LONG ROAD ENROLMENT PACK 2021
WELCOME TO LONG ROAD We are really looking forward to welcoming
the boundaries of the campus
you to Long Road Sixth Form College. We
and connect you with the real
know that due to COVID-19, your last two
world around us. So whoever
years of education have been really disrupted
you are, come and join us, be
and we fully understand that starting College
challenged, be inspired, be
could feel a little more daunting than usual.
passionate and
BELONG.
Please don’t worry, to ensure that you have a smooth transition into college life, we have
We are looking forward to the
carefully planned our orientation days to
start of next academic year
encourage and support you as you begin
and we are eager to see you in
student life and learning at Long Road.
person as soon as we can. Despite all the challenges that
We all understand that COVID-19 precautions
Covid-19 has presented us with,
are subject to change and we have therefore
we will do our very best to
planned for all eventualities. Student safety
make sure that 2021/22 is a
and well-being is our highest priority. Please
wonderful year for you.
check your emails over the summer holidays for important updates. If you have any
Yours sincerely,
concerns or questions, please do not hesitate
Yolanda Botham
to contact us by emailing
Principal
admissions@longroad.ac.uk with your query.
As the world changes, we want to be able to provide inspiring experiences that go beyond
ENROLMENT - WHAT TO EXPECT #BeLong
Accept your offer!
Welcome to Long Road! We are really excited
After submitting your grades to
for you to join our #BeLong friendly college
us, if you have met the entry
community. Below you’ll find everything you
criteria required for your
need to know about joining us in September;
chosen courses you will receive
#BePrepared with our checklists and find out
an enrolment offer from the
more about what it’s like to study here as a
13th August onwards which you
Long Road student. This letter contains
will be asked to accept as soon
important information about your preparations
as it comes through.
to come and study with us, so please read it carefully!
If you have not met the entry criteria of your chosen courses,
In order to ensure that you are offered the
or wish to change your
best possible start to your academic studies,
course(s), then you will have
and the wider student experience, we have a
the opportunity to speak to one
formal enrolment and orientation process that
of our experienced teachers at
you are expected to complete
.
an enrolment Advice and Guidance meeting to discuss
Key Dates
your study programme options.
GCSE Exam Results:
Thursday 12 August
Deadline to submit exam results to Long Road:
1pm Friday 13 August
These discussions will take place between Monday 16th
Enrolment Advice & Guidance Meetings:
and Friday 27th August and you
to be conducted over the telephone, to
will be scheduled a time slot
take place:
16-27 August
for this to take place, either in
Year 1 on-campus orientation days:
the morning or afternoon. Our
7 - 8 September
team will call you on your
Term starts for all students:
9 September
mobile, (further information about this will be sent to you
GCSE Results Day – What do I need to do?
when you receive your details
All students who wish to enrol with us will be
for your time slot). At the
requested to electronically enter their GCSE
meeting your courses will be
GCSE results will be published on Thursday 12th August 2021. results with us.
confirmed and you will receive a notification that you have been enrolled onto your final
update your results with us by 1pm on Friday 13th August and you will You will need to
course choices.
do this by submitting your results via an
If at any time you do not wish
electronic form. We will send this link to you
to enrol at Long Road you have
closer to the time and you will need to login
the option to withdraw your
with the same credentials as your Online
offer using your Long Road
Services account.
Online Services account.
ENROLMENT - WHAT TO EXPECT The Enrolment and Orientation Process
You can check this by logging
When you accept your offer you will be invited
on to Online Services here
to complete a number of online enrolment
https://onlineext.longroad.ac.u
activities followed by an on-campus
k/website/onlineservices/login.
orientation. Detailed step-by-step instructions
aspx choosing “Personal
will be sent to you closer to the time. Be sure
Details” from the top menu,
to keep checking your emails over the summer.
then choosing “Contact”.
The mobile number we have on
The online enrolment process - overview
record will be shown in the
To help you get set up Long Road has set up a
“Mobile phone number” box – if
number of interactive orientation modules for
it’s wrong, just change it there
you to complete online, as soon as possible,
and click the “Submit” button.
after you have accepted your enrolment offer. All online enrolment activities must be
Any changes may take up to an
completed before your onsite orientaton days
hour to be reflected in our
on the 7th and 8th September. You will be
Onboarding system.
sent detailed step-by-step instructions closer to the time. In the meantime here is a summary
Mobile numbers must be in
of what you can expect.
