Student Services Newsletter VOL. 7

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23/ 24 Rewind PAGES 01-05

Charity Events at Long Road

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Men’s Health Week

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Languages Day

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Summer Work Experience PAGE 09

Summer Wellbeing

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Extras PAGES 11-13

This is the last newsletter of the year and we would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who has read, supported, and contributed to the newsletter!

We thought this would be a great opportunity to look back on some of the events from this year, so please have a look at the 23/ 24 Rewind and you may just find yourself featured.

The finish line is in sight, stay strong!

Important events:

Men’s Health Week - 10th - 16th June ��

UCAS Discovery Exhibition - 18th June

National exams finish - 26th June ��

Work Experience Week - 1st - 5th July

Last day of teaching - 18th July ✨

23/ 24 Rewind

Green Careers Fair

Back in November, our careers team put together their first careers fair specifically for students looking at green jobs. This included visits from:

Viridian Solar Huttie Group

Envar

Socius

Cambridge University Press

Cambridge Regional College

Our Pride club has been running for a number of years now, but the first session this year involved painting pebbles and arts and crafts. The pictures don’t do it justice, but it was very popular!

Winter Concert

To help us get into the Christmas spirit, our wonderful music students and members of our music department put together a Winter Concert. The event was a massive success, being at full capacity and everyone thoroughly enjoying themselves!

Winter Fair & Jimmy’s Fundraiser

The Winter Fair was one of the first projects undertaken by our amazing Youth Social Action Apprentice, Charlotte Smith. It was a massive success, and included free hot chocolate, games, crafts, films, and a fundraiser for Jimmy’s Shelter.

Politics and History

Students visit Parliament

In January our Politics teacher and Parliamentary Ambassador, Gavin, led a trip of 58 students to London to see the UK Parliament at Westminster and the UK Supreme Court. Shout out to the cheeky student even managed to get a selfie with Jacob Rees-Mogg!

Wellbeing Fair

Our amazing Safeguarding team put together a Wellbeing Fair back in February. Our two regular therapy dogs, Jasper and Barnaby, both attended and were very good boys!

Endometriosis Bake Sale & Clothes Swap

We did a bake sale and clothes swap in aid of Endometriosis UK back in January. Students managed to raised £376.65 and recycled over 34kg of clothes!

Singapore

The Turing Scheme is a government funded initiative to give students the opportunity to study abroad. Long Road’s bid was successful thanks to our assistant principal Chris Childs, and in March students and staff spent 13 nights exploring the wonderful (and very hot) country of Singapore.

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day at Long Road was commemorated for the second consecutive year. The event featured various activities such as arts and crafts, quizzes, a bake sale, interactive art exhibits, and more. Additionally, we successfully raised £185.86 for the Cambridge charity Women’s Aid.

Basketball Nationals

In April, our men ’ s and women ’ s basketball teams competed in the AoC Sport National Championships in Nottingham. Both teams played very well and so did the 2 badminton players who were also competing.

Culture Day

How could we forget Culture Day?! An amazing way to round off the year, this event was organised entirely by students of the Multicultural Society as well as volunteers. They should be very proud, as the event was a massive success and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. And yes, we couldn’t leave out that photo in the middle. Click here to view footage from the day!

Charity Events at Long Road

Run, Row, or Cycle for Cancer Research �� Cancer Has No Colours

13-Mile Walk for Alzheimer’s Society

Owen Pile, Long Road’s sociology and economics guru, will be doing a 13-mile walk along the Cotswolds in aid of people affected by Alzheimer's disease. You can show your support here!

Men’s Health Week

Brothers Through Boxing ��

Non-contact fitness programme design to help young men aged 16 - 25. On Tuesdays 2:404:30 in the Student Centre you can come along and talk through whatever is on your mind whilst exercising and doing some padwork. Click the photo to sign up or just turn up and say hi to Joe!

C-Card Scheme

Long Road have run the C-Card Scheme for a number of years, meaning young people (not just men) can get access to free sexual health products in and out of college. To sign up, you can speak to one of our safeguarding team. Email wellbeing@longroad.ac.uk for more info.

Scavenger Hunt

Wellbeing Co-ordinator extraordinaire Lisa Verrier has organised a Long Road student scavenger hunt. Scan QR codes and complete the activities and you will be entered into a prize draw for a mystery prize! More info to come, keep an eye on your emails.

