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THE ULTIMATE SCIENCE PACKAGE DEAL... Hello, from Long Road!
Today we're taking a look at our Applied Science Level 3 Diploma - the ultimate science package allowing you to cover Biology, Chemistry and Physics!
As always we've got a new Pet Employee of the week for your to meet and we will also be giving you some tips on working from home as you start your
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APPLIED SCIENCE Level 3 Diploma An Applied Science Diploma will
At the end of January, our Applied
provide you with a broad range of skills
Science students went on an exciting
to prepare you for employment or
trip to the Sizewell B Nuclear Power
higher education.
Station on the Suffolk coast.
You will build on your previous studies
Students learnt how EDF Energy
of science by widening your knowledge
produces electricity from radioactive
of scientific investigation and practical
uranium and saw some health and
techniques. You will develop the
safety in action, dressing in the
numeracy skills required in a scientific
appropriate personal protective
setting, find out about working in the
equipment (PPE) during their tour.
science industry and examine perceptions of science in the wider
Students even got to touch the turbines
community. You will work as an
producing 1.2 gigawatts of power from
individual and in small groups on
the UKs only pressurised water nuclear
research projects.
reactor!
A great day was had by all, with really positive student and staff feedback – we can’t wait to visit again next year!
“I chose to study at Long Road because it has a friendly working atmosphere. I took the Applied Science Diploma because I wanted to study forensic science. This will help me to pursue my career in radiography.”
STUDYING FROM HOME - STEPS TO SUCCESS Now that you've received your Summer Work for the new academic year we hope you're feeling excited about the idea of moving up to Sixth Form College!
it's been a while since you've been at school and although remote learning might feel like the new normal, it still brings plenty of challenges.
We'll be giving you a tip each week to help you successfully study from home and get you back into the swing of this before you join us in September!
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, Dudley...
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
Dudley, is very affectionate, a
doing a great job of cheering us up
bit naughty, very stubborn and loves
too!
being outside. He recently celebrated
Email your pet photos along with
his 1st birthday - we hope he has
a short description including their name and age to
afutter@longroad.ac.uk.
To keep everyone smiling we will be sharing a Pet Employee of the Week every Friday on our Instagram page
We will be posting our winning Pet Employee of the Week every Friday on our Instagram account
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stopped growing!
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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
We're all about fun and positivity - you
newsletter, we will also be spreading
can use the opposite page to reflect
the love over on our Instagram
on things you are grateful for and start
account!
spreading that positivity.
We're going to be posting different
But it's not all about us, we want to
activities on our Instagram for you to
know what you're getting up to! Make
take part in. So take a break from
sure you use our hashtag -
studying and follow us on Instagram
#LongRoadLife and tag @lr6fc in your
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posts and stories so that we can share
to get involved with our lockdown activities!
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Use tag
#LongRoadLife and @lr6fc in your posts
and stories so we can share them on our feed!
Share the Insta love with us! Use our Instagram feed and stories as a base for connecting with other students and applicants.
you on our Instagram feed!
LOOKING AFTER YOUR MENTAL HEALTH DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK A RECENT ARTICLE BY THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION The government is telling us to stay at
Create a new daily routine that
home and only go outside for food,
prioritises looking after yourself. You
health reasons or essential work, to
could try reading more or watching
stay two metres (six feet) away from
movies, having an exercise routine,
other people and wash our hands as
trying new relaxation techniques, or
soon as we get home. This will mean
finding new knowledge on the internet.
that more of us will be spending a lot
Try and rest and view this as a new if
of time at home and many of our
unusual experience, that might have its
regular social activities will no longer
benefits.
be available to us. Make sure your wider health needs are It will help to try and see it as a
being looked after such as having
different period of time in your life, and
enough prescription medicines
not necessarily a bad one, even if you
available to you.
didn’t choose it. It will mean a different rhythm of life, a chance to be in touch
Rumour and speculation can fuel
with others in different ways than
anxiety. Having access to good quality
usual. Be in touch with other people
information about the virus can help
regularly on social media, e-mail or on
you feel more in control.You can get
the phone, as they are still good ways
up-to-date information and advice on
of being close to the people who
the virus here: Gov.uk
matter to you.
If you are feeling stressed or anxious please reach out to family, friends or the support team at your school.
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