07123456789 or +447123456789
1 2 3 4 5
6
Upload your GCSE results
format with no spaces, no
Accept your enrolment offer
brackets or other punctuation.
Complete the IT onboarding process Upload your photo for your college photo ID Complete the medical form
Pay College Services Fee
IT onboarding summary There are two details you need to check before you start the Student IT Onboarding to help you adjust and familiarise yourself as a new student and learn the attitudes, knowledge, skills and behaviours required of you as a new student and get your login details set up for the Long Road systems.
Your login details will be sent to you as a text. For this reason, it is important to check what mobile phone number we have on record for you.
ENROLMENT - WHAT TO EXPECT Digital Photo for your photo ID You will need to provide us with a photo of
What your digital photo must show Your digital photo must:
yourself which will be used for your Long Road
contain no other objects or
ID badge. Your ID badge can be collected
people
from college when teaching commences on 9
be taken against a plain or
September.
neutral background be in clear contrast to the
Please check your emails over the summer, we
background
will be sending you instructions on how you
not have ‘red eye’
can submit your photo to us and when this
include your head, shoulders
needs to be done.
and upper body. Do not crop your photo - it will be
The quality of your digital photo Your digital photo must be:
done for you. ensure you are facing
clear and in focus
forwards and looking
in colour
straight at the camera
in portrait orientation
ensure you have your eyes
unaltered by computer software or app
open and visible
“filters” such as Snapchat or Instagram
not have hair in front of
filters
your eyes
saved in JPEG format
not have a head covering
at least 1 megapixels resolution, for
(unless it’s for religious or
example, 1080 pixels wide by 1920 pixels
medical reasons)
high (or better)
not have anything covering
at least 50KB and no more than 10MB
your face (except glasses, if you need to wear them) not have any shadows on your face not include sunglasses or tinted glasses. You can wear other glasses if you need to, but your eyes must be visible without any glare or reflection
ENROLMENT - WHAT TO EXPECT Top Tips for your digital photo: Don't crop or edit the photo - just use the
If using an iPhone to take
JPEG direct from the mobile phone or
the photo, you may need to
camera.
go into Settings > Camera, then turn off Auto Apply
If using a camera or DSLR to take the
Adjustments - this will
photo, make sure it is set to the highest
prevent it from
available quality or resolution setting, and
automatically cropping the
make sure it is held sideways to take the
photo.
photo in portrait. If using an iPhone 7 or
If using a mobile phone to take the photo,
newer, go into Settings >
try using the rear/back camera instead of
Camera > Formats then
the front/selfie camera as this often gives
choose Most Compatible
higher resolution results.
ENROLMENT - WHAT TO EXPECT The on-site induction process – overview
Timetable
The on-site induction has been scheduled for 7
After you have completed your
and 8 September. You will be invited to
IT onboarding you will be issued
attend an AM or PM slot on one of these days.
with your Long Road email
You will be sent detailed step-by-step
account. Your timetable will be
instructions closer to the time about what you
sent to this email account for
will need to bring with you. In the meantime
you to access during the week
here is a summary of what you can expect.
commencing 6th September.
Bring your certificates and Unique 1
Candidate Identifier (UCI) with you to verify your grades.
2
3
4
Bring documentation for an ID check Read, sign and return your Learner Agreement
6
Go on a group college tour
generally include three 1.5hr
The day starts at 09:00 and finishes at 16:10 You will have a 20 minute
You are now a Long Road student! Arrive for
break in the morning and a
your first day of teaching on 9 September.
45 minute lunch break in
Collect your Student ID badge from your first 7
Your timetable will
slots per subject per week Pay your Long Road College Services Fee if you haven't done so already.
5
Timetable summary highlights:
class on 9 September.
the afternoon Your timetable may include free-study periods called Plus Time periods on
Verifying your GCSE results & ID Check You will be asked to bring in your GCSE certificates so that they can be verified. You will also need to bring your passport or birth certificate to verify your ID.
Learner agreement Your learner agreement is an important document that sets out the terms of your full-time study programme with us. Your learner agreement will be issued to you on your orientation day and you will need to read, sign and hand it back.
Service Fee You will be required to pay a one-off payment service fee of
£ 50
using ParentPay.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 14:40 – 16:10 which can be used for Independent Study, Team Sports or Enrichment.
