#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Applicant Newsletter
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DESIGNING YOUR FUTURE Hello, from Long Road!
This is our final edition of #LongRoadLife! As the academic year comes to a close we just want to say how much we are looking forward to meeting you in September. This year has certainly been a tough one, but we hope you can
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This week we are looking at our amazing Graphic Design course, meeting another Long Road Scholar and hearing some inspiring volunteering stories.
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you lots of important information over the summer about the next steps before joining us as a student - so keep checking those emails!
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news for many of you, however, this
delighted to meet you all at our
won’t stop us from giving you the best
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possible virtual welcome that we can
afternoon. You asked us some really
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the virtual resources and information that you need to find out more about
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life as a Long Road student. On this
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your courses, learn about the additional support we can offer you and get prepared for your first day at Long Road with our 2021 summer work.
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KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS
SUMMER WORK 2021 GETTING READY FOR COLLEGE
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 is now
subjects.
available to download These activities aren’t here to trip you
from our website! Click here to get started.
All summer work explanation videos are
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
Explanation Videos” to introduce
completing them!
now live on our YouTube channel -
themselves and help get you started on
don't forget to
their summer task activities. You can
subscribe!
view these videos, after half-term, by
All of our summer work is now LIVE on
clicking here to visit our YouTube
our website! Click here to get started
Channel – don’t forget to subscribe!
You can also watch all of our summer
If you have any questions before joining us in September please email
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work explanation videos over on our If you do find that you have some
YouTube channel... don't forget to
questions then please don’t hesitate in
subscribe!
contacting your Course Team Leader,
Don't count the days. Make the days count. #MONDAYMOTIVATION
GRAPHIC DESIGN Level 3 Extended Certificate If you spent a sunny weekend at
Gabby Ruiz Castellanos Bannister and
Strawberry Fair on Midsummer
Erin Parrish were the overall winners
Common, Cambridge, at the start of
and their t-shirt designs will be sold at
June 2019 you may have bought one of
battle of the bands events across
their t-shirts to remember the day. But
Cambridgeshire and at the fair itself.
did you know these t-shirts were
Runners up were Emma Hewson, Erin
designed by our wonderfully talented
Maher and Zephyr Tillotson Rolland, all
students?!
first year Graphic Design students.
Cathy Dunbar from the Strawberry Fair
Cathy Dunbar commented that ‘We
committee set a live brief to our
really loved them all and it was a
graphic design students to design t-
difficult choice to make.’ This is an
shirts for the 2019 strawberry fair, a
amazing opportunity for the students
festival in Cambridge that attracts over
to get their work used in the real world
30,000 visitors each year.
and work with a real client.
The theme was 'love' and students were given the task to portray this theme and the atmosphere of strawberry fair using only 3 colours within their design.
“The Graphic Design course has given me so much confidence as a designer. The interesting units, advice and support from this course has allowed me to explore my creative ability to produce designs of a professional standard”
DOUBLE COMPETITION WIN FOR LONG ROAD GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS After the amazing work produced by
A special prize was also given to Lea
our Graphic Design students for their
Kieninger who has had her poster
Strawberry Fair 2019 t-shirt
adapted to be used for the strawberry
competition - Cathy Dunbar returned
sundae event.
with a second competition for our students.
This was a fantastic opportunity for students to work with real-life clients
Our Graphic Design students were
and have their work used
asked to create a poster advertising
professionally.
the Strawberry Fair event. The winning posters were displayed around
Congratulations to all the students who
Cambridge and featured in the
entered and a special well done to our
Strawberry Fair brochure.
winners!
The winner was Zephyr Tillotson Rolland, with Freddie Pullen coming second place and Lucy Crawford coming third.
MILLIE, LONG ROAD SCHOLAR MEET OUR LONG ROAD SCHOLAR AWARD STUDENTS Name: Millie Year Group: 1 Secondary School: Hedingham School Studies: Art, Graphic Design, Business Studies Progression Goals: Design course at university
I chose to apply for the scholar’s award
I chose to study at Long Road due to
as it can help with applications for
the unique, creative courses that are
universities and work. I will spend the
offered as well as the welcoming
money on an adequate computer for
atmosphere of the college.
LONG ROAD SCHOLARS' AWARD Do you feel inspired after meeting our Scholar today?
Why not click here and meet the rest of our Long Road Scholar
college work. The college is very welcoming and lots It will also help me to obtain art
of support is offered to the students. I
supplies. The Scholar’s award has
absolutely love the courses; the work is
allowed me to improve my applications
exciting, and the teachers are all very
as well as allowing me to buy supplies
supportive and understanding.
that can aid my learning.
Award team!
If you want to find out more about the Long Road Volunteering Club email Sam on
splant@longroad.ac.uk
VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING CLUB Olivia's Lockdown Volunteering Story Name: Olivia Year Group: 2 Studies: Psychology Level 3 Extended Certificate, Criminology Level 3 Extended Certificate & Sport Level 3 Extended Certificate Olivia, tell us all about your lockdown
people in the local area surrounding
volunteering activities!
me, if they are self-isolating and can't
During lockdown, I have been
leave the house.
volunteering with numerous activities to help my community. This has included,
Why do you think other students should
if the person has trouble moving
join the Long Road Volunteering Club?
around or has a disability, I have been
I think other students should consider
going to people's houses to clean
doing volunteering activities because
out/move things/tidy their gardens.
it's good for the community also giving
This has helped with my interaction and
you the experience to do something
communication skills and helping me
you wouldn't think to do. My passion
get the skills I need for the Police.
was from my other brother who is already in the MET police, so I want to
My brother, being a Chef and being
follow him in his footsteps. So, if other
shut down due to lockdown, is making
students had the same inspiration by
food for people. On occasions, I am
someone like me, they would want to
driving to deliver food packages to
do a lot more to help and volunteer.
VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING CLUB Harper & Age UK Name: Harper Year Group: 2 Studies: History A Level, Politics A Level, Geography A Level Volunteering Activity: Age UK telephone friend Why did you decide to volunteer with
driver in the Second World War, I have
Age UK?
a keen interest in the subject matter and we have many long discussions
It sounded like a great opportunity, to
about such. His many hair raising
make someone else’s week by
stories are thrilling to listen to.
spending just an hour of your time with them. I would never want my
Why would you encourage other
grandparents to go a week without
students to volunteer with Age UK?
properly talking to anyone so I thought it would be rewarding to help other
The elderly people you will be talking to
people.
are genuinely lovely and just want a friend to talk to.
Why do you enjoy this volunteering activity?
You can make their week by calling them, while only taking up the smallest
I enjoy volunteering because Doug (who I am paired up with) was a tank
amount of your own time.
If you want to find out more about the Long Road Volunteering Club email Sam on splant@longroad.ac.uk
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