AUGUST 2024

GCSE Results Day

Good luck! We're keeping our fingers crossed for you

28 - 30 AUGUST 2024

Virtual New Student Enrolment

Welcome to the Long Road family!

SPRING & SUMMER 2024

Virtual

Guidance Meetings & Conditional Offer

Discuss your options with an experienced member of staff. You'll receive a formal offer via your Admissions+ account shortly after your Virtual Guidance Meeting.

4 & 5 JULY 2024

Auditions, Welcome Days & Summer Work

Spend the day as a Long Road student; try out your subjects & get a taste of Long Road life Summer work will be available online & must be completed for your first lesson at college. Auditions for Performing Arts subjects will also be held during Welcome Days

9 SEPTEMBER 2024

Start of Academic Year

2024/2025

Time to start your Long Road life!

4 & 5 SEPTEMBER 2024

EXCITING NEWS!

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority has just launched their the Tiger Pass, offering bus travel for just £1 to under 25’s!

The new Tiger bus pass is free of charge and designed to make public transport more affordable for young people, helping them travel to school, college, training, work, shopping, and social ti iti

Where can I use my Tiger Pass?

The Tiger pass can be used to travel on the bus anywhere within the Combined Authority region, including services going out of the area that start within the region

Operators participating are:

Stagecoach

Whippet

Dews

A2B

Stephensons

FACT

Star travel

First

Please note: The £1 single fare will not apply to bus services starting or running from outside the region to within. Bus operators currently not participating in this scheme are: Vectare and Delaine.

For more information, and to apply for your Tiger Pass, please click here to visit the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority website.

SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES

We will also support you in taking part in individual sports, such as badminton, cross-country running, tennis and golf. Can’t see the sport that you love? Let us knowwe ’ re always happy to try and facilitate any sport based on student demand.

During your time at Long Road we really hope you will be involved in sport or physical activity The college competes in a variety of individual and team sports most of which start from September 2024

To identify players for team sports, including the Basketball Academy, we have scheduled trial sessions during the summer and autumn term

If you would like to find out more information on the different team sports that we currently run at Long Road, please click here to visit our website.

To see the trial dates and sign up to attend, login to your Admissions+ application and select the Sports Opportunities Form.

The deadline to sign up for the trials is Friday 5th July

Remember to press Save & Submit Application on the righthand side of the screen to ensure your response is recorded

MOCK ELECTION

Election fever has taken hold of Long Road! Although you ’ re not eligible to vote this time round, there are still actions you can take to get #ElectionReady.

From aged 16 you can register to vote in the UK It only takes 5 minutes- you just need to fill in where you live, your date of birth, name, nationality, and National Insurance Number Your National Insurance Number will be sent to you once you turn 16, or if you have a job you can find it on your payslip.

To register to vote visit the Government website: https://www.gov.uk/register-tovote

For all elections in England and Northern Ireland, you now need a form of photo ID to cast your vote. Accepted forms of ID for young people include: UK Passport Provisional (or full) drivers licence a PASS card

If you don’t have an accepted form of photo ID you can apply for a CitizenCard A CitizenCard is recognised officially as a proof of your age and idnetity, it is also recognised by retailers meanign you can get discount in shops and online! To register for a CitizenCard visit: www.citizencard.com

Even though you ’ re not eligible to vote, you can still participate by directly contacting the politicians who represent the area you live in. Check out writetothem.com to see who represents your area.

We believe it’s really important that young people get their voices heard - every vote counts!

Although you can’t vote in this year ’ s election, we ’ re holding our own Mock Election on Welcome Days!

Visit one of our Polling Stations int he LRC or Student Centre to take part.

“My favourite part of the trip was when we visited institution x, which was an office space area where you could rent containers. however, this area had a strong sense of community, which could be felt and they believed in a relaxed working culture. The area was really relaxing and it didn't really give the appearance of an office space. Overall a really great trip which helped me gain a new outlook on sustainability!”

Gopika

1 YEAR THROWBACK -

DENMARK 2023

We made a successful bid in May 2022 for 48 students to visit Denmark for 12 days to focus on green jobs and sustainability through the Turing Scheme. Our students (and staff!) had a fantastic trip and are looking for to our Turing Scheme Singapore 2024 trip!

The Turing Scheme is the UK government’s programme to provide funding for international opportunities in education and training across the world. It supports Global Britain by providing an opportunity for UK organisations from the higher education, further education, vocational education and training and schools sectors to offer their students, learners and pupils lifechanging experiences to study or work abroad

The trip was from June 17th to 28th 2023 and was based in Aarhus and Copenhagen During this time we visited over a dozen different business, including Better energy, Copenhagen energy, Aarhus University, Institut for X and Energia Akademi focused around sustainability, social change, green energy and green careers. We also visited our educational partner college Silkeborg gymnasium We also visited the towns of Silkeborg and Vejle (UN top 100 resilient city) and the island of Samso (most sustainable island in Europe) At the weekends students were able to explore tourist attractions such as AROS, Tivoli gardens, Copenhagen Zoo and the Danish architecture center Students also studied for a carbon literacy qualification