THE VESPA MINDSET, ALPS ANALYSIS & MEGS Education is full of acronyms, and here are
Some students who did well at
three new ones that at first sight may seem
school really struggle, and
like just another set of meaningless jargon, but
others absolutely fly.
we believe they hold the secret to success in the transition to college.
The MEG only sees a general pattern from thousands and
ALPS started as the A Level Performance System, but now includes all Level 3 subjects
thousands of outcomes, not for any individual person. It does
(A Level and equivalent applied general
not explain why some students
qualifications) and is starting to be used for
succeed and others don’t.
GCSE and Level 2 as well.
It is a way of setting an aspirational target for students moving between those levels, and to some extent is similar to the target setting that many students will be familiar with from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4 in schools.
ALPS takes the average GCSE score and compares it to the scores achieved by previous students nationally. It then sets a
Minimum Expected Grade
at the 75th
percentile of those outcomes.
So, if a student has an average GCSE score between 6.10 and 6.55, the top 25% of students were getting B’s or above at A Level, so the MEG is set at a B grade.
What is important to remember is that students who got that average GCSE score got a whole range of grades – top to bottom. That B target just drew a line under the top quarter of them.
HOWEVER – and this is a huge HOWEVER, so,
HOWEVER ,
teachers have often noted that
there isn’t a direct relationship between how someone does at school, and how they do at college.
THE VESPA MINDSET, ALPS ANALYSIS & MEGS Around 12 years ago, two teachers in a large
told (even if some GCSE
Manchester college were pondering this exact
exams seemed like that).
problem. From reflections on which of their
Advanced learning is about
students did well and which did not, and by
the skill of using that
talking to other teachers around the country,
knowledge. Many students
Steve Oakes and Martin Griffin managed to
spend a lot of time and
distil the critical factors down to 5 broad
effort trying to remember,
areas that they called VESPA:
but not enough practice
Vision:
know where you want to get to. It
doesn’t have to be a specific career, it
using their knowledge effectively.
could be any goal, with a plan, and the determination to achieve it. It doesn’t
Attitude:
matter if that vision changes over time, as
can always improve and
long as there is a reason to get up in the
that feedback helps. It also
morning and go to college.
includes your ability to
a belief that you
bounce back from
Effort:
recognising that success is not
disappointment and to learn
derived from natural talent, but from
from failure. We know the
putting in the hours required. At college,
journey is not smooth and
this means putting in as many hours of
there will be ups and
independent study as classroom learning –
downs, and that there will
around 12 to 14 hours per week, depending
be things outside of college
on where you are in the year.
that impact on your learning.
Systems:
being prepared for a different
type of learning and having effective strategies for managing the workload. At primary school, pupils are heavily organised by the teacher (‘here is your coat peg, I’ve put your name on it’) and parents (here is your coat, I’ve put your name in it’). At college, we expect students to be able to organise their time, note-taking and meeting deadlines more independently.
Practice:
effectively applying what you
learn, whether that is for exams or coursework assignments. This includes effective revision strategies. Learning is not just about remembering things you are
THE VESPA MINDSET, ALPS ANALYSIS & MEGS You may have heard of the Growth Mindset,
If you want to try it out,
which says that you must believe that you can
consider some of these Vision
improve and that intelligence is not fixed,
questions to reflect on the
VESPA follows this principle but makes it very
courses you have chosen to
specific to college study.
study: If you could only take one
Steve and Martin were so taken by this idea
subject, what would it be,
that they have collected their observations
and why?
from years of teaching 16-18-year-old
Who are your heroes or stars
students, then spent more years researching
of your chosen subjects?
why these things matter and then, more
(for example a Physics
importantly, how you develop them. They have
student might choose
now written books and training programmes
Einstein)
for both students and teachers. So successful
When you have a lot of
have they been, that this is now their full-time
homework, which one do
job. You can find their books and articles
you do first, which do you
online.
leave until the last minute? Which subject would you
At Long Road, we use the ALPS Minimum
study, even if there wasn’t a
Expected Grades to start conversations with
qualification at the end of
students about their progress, and we use
it?
VESPA to help structure those conversations,
Which of your chosen
drawing on the toolkit to support students in
subjects do you look for
the areas they might be struggling with. It is
news stories on and talk
not magic, but it is much more than a
about with friends or
motivational acronym or meaningless phrases,
family?
it is research-based, based on years of
If you had money to start a
experience, and highly practical.
company, what would that company do? List 5 words you associate with happiness.
