#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Weekly Applicant Newsletter
KEEP IN TOUCH Long Road Sixth Form College
SPRINTING, STRETCHING, SUCCEEDING... Hello, from Long Road!
This week we are running head first into our PE and Sport courses, taking a look at our student sports and meeting not one but two of our amazing alumni. We're also celebrating an amazing student progression story and competition
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winners!
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There is some important updates from our Admissions Team regarding Summer Work 2020 and Team Sports opportunities so make sure you don't miss any
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We stand in solidarity with all our BAME colleagues, students, alumni and all those fighting racial inequality and injustice in the UK, USA and worldwide.
#BlackLivesMatter
We have been deeply shocked and saddened by the death of George Floyd and events that are unfolding in the USA.
At Long Road we pride ourselves on the inclusivity of our college and we stand in solidarity with all of our BAME students, alumni and colleagues at this difficult time.
We all have a role to play against racism. Our staff our currently working with the Long Road Black Peoples Society so their voices can be heard and gathering their views on how we can improve as a college and community.
Virtual Welcome Week Welcome Days and Open Evenings are two of our favourite events on the year and nothing could stop us from meeting all our new and prospective students! We have updated our plans and will not be hosting a Virtual Welcome Week for both our Year 11 applicants and Year 10 prospective students!
Our Virtual Welcome Week will be a combination of videos and live sessions from both students and staff, giving you the opportunity to explore everything Long Road has to offer from the safety and comfort of your own home! All you need is an internet connection (a laptop or computer would be best) but don’t worry, you won’t need a webcam or microphone.
Monday 22 June The fun will start on Monday 22nd June. Head to our website or YouTube channel to check out videos about each of our subjects, hear from current and former students and much, much more!
Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25 June You can then join us for live events with our Principal, Vice-Principal and students, so come along and join us for an exciting evening!
Click here to register for these live events so we can send you all the information you need to join us.
Your Questions Answered! Got a question for our Principal? Click here to head to our website and submit your question.
If we are unable to answer it during our live session then we’ll email you back as soon as possible.
What are you waiting for? Register Now Make sure you click here to register for our live events!
KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS
SUMMER WORK 2020 Applicant Update
Check your emails
Our Summer Work 2020 is now live on
If you have any questions please find
regularly for
our website!
staff contact details at the bottom of
communication from our Admissions Team
the Summer Work page on our website. Click here to head to our website and get started on your summer work
We hope you enjoy these summer work
activities
activities and look forward to meeting you again in the new academic year!
Some courses have also provided a Summer Work 2020 is now available on our website. Click here to get started!
video to help explain the summer work tasks, you can find the links to these videos listed under the summer work documents for each course on our Summer Work website page.
Alternatively you can head to our You can also find Summer Work Explanation Videos from our teachers to help get you started. Click here to view them now.
YouTube account where you will find all the videos in our Summer Work 2020 playlist!
SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES
KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS
Applicant Update 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
Check your emails regularly for communication from our
most of which start from September 2020.
Admissions Team
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: Men’s Basketball Academy – Trial
Wednesday 2 Sept. 2020
2:30 - 4:30pm
Click here for more
Women’s Basketball Open session
Wednesday 2 Sept. 2020
4:30 - 5:30pm
information on our
Men’s Rugby
Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020
1:30 - 3pm
Basketball Academy
Women’s Rugby
Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020
3pm - 4pm
Women’s Football
Wednesday 2 Sept. 2020
1:30 - 3pm
Men’s and Women’s Hockey
Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020
1:30 - 3pm
Women’s Netball
Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020
1pm - 2:30pm
Men’s Football
Wednesday 9 Sept. 2020
1:30pm - 4pm Got a question?
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.
Email Matt Payne on mpayne@longroad.ac.uk
Click here to watch Tash's Highlights Video from this seaons ABL campaign!
CAMBRIDGE BASKETBALL ACADEMY GRADUATE TASH CHAWIRA SIGNS FOR AMERICAN JUNIOR COLLEGE! We are proud to announce that
Academy Head Coach Pete Charlwood
Cambridge Academy graduate Tash
said: "Both myself and many of the
Chawira has committed to Waubonsee
junior coaches at Cambridge
College in Aurora, Illinois, USA to
Performance Basketball Program are
continue is Basketball Journey.
really pleased and happy for Tash. We have seen him grow and develop from
Tash who came up through the
his early days with the U14s/ U16s NBL
Cambridge junior performance
program and it was great to have him
programme was a third-year transfer
back in Cambridge for this season. It
having chosen to spend his first two
was clear that he had learnt a lot from
years of Sixth Form at Oaklands
his time at Oaklands Academy but Im
College Academy. Tash had an
really pleased that here at Long Road
impressive season in the ABL East
Sixth form College and through the
Conference for Long Road Sixth Form
Cambridge Basketball Academy and
College averaging 17.3 PPG and 10.1
the ABL we were able to help him
REB per game and being voted to the
achieve his goals.”“I wish him all the
All ABL East 2nd team.
best for the future and the next steps in his journey”
PE A Level Physical Education is the ideal
Visitors journey through the human
preparation for those who may be
body and discover the magic and
considering studying courses such as
mysteries that lie underneath the skin.
