#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Applicant Newsletter
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STRIKE A POSE... Hello, from Long Road!
This week we're striking a pose as we take a look down the lens at our A Level Photography course. We're reminiscing about our annual residential trip to Paris, celebrating some amazing competition winners and meeting a former
Long Road Sixth Form
student with an awesomely unusual job!
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As always, you can get to know one of our Long Road Scholar Award students and hear several very important updates from our Admissions Team.
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WELCOME DAYS
A LITTLE TREAT FROM US TO YOU!
23 / 24 / 25 JUNE 2021 Thank you for responding and letting us
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know which days you are able to
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attend our Welcome Days in June!
details change.
We are so excited to have Toni's Ices joining us for our Welcome Days this
For everyone who is able attend, we
For those of you who are unable to
have received your response and are
attend, thank you for letting us know.
now beginning to work on creating
Right now, you don’t need to do
your personalised Welcome Day
anything to progress your application
timetable. You can expect to receive
of study at Long Road (other than keep
this from us between 14 – 18 June. We
on regularly checking your emails for
are really excited to meet you face-to-
communication from us!)
finally welcome you onto our beautiful
If you are yet to be invited to our
campus!
Welcome Days, don't panic! This is most likely because you are yet to have your
Keep an eye out over the coming
Advice and Guidance Meeting. Once
weeks for communication from us on
you have had your virtual meeting with
important details such as; confirmation
a member of our friendly team, and
of the date you are invited to Welcome
accepted your offer of study, we will
Day, your individual Welcome Day
be able to invite you along to our
timetable, what to expect during your
Welcome Days!
this information will be emailed to you
We'll be giving away
FREE
ICE CREAM vouchers as little sweet treats, from us to you, on our social media channels make
face for the first time and can’t wait to
visit and how to prepare. As always,
year!
sure to follow us to be in with a chance of winning!
KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS
SUMMER WORK 2021 COMING SOON - JUNE 2021
Check your emails
One of the most important activities to
you will find their contact details at the
regularly for
help prepare you for your studies as a
bottom of the Summer Work page. All
Long Road student is completing the
Summer Work should be completed
summer work tasks for each of your A
and ready to hand in during your first
Level, Level 3 Applied and Level 4
lesson at Long Road.
communication from our Admissions Team
Summer work will be
subjects.
available to download These activities aren’t here to trip you
from our website after Our teachers cannot wait to meet you
up or catch you out, they’re designed
all, in fact, they are so enthusiastic to
to give you an extra taste of what you
start working with you that some of
will be learning during your time at
them have created “Summer Work
Long Road and we hope you have fun
be available on
Explanation Videos” to introduce
completing them!
YouTube after May
themselves and help get you started on
May half-term.
All summer work explanation videos will
half-term - remember
their summer task activities. You can
to subscribe!
If you have any questions
view these videos, after half-term, by
We will be uploading all of our summer
clicking here to visit our YouTube
work onto our website ready for you to
Channel – don’t forget to subscribe!
get started on after May half-term.
before joining us in September please email
admissions@longroad .ac.uk
Remember to keep an eye out for an If you do find that you have some
email from us letting you know when
questions then please don’t hesitate in
this goes live!
contacting your Course Team Leader,
SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES
KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS
Team Sports at Long Road Sixth Form College
If you wish to be considered 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 2021.
for any of the sports teams you need to send your completed Sports Opportunities form to
To identify players for team sports we have scheduled sessions for selection purposes at allocated time slots during the summer and autumn term. These are as follows:
Matt Payne at mpayne@longroad.ac.uk with all of the information
Men’s Basketball Academy – Trial 1
Wednesday 23rd June
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Men’s Basketball Academy – Trial 1
Wednesday 1st September
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Women’s Basketball Open session
Wednesday 1st September
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Men’s Rugby
Wednesday 1st September
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Women’s Rugby
Wednesday 1st September
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Women’s Football
Wednesday 1st September
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Men’s and Women’s Hockey
Wednesday 1st September
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Women’s Netball
Wednesday 1st September
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Men’s Football
Wednesday 8th September
1:30pm - 4:00pm
If you wish to be considered for any of the sports teams please request a Sport Opportunities form from our admissions team if you have no already received one via email.
We will adhere to the most recent current guidelines issued by the Government, which means that these arrangements may need to be reviewed to ensure we meet the requirements closer to the time.
below by
Monday 21st June 2021.
If you require any further information about individual or team sports at Long Road Sixth Form College, please
Matt by email or on 01223 631205.
feel free to contact
When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
#MONDAYMOTIVATION
MILA, LONG ROAD SCHOLAR MEET OUR LONG ROAD SCHOLAR AWARD STUDENTS Name: Mila Year Group: 1 Secondary School: ChestertonCommuity College Studies: Spanish, Art, English Literature Progression Goals: Costume Production
I chose to study at Long Road because I
I make a lot of period costume in my
really enjoyed the Art department when
free time and that requires a hefty
I visited and liked the independent
amount of fabric (i mostly stick to the
forms of learning that were available.
least tacky curtains I can find in charity
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Award team!
It also seemed warm and not at all intimidating; the Advice and Guidance
My favourite thing about studying at
Meetings were very welcoming.
Long Road is the relaxed environment and facilities available, such as the
The Scholars Award is such a great
study rooms. It’s also a brilliant place to
opportunity if you have any hobbies or
find people who have the same
ambitions that require a little bit of
interests as you”
financial assistance.
I chose to apply for the Scholars Award because I saw it as an incredibly helpful facility.
I chose Long Road because of its excellent facilities. For Photography, there are lots of Apple Macs and of course the darkroom."
PHOTOGRAPHY A Level Photography is considered to be an
The Autumn light is perfect for taking
essential communication skill for the
atmospheric photographs, the crisp
21st century; you will learn a visual
mornings and the low afternoon sun
language, how to communicate
throwing long shadows.
creatively as well as the ability to respond to a concept, issue or theme.
The students said their highlights were
You will learn how to use a range of
“Having the opportunity to shoot in an
cameras to take incredible photos.
unfamiliar location“, “Experiencing Paris culture and food” and the visit to
The photography A-Level trip to Paris
the Paris Photo Festival at the Grand
last November was once again a great
Palais “was inspirational“.
success! This annual trip was thoroughly enjoyed by both our staff and students; with our students given a fantastic opportunity to experience the culture of Paris, visit museums and galleries, and develop their own photography skills.
STUDENTS WORK DISPLAYED IN NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Congratulations to A Level
Some of the greats of Photography;
Photography students, Laura Lakinger
David Bailey, William Eggleston and
and Lucy Crawford who won 2nd and
Irving Penn, have had their work
3rd prize in a national schools’
exhibited at the National Portrait
photography competition organised by
Gallery, Laura and Lucy are in good
the National Portrait Gallery and
company.
judged by the famous photographer Martin Parr.
As a part of the celebrations, we
"I particularly enjoy the digital side, being able to use software packages to edit our photographs.
visited Martin Parr’s amazing exhibition Their photographs were selected from
‘Only Human’ in the main gallery. We
2000 high calibre entries. On the 16th
were all delighted to meet Martin and
May 2019, Laura, Lucy, their teachers
to hear his insights into the reasons for
and a group of Photography students
taking his photographs.
from Long Road, were invited to an award ceremony and to see the winning photographs, framed and exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery.
The course will help me with my media work in future, knowing what makes a great shot."
MARTHA GLASS Long Road Alumnus, 2004
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
Do you know an ex-Long Road student? They can click here to join our Alumni Community!
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.
MAY 2021: EDITION 10
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