GETTING TO COLLEGE Long Road Sixth Form College is attractively
Travelling by Bus
located and is easy to commute to, within
The nearby Cambridge
walking distance of Cambridge rail station
Biomedical Campus is served
and well-serviced by local bus routes. The
well by the local bus companies
college has no on-site parking available to
of Stagecoach and Whippett.
students, however, there are cycle racks for
There are stops for the Guided
students who prefer to make their way to
Busway which runs from
college by bike.
Huntingdon and Royston to Cambridge close to the college
If you have any queries then please do not
entrance. Cambridge’s second
hesitate to contact us as follows:
bus station is Addenbrookes
E-mail: Phone:
financialsupport@longroad.ac.uk 01223 631100 and ask for Finance
Hospital which is a ten minute walk from the college.
Travelling by Rail
Students who travel by bus may
The nearest railway station to the college is
be able to receive discounted
Cambridge station, approximately 1.6 miles
travel from local towns and
away. Throughout the college day, the college
villages by visiting:
runs its own shuttle bus to the station.
https://www.stagecoachbus.co
Alternatively, students may walk to the college which takes approximately 30-40
m/promos-andoffers/east/termrider
minutes. Students who travel by rail may be able to
Cost of travel too much?
receive discounted travel.
If you require assistance with this cost of transport, then help
Please visit for more information:
maybe available through either
www.16-17saver.co.uk (16-17 Saver railcard
your local County Council or
is not valid after a student’s 18th birthday)
the college’s 16-18 discretionary
www.greatnorthernrail.com/tickets/discou
bursary. (Please see Financial
nts-and-railcards/student-connect.
Support leaflet for more
https://railplus.greateranglia.co.uk/schola
information).
rs.html
Walking/Cycling Many students either walk or cycle to the college from the surrounding area or the railway station.
Travelling by Car There is no student parking at the college or in the surrounding areas. We would, therefore, encourage students to find alternative public transport.
COLLEGE SERVICES FEE A College Services Fee is payable at
A one-off payment is required
enrolment and helps support effective learning
once you have enrolled.
and student activities within the college.
Payments should be made using ParentPay.
The services fee is
£ 50
and will include the
following;
If you require assistance with
Print credits
this fee then you may be able
Access to the college fitness centre
to get help through the
A wide range of sporting activities
college’s 16-18 discretionary
including team sporting activities and non-
bursary (please see financial
competitive sessions
support information).
IT storage space Access to IT software including Sophos
A limited amount of lockers are
Antivirus, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative
available, a locker key deposit
Cloud and MS Teams.
is required and can be
Open access to IT suites
arranged through the college
Free college Wi-Fi
helpdesk.
Various enrichment activities A designated Student Centre
Photographic equipment can
The ability to borrow from the college’s
be hired for a deposit and can
Learning Resource Centre
be arranged through the
Access to music practice rooms
teaching department.
PPE where required.
PARENTPAY website that offers you the freedom to make
Already have a ParentPay account?
payments whenever and wherever you like, 24
To add a child to your account:
hours a day, 7 days a week - safe in the
Go to www.parentpay.com and
knowledge that the technology used is of the
log in to your existing activated
highest internet security available. Using
ParentPay account. Select the
ParentPay, you are able to make payments for
Add a child icon from your
college items such as trips, College Services
home page.
The college subscribes to ParentPay, a secure
Fee, locker and equipment deposits. You can also top-up your child's dinner money which
Enter the activation codes
can be used to purchase items in the Food
provided to you by Long Road
Centre.
Sixth Form College. These must be entered exactly as provided.
If you have any queries relating to ParentPay
Click Search.
or any other finance issues, then please do not hesitate to contact us: E-mail: Phone:
financialsupport@longroad.ac.uk 01223 631100 and ask for Finance
Ensure the details displayed are correct for the child you wish to add to your account and select confirm merge.
Starting Off
Please note:
For parents/guardians of new students joining
shown are not correct for the
us in September 2021, an email will be sent by
child you wish to add to your
Friday 13th August 2021 containing a
account, please inform us
username and password.
immediately. You should not
If the details
continue to add the child to To log on to ParentPay and change your
your account.
password (strongly recommended) please follow the Quick Guide below.
Help and support on how to use ParentPay is available on the
Quick Guide
ParentPay website:
Visit www.parentpay.com and click on Login.
www.parentpay.com/parent-
Type the username and password sent in your
account-faqs.
activation email into the boxes on the Login screen. Click Login.