Physical Education teaching, Physiotherapy, Sport Psychology or
Students spent their day studying the
Dietetics. You will gain an insight into
real human bodies donated to medical
how the body and mind work together
research and suspended in time by a
to influence sports performance.
process called ‘plastination’ which reveals the inner anatomical structures
Last Christmas a group of our PE and
and functions of the human body.
Sport students spent an amazing day out in London visiting the Body World
After spending two hours at the
exhibition.
exhibition brushing up on their anatomical knowledge the group
The Body World exhibition, created by
headed off to Piccadilly Circus for
Dr Gunther von Hagens’ renowned
food and a Christmas shopping
exhibition of real human bodies has
session!
sparked curiosity and awe around the world with over 47 million visitors globally.
"I really enjoy PE. The balance of physical work and theory is perfect and there is lots of support and guidance from the teachers. I have decided that i want to take a Sport degree at university and become a PE teacher."
SPORT Level 3 Diploma
"I took this course because I want a career in sport, perhaps as a personal trainer.
The Level 3 Diploma in Sport at Long
Feedback from our students was
Road is not just about being able to
outstanding, with all students telling us
play sport; it will provide you with the
they really enjoyed the practical nature
skills, knowledge and understanding to
of the activities and the friendliness
progress onto University level sport-
and expertise of the ARU staff; they
related programmes such as Sport and
were also amazed that how much they
Physical Education, Sport Science,
were taught in a short space of time.
Sport Coaching and Development or Sport and Leisure Management.
It’s good because they support you but you have to put in the work yourself!"
The aim of this event was to help Long Road students discover different
In November our Level 3 Sports
progression routes into Higher
students were lucky enough to visit
Education; students also received
Anglia Ruskin University for an
advice on writing personal statements
afternoon of specialist workshops on
and were told about the different
Sports Therapy and Strength and
Sports course options offered at ARU –
Conditioning at the ARU Cambridge
which include specific courses on
campus.
Strength and Conditioning and Sports Therapy.
Each workshop ran for 1 hour and was led by sports industry experts from the Anglia Ruskin Sports Department.
SPORT Level 2 Diploma You will develop skills valued by the
The Alumni sat in groups of 4 or 5 and
sports industry through planning fitness
spoke to over 20 students at a time for
training programmes for selected
5 minutes in a carousel based format.
athletes, organising charity sports
They offered advice on how to be
events, researching how the body
successful on the course; informed
functions during sport and exercise,
them what they’d gone on to do after
analysing sporting technical and
leaving college; the best routes into
tactical skills and leading coaching
different careers and answered any
sessions.
questions the current students had.
Last summer 17 former Long Road
All of our Alumni spoke very openly
Sports students came back to Long
about themselves which the current
Road to talk to all of the current
students responded to very well and it
Applied Sport students. All the visiting
was evident that they were inspired by
Alumni had graduated from Long Road
what they had heard.
within the last 4 -5 years and have gone on to studying exciting university degrees, apprenticeships and even set up their own businesses!
"We have access to loads of extra qualifications and trips. I really enjoyed completing First Aid in the Workplace."
STUDENT SPORTS Student Enrichment
Can’t find a sport that you love?
From fitness newbies to aspiring
our Women’s Football team made it to
Olympic athletes, we can offer you a
the AoC Sport National Cup quarter-
fantastic range of sports facilities.
finals, while our Men’s Cricket team
What’s important to us is that you’re
won the semi-finals of the AoC Eastern
able to take care of your physical and
Regionals.
mental wellbeing, that’s why we
Let us know!
encourage all of our students to
We will also support you in taking part
participate in keep-fit activities.
in individual sports, such as badminton, cross-country running, tennis and golf.
We’re always happy to try and facilitate any sport based on student demand!
Indoors we have a 4 badminton court
This year our students qualified for the
Sports Hall, Sports Lab and a fully
AoC National Championships in
refurbished gym with a wide range of
women’s Table Tennis, Cross Country
new equipment; all available for you to
and Badminton.
use throughout the college day. Head outdoors to our wonderful field space
If you’re just in it for the fun try our
where you can use our All Weather
Casual Sports programme which runs
Pitch, Football pitch, Rugby pitch and
throughout the week. You can turn
hard-courts.
up, play for fun and get involved with the social side of sport!