NHS Resources

The NHS have provided some useful resources to support Men’s Health Week. This includes:

Mental health

Tips and tools for managing stress

Dopamine and men ’ s mental health

Nutritional information for men Looking after your physical health

Concerns about other’s mental health

Languages Day

Summer Work Experience

Work Experience in Cultural Organisations

Learn about how high-profile cultural organisations operate and discover the career routes available to you by signing up to the Social Mobility Business Partnership programme. You could work with organisations including:

Cambridge Corn Exchange

Cambridge Junction

Cambridge University Press

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Kettle’s Yard

For more information, click here.

Date: 8th - 12th July

Abcam

You could work with Abcam who are a leading supplier or research tools for the life sciences This includes jobs in the lab, finance, logistics, sales, marketing, and more. Click here for more info.

Date: 29th July - 2nd August

Deadline: 14th June

Volunteer at the Museum of Archaeology

The Museum of Archaeology are looking for Volunteers to work front of house You could work with the prestigious University of Cambridge enhancing the visitor experience at this wonderful establishment. For more information, click this link.

ARU’s Character Design Summer School

Explore the process of designing and developing a great character that connects with a teenage audience. This project from ARU is complete free and aimed at students in year 12. If you are interested in game design, illustration, animation, graphic novels, or brands, this might just be for you! You need to apply and add a 500-word supporting statement before you are accepted. Click here to learn more.

Date: 7th - 11th July

CareersSpace

Also a reminder that these opportunities and so many more are available on CareersSpace. This amazing free resource is created by our talented careers team and is tailored to you! If none of the above pique your interest, have a browse and you might find something more your speed.

Summer Wellbeing

Long Road Resources Activities at Cambridge Biomedical Campus

The Long Road website contains a number of helpful resources that you can still access over the summer. This means that, if you are in need of some support and there is no one available in college to help, you have additional support. Some of the resources are available 24/7 and totally confidential. The resources include:

Health Assured 24/7 (counselling)

SHOUT (mental health)

Young Minds (mental health)

Samaritans (suicide prevention)

Papyrus Hopeline (suicide prevention)

Cambridge Women’s Aid (abuse)

Men’s Advice Line (abuse)

Galop LGBT Helpline (abuse)

Sexual Healthline (Over 18 sexual health advice)

Worth Talking About (Under 18 sexual health advice)

Cambridge City Council (Housing)

Childline (various)

For more information, click here.

As a member of Long Road, this means you are part of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus There are a number of events over the summer might be of interest to both students and staff.

This includes:

Fun Runs and Walks Cambridge Wellness Festival Free Bike Marking

Centre 33 Drop-ins

Centre 33 have been offering support to young people for over 40 years Anyone up to the age of 25 can get support with mental health, caring responsibilities, housing, sexual health, and more They offer a drop-in service, meaning you can attend without making an appointment. If you ’ re feeling nervous about what might happen when you arrive, click here to find out what happens when you visit Centre 33.

Extras

Voices of Long Road Podcast Applications

Would you like to be the next host of the Voices of Long Road Podcast? If you are interested in media, editing, or just like to talk, this opportunity will help you develop your confidence, communication skills, and teamwork. You will be committed to one filming session a week with the aim of releasing weekly episodes. Deadline is 1st July and interviews will be conducted by the end of the year. Applications can be made here: https://forms.office.com/e/T1Yas5QPqQ.

Summer Sports Update

For the last couple of months of college, our wonderful sports department have been running some additional sports activities so you can let off some steam after your exams! See left for an update on the activities on offer

Therapy Dog Visit

A massive thank you to Lisa and our wonderful wellbeing team for arranging a visit from our beloved therapy dog Barnaby yesterday Keep an eye on your emails for further visits!

Extras

Pride Club - Pebble Painting

On Wednesday 19th June our Pride Club will be doing some pebble painting. Some of you may remember this was the first activity our Pride Club did at the start of the year, so it’s a nice way to come full circle Held in the Student Centre from 12:20 - 13:05, come along, relax, and show your creative flair!

Tiger Bus Pass

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has just launched their Tiger Pass, offering bus travel for just £1 for under 25's! The bus pass is free of charge and designed to make public transport more affordable for young people. You can use your Tiger Pass with any of the following operators:

Stagecoach

Whippet Dews A2B Stephensons FACT Star Travel First

Free Period Products

If you or a friend are ever in need of period products, remember that you can get them for free at Long Road! Places where you can collect them include:

Female bathrooms

Reception (in discrete packages if desired)

Student Centre Helpdesk (in discrete packages if desired)

Extras

Ambassadors and Photographers Wanted!

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