Follow the on-screen instructions to successfully activate your account.
Important Note:
If you receive a notification
that the e-mail address you have entered has already been used, this means you already have an existing ParentPay account.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT When enrolling on a course at Long Road Sixth
Transport
Form College, consideration should be given
Students from low income
to the costs involved such as travel costs,
households may be able to get
meals, equipment, books, trips, stationery and
assistance with the cost of
childcare.
their transport.
If you are concerned about the financial costs
If Long Road Sixth Form
associated with your course, then assistance
College is the nearest college
may be available either via the college or your
to your home offering your
local County Council.
course, and you are under 19 on 1 September 2021, then
To be eligible for Financial Support, you will
assistance may be available
need to demonstrate an annual household
through your local County
income ordinarily below
£ 20,000.
Council for public transport. You should contact your local
We would actively encourage students to
County Council in the first
apply for possible support as soon as they
instance to check eligibility.
can. Please note, however, that
Defined Vulnerable Groups
there may be a charge payable
Monthly payments are available up to a
to your local County Council.
maximum of
£ 1,200
for the academic year for
students aged over 16 but under 19 on 1
If you require assistance with
September 2021 who specifically are:
this cost or your application is
in or recently left local authority care
rejected by your local County
disabled and you receive Income Support
Council, then you may be able
or Universal Credit in your own name
to get help through the
disabled and you get Employment &
College’s 16-18 Discretionary
Support Allowance (ESA) or Universal
Bursary
Credit and either Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in your own name
FINANCIAL SUPPORT Discretionary Bursary
would actively encourage
The Discretionary Bursary offers assistance
students to apply for possible
with any costs which are considered essential
support as soon as they can.
to your courses such as travel, meals, books, equipment, trips, stationery and childcare.
For further information or an application form, visit the
Students aged over 16 but under 19 on 1
financial help section of the
September 2021 from a low-income household
College website:
(under
£ 20,000
per annum) can apply for
assistance through this scheme.
https://www.longroad.ac.uk/pr ospective-students/studentsupport/financial-help/
Free meals Free meals will be offered to students aged 16
If you require any advice, help
- 18 on 31st August 2021 who receive, or whose
to complete the form or a
parents/carers receive certain types of
paper copy of the application
income-related benefits.
form, please do not hesitate to contact us:
OR
aged between 19 - 25 and have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, and be studying a government-funded full-time course.
Childcare Students aged under 20 on 1 September 2021 who have a child that needs childcare while they attend college can receive assistance through Care to Learn.
For more information and eligibility criteria or to apply go to: www.gov.uk/care-to-learn or ring the Student Support Helpline on 0300 303 8610.
What to do next Please complete and submit a Financial Support Application Form (found on the last page of this booklet) along with the relevant financial evidence as soon as possible.
Long Road Sixth Form College is committed to providing support where it is available and we
financialsupport@longroa d.ac.uk 01223 631100 and ask for Finance
FINANCIAL SUPPORT GUIDELINES Long Road Sixth Form College is committed to
at any point during the
helping students overcome financial barriers
academic year.
to successful participation and completion of their studies.
What to do next:
The college receives
government grants each academic year
The applicant should complete
specifically to provide financial support to
all relevant sections and sign
students.
this form.
Please supply recent
photocopies of appropriate When enrolling on a course at Long Road Sixth
evidence dated within last six
Form College, consideration should be given
months. To be eligible for
to the costs involved such as travel costs,
financial support you will need
meals, equipment, books, trips, stationery and
to demonstrate an annual
childcare.
household income ordinarily
To ensure that finance is not a
£ 20,000
barrier to learning, funding is available to
below
support students from low-income households.
income). Please supply a recent
To be eligible for Financial Support, you will
photocopy of the full
need to demonstrate that your annual
document(s) that are
household income is ordinarily below
£ 20,000.
(gross taxable
applicable to the household
Also that you have lived in the UK for the past
that you live in (dated within
three years or lived in the EEA for the period
the last six months).
31st December 2017 to 31st December 2020. Long Road Sixth Form College is committed
The preferable form of financial
to providing support where it is available and
proof is a Tax Credit Awards
we would actively encourage students to
Notice (TCAN) starting 06 April
apply for possible support as soon as they
2021 or Tax Credit Annual
can.
review ending 31st July 2021.