We have a number of team sports that you can get involved in. Last year
HANNA AND JONNY LONG ROAD ALUMNUS 2017 In September we welcomed back Long
student to gain his GCSE English grade
Road Alumni Hannah and Jonny who
C. Thinking back to his time at Long
spent the day back in our PE and
Road, Jonny told us “The support I
Sports department, shadowing our
received from the staff was incredibly
Level 2 Diploma, Level 3 Diploma and A
positive, always helping when I need
Level teachers!
the support. Alongside English I was completing a vocational course of
Hannah studied at Long Road from
Sport level 2 which I excelled in and
2015 to 2017, achieving excellent
found time in the year to work on other
results in A-Level PE, English Literature
parts of my life for example Cadets
& Language and Geography. She told
and DofE. Then I progressed on to the
us “Since leaving Long Road, I went
level 3 course which was more of a
straight to University in September
challenge but was able to gain
2017 to the University of Brighton to
distinctions overall – very proud of
study BA (Hons) Secondary Physical
myself!
Education with QTS – which is basically training to be a PE teacher. Long Road
The sports staff have been with me
was extremely helpful to me on
throughout helping me get ideas on
applying and going through the UCAS
what to do in the future; I want to
process so it was made as smooth as
become a teacher or a career in sport
possible.”
and outdoor activities. My plan is to complete a QTS or a PGCE once I get
Jonny spent 3 years studying with us at
experience and hopefully further my
Long Road, joining us as a Level 2
career in teaching.”
Do you know an ex-Long Road student? They can join our Alumni Community, simply visit: https://networks. futurefirst.org.uk/ signup/longroad
PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK
Is your pet assisting you while you work at home?
PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK Working from home with our fluffy friends
Not everyone is feeling down in the
Meet this weeks Pet Employee of the
dumps about being on lockdown. Our
Week, Molly...
fluffy friends are loving the fact that Whether they're helping you revise, or lazing on your laptop, we want to know!
we're working from home -and thy're
Molly is a 9 year old Sprocker Spaniel,
doing a great job of cheering us up
who celebrated her birthday in April.
too!
She has been enjoying all the extra
Email your pet photos along with
love and attention she has been
a short description including their name and age to
afutter@longroad.ac.uk. We will be posting our winning Pet Employee of the Week every
To keep everyone smiling we will be
getting during lockdown. She is
sharing a Pet Employee of the Week
normally full of energy but with all her
every Friday on our Instagram page
family being at home she is getting
@lr6fc. Make sure you follow us to see
tired from lots of walks and has
the weekly winner and runners up!
realised she might be a lazy dog at
Friday on our Instagram account
@lr6fc
heart. her favourite hobbies are cuddles, swimming and mud baths! You can see her here getting her long overdue haircut
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INSTA LIKES AND INSTA LOVE Spreading likes and love on social media
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As well as sending you this applicant
But it's not all about us, we want to
newsletter, we will also be spreading
know what you're getting up to! Make
the love over on our Instagram
sure you use our hashtag -
account!
#LongRoadLife and tag @lr6fc in your
to get involved with our lockdown activities!
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posts and stories so that we can share
Use
and stories so we can share them on our feed!
We're going to be posting different activities on our Instagram for you to take part in. So take a break from studying and follow us on Instagram
Share the Insta love with us! Use our Instagram feed and stories as a base for connecting with other students and applicants.
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you on our Instagram feed!
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY £40 prize for 1st £30 for 2nd place and £20 for
Before lockdown, all of our students
Up for grabs was a
were invited to enter a poster
place,
competition – the brief?
third place; alternatively, students could choose to take home some
To design a poster that celebrates,
brand new Art supplies allowing them
inspires and/or educates our college
to continue to explore and expand
community about equality and
their creative skills.
diversity. Now, drum roll please as we announce We are pleased to say that an
our winners! Congratulations to…
overwhelming number of students got
1st place winner, Biagio Santoro!
involved, putting their artistic talents to
2nd place winner, Jacob Robinson!
the test!
3rd place winner, Shannon Casling!
But the real test came when it was
We’re looking forward to getting back
time to decide our top 3 winners, with
to college so we can print and display
all over of 5 judges being blown away
these wonderful posters for all our
by the creativity and talent of all of the
community to see!
entries. For now, you can check them out on the following pages!
Congratulations to Biagio Santoro, Jacob Robinson & Shannon Casling for winning our Equality & Diversity poster competition!
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