Long Road Sixth Form College administers
If you do not have any of the
these funds at its discretion and in line with its
evidence, proof of household
policy and procedure. There is no entitlement
income under
to a Bursary.
supplied. This can either be
Awards are only ever a
£ 20,000
must be
contribution to course-related compulsory
done by providing the last three
costs and will not necessarily cover all your
months bank statements and
additional financial needs.
wage slips for each working
Each application
will be assessed and if funds are available, an
member of the household.
award will be allocated subject to meeting the college’s eligibility criteria.
There are
For those who are self-
different funds available to help different
employed, a photocopy of the
groups of students and the rules for each are
Self-Assessment Tax Return or
different.
a letter from your accountant
Therefore, please be aware that
each award is individual to your circumstances
stating the projected earnings
and may be different to others.
for 2020/2021 will be required.
As funds are
limited, it may be necessary to close a bursary
FINANCIAL SUPPORT GUIDELINES Free Meals
to the following terms of
These are available to learners under 19 on
support:
31st August 2021, who are from a household in
Attendance will be
receipt of the following benefits; Income
monitored and must be at
Support; Income-based Jobseekers Allowance;
least 80% with all absences
Income-related Employment and Support
explained.
Allowance (ESA); Support under part VI of the
Student behaviour should
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; the
be acceptable in line with
guarantee element of State Pension Credit;
the College’s Policy
Child Tax Credit (no entitlement to Working
Should a student withdraw
Tax Credit) and the household annual gross
from their course before
income has been assessed as below
£ 16,190;
completion or complete
Working Tax Credit run-on paid for 4 weeks
early, they may be required
after someone stops qualifying for Working Tax
to repay all or part of any
Credit; Universal Credit with net earnings not
award made.
exceeding
£ 7,400
pa. Also available for
continuing on a study programme they began
Bursaries for young people in defined vulnerable groups
aged 16 to 18 (19+ continuers) or have an
Monthly payments are available
Education Health Care Plan.
up to a maximum of
learners students aged 19 or over if they are
£ 1,200
for
the academic year for students
We are unable to process incomplete applications, which includes those with missing documents, and this may result in delaying the award.
aged over 16 but under 19 on 1 September 2021 who specifically are: in or recently left local authority care
If you need any advice or help to complete
disabled and you receive
this form, then please do not hesitate to
Income Support/Universal
contact us:
Credit in your own name
financialsupport@longroad.ac.uk 01223 631141
disabled and you receive Employment & Support Allowance (ESA) or
Please return all completed applications to
Universal Credit and either
the Financial Support team. We actively
Disability Living Allowance
encourage that all applications should be
(DLA) or Personal
made via our secure portal, please contact
Independence Payment
the financial support team for more details.
(PIP) in your name
All information will be treated in the strictest
disabled and you get
confidence and will only be seen by the
Universal Credit in your
Assessment Panel for Financial Support
name
purposes.
Terms of Support By submitting an application, you are agreeing
FINANCIAL SUPPORT GUIDELINES Transport:
however this may not be for the
If Long Road is the nearest appropriate post-
full amount and will be at the
16 education provider to your home offering
discretion of the panel.
your chosen course, and you are under 19 as of
county council in the first instance to check
College Services Fee/ Equipment Deposit/ Starter Packs
whether you qualify for subsidised public
An internal transfer will be
transport. If your application is rejected, then
made to the college finance
you can apply to the college’s 16-18
department once a student
Discretionary Bursary for assistance.
enrols on a course at the
1 September 2021, and in receipt of an eligible benefit, you should contact your local
college for the College Service The amount you receive will be based on
Fee and equipment deposit if
where you live and on the cost of public
applicable to their course.
transport via the cheapest method including
Starter packs will be given to
passes, irrespective of your mode of transport.
students by their tutors once an
Your attendance will be assessed and based
award has been made.
on this, payment will be reimbursed by BACS into your bank account. Students are
Activities/Visits/Trips
encouraged to check whether a cheaper fare
Support will be given only for
or season ticket is available from a local
additional activities, visits or
public transport provider.
trips considered essential to
In cases of partial
or full distance learning, transport payments
your participation on the
may either be adjusted accordingly or
course. There will be no support
suspended.
for any overseas visits. An internal transfer will be made
Stationery/Equipment/Books/Guides Where the college contributes to costs for
to the college department. Parental consent will still need
these items, then the college will order these
to be given for each trip by
on a student's behalf.
logging into ParentPay.
Once the items have
arrived, the student will be notified via email
item themselves, consideration may be given
Free Meals A credit of £ 3.50
for a refund however this may not be for the
be issued to the student’s
full amount and will be at the discretion of the
ParentPay account for use in
to collect them. If a student has brought an
panel. Where a contribution of
£ 10
has been
per day will
the college’s Food Centre. In
agreed to cover stationery costs or an award
the circumstances of distance
made for art equipment then this will be
learning, then regular BACS
processed via BACS direct into the Student’s
payments will be made for
bank account.
each college day. It will remain at the discretion of the
Print Cartridges/Paper
government and/or the college
In the circumstances of distance learning,
if payments are to be made
consideration may be given for a refund
during college holidays.
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED How do I submit my GCSE results on 12 August?
assist with your requests and assess whether you are
All students will be requested to electronically
qualified for the course
enter their GCSE results by 1pm on Friday 13th
change.
August. You will be sent a link closer to the
results. You will need to know your Online
Is it easy to change subjects if you don’t like them?
Services account login details to access this.
Students who feel they would
time where you will be asked to input your
be better suited to different
I cannot access my Online Services Long Road account
subjects will be able to request a course change within the first
If you have forgotten your password then click
month of enrolment however,
here to reset it:
spaces on new courses are not
https://onlineext.longroad.ac.uk/website/onli
guaranteed.
neservices/login.aspx
If you still have difficulty accessing your
Do my parents/carers attend the enrolment discussions?
account then email admissions@longroad.ac.uk
Most students attend by
who will be able to assist you further.
themselves but parents can attend if they wish. Our team
I have not been able to achieve a grade 4 in English and Maths, what will this mean?
will call you on your mobile. You will need to make sure that
Don’t worry, you may be enrolled on these
we hold your mobile number on
courses alongside those you have been
record. You can update your
offered.
mobile number yourself through your Online Services account:
My results are not what I wanted.
Choose Personal Details from
Long Road offers a wide range of study
the top menu, then choose
programmes and courses to choose from.
Contact. Mobile numbers must
Students who do not meet the entry
be in 07123456789 or
requirements for their original choices will,
+447123456789 format – no
wherever possible, be offered an alternative
spaces, no brackets or other
programme or course at the college which
punctuation.
they are qualified to study. Our team will be on hand to discuss all your options with you at an enrolment Advice and Guidance meeting.
I want to change my subject choices. If you have decided that you may want to change your course choices you can also request an Advice and Guidance discussion at enrolment with one of our teachers who can
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED What financial support can I get?
Can you leave site for lunch?
Please take a look at our financial support
Yes, our students are free to
information in this pack or visit our webpage:
leave the site for lunch and
https://www.longroad.ac.uk/prospective-
during free periods in-between
students/student-support/financial-help/
lessons.
When do I bring in my summer work? and brought along to your first lesson on 9th
How often does the shuttle bus run between the college and the station?
September.
The shuttle bus makes 5 trips
Your Summer Work will need to be completed
from the train station in the
What is the average class size?
day. You will find the schedule
The average class size is 18 students. Our
here:
small class sizes mean you will receive more
https://www.longroad.ac.uk/c
one-to-one attention from specialist teachers.
ontact/transportoptions/shuttle-bus/.
How big is the school? The college has a total of 2300 students.
Do students have tutorials? Students have tutorials
How many lessons do you have each day, and approximately from which times during the day are you in college?
scheduled within their timetable once a week. The tutorials cover a host of
The college day starts at 09:00 and finishes at
information, including UCAS
16:10. You may have up to four lessons in one
and progression planning.
day.
What is EPQ? How many days a week are you physically in college?
You may be interested in applying for our Extended
Your timetable is spread across the 5-day
Project Qualification, which is
week, however, you may have some
equivalent to half an A Level.
independent study periods between your
The EPQ allows students to
lessons on some of the days. Your timetable
undertake an independent
includes a 20-minute break in the morning and
project on a topic of your
45-minute lunch in the afternoon.
choosing alongside your course subjects, to enhance your
How do I get to college?
academic record. This is not a
Please look at the transport information in this
compulsory qualification.
booklet or on our website here:
rt-options/shuttle-bus/ and other means of
Do you work on paper or laptops?
transport to college here:
You are welcome to work on
https://www.longroad.ac.uk/contact/
both paper and laptops.
https://www.longroad.ac.uk/contact/transpo
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED What is the support like at Long Road?
advice or just a friendly chat. If
Whatever challenges you face, we believe you
it’s something a little more
can achieve your best; our dedicated support
complex, or you’ve got ongoing
team will work with you and your family to
needs, our counselling service
ensure this happens. Your personal Progress
is available. Our friendly
Coach will give you tailored advice to help
support supervisors, based in
you successfully achieve your career goals.
our Student Centre, are always
You’ll receive:
ready to talk about any
Group tutorials where you’ll get to know
concerns you may have.
other students, your Progress Coach and Long Road;
If you prefer talking to someone
Ongoing individual and personal support
your own age they can put you
on how to achieve at college and get the
in touch with our specially-
most out of your time with us;
trained peer mentors who are
Help to create your own learning plan so
current students who will help
you can see what you need to achieve and
you settle into Long Road life.
how to monitor your progress and performance;
We run annual Wellbeing events
Support with revision and exam
for all students that focus on
techniques;
healthy ways of dealing with
Advice and guidance on careers,
the stresses and strains of
apprenticeships and university pathways.
everyday life.
Our team of qualified specialist tutors can
For more information refer to
provide formal and informal assessments of
our Academic Support and
your individual learning needs. If you have an
Student Welfare page:
EHC plan we will develop individual learning
https://www.longroad.ac.uk/c
programmes which are regularly reviewed and
ourses/important-
adjusted as needed. We also welcome the
information/academic-support-
international community of Cambridge,
2/
offering you extra tuition with specialist teachers if English is your second language. All buildings have ready access for wheelchair users. We provide classroom and general assistance for students who have physical impairments such as partial sight, partial hearing and motor skills difficulties.
How is mental health supported in Long Road? Need someone to talk to? We offer a daily drop-in service to students who need help,
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
What different sports teams are there to take part in at Long Road?
Last year our Women’s Football team made it to the AoC Sport
Students are able to participate in the
National Cup quarter-finals,
following sports opportunities: Rugby,
while our Men’s Cricket team
Basketball, Netball, Football, Hockey as well
won the semi-finals of the AoC
as having access to free sports and activity
Eastern Regionals.
equipment hire for all students. Find out more on our website:
Why not join our famous
https://www.longroad.ac.uk/student-
Basketball Academy, the Long
life/current-students/enrichment/sport/.
Road Lions? You will combine a high performance basketball
At Long Road, we are continually investing in
programme with your studies
new study, sport and leisure facilities across
while competing in the
our campus. We’ve recently refurbished the
Academies Basketball League,
on-campus gym.
the second highest tier in English basketball for colleges
From fitness newbies to aspiring Olympic athletes, we can offer you a fantastic range of indoor and outdoor sports facilities. What’s important to us is that you’re able to take care of your physical and mental wellbeing, that’s why we encourage all of our students to participate in keep-fit activities using our extensive sports facilities.
Indoors we have a 4 badminton court Sports Hall, Sports Lab and a fully refurbished gym with a wide range of new equipment; all available for you to use throughout the college day. Head outdoors to our wonderful field space where you can use our all-weather pitch, football pitch, rugby pitch and hard courts. We have a number of team sports that you can get involved in.
at U19 level!
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED What is the dress code? The College encourages appropriate clothing,
I am missing a sheet from my enrolment pack.
without clouding individuality. Students are
Don’t worry, all the information
welcome to express their individual styles
you need about Enrolment 2021
without strict parameters.
can be found by clicking on this link below.
Will I get my timetable when I have enrolled?
https://www.longroad.ac.uk/pr ospective- students/frequently-
Teaching will start on Thursday 9th September
asked-questions/information-
and you will receive your timetable
sent-to-applicants/
electronically prior to this, during the week commencing 6th September. Once you have
If you have any other queries
completed your IT onboarding you will be
then do drop us an email:
issued with your Long Road email account.
admissions@longroad.ac.uk
Your timetable will be sent to this email account for you to access prior to your first day of term. We would recommend you save your timetable to your mobile device for reference.
Are you allowed phones? Yes, you are allowed phones on campus for study purposes in learning areas, however, they will need to be turned to silent.
Are there any IT equipment requirements? Take a look at the IT equipment requirements here: https://www.longroad.ac.uk/studentlife/it-equipment-recommendations/ If you have any additional questions not covered by these recommendations, then please contact the IT Services Helpdesk: helpdesk@longroad.ac.uk
When is my performing arts audition? Over the summer you will be invited via email to attend an on-campus audition on either the 1st, 2nd or 3rd September.