#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Weekly Applicant Newsletter
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ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE Hello, from Long Road!
Pinch, punch, it's the first of the month! We can't believe it's May already, is it us or is this year going by super quickly?!
Long Road Sixth Form College
If you haven't guessed already, this week we are letting our Drama and Theatre A Level course take centre stage! Read on to find out about this exciting course
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and the extra-curricular drama qualifications open to all of our students.
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APPLICATION UPDATE Important information from our Admissions Team Although our doors may be closed, we
If you haven't been scheduled for
are still here busily working to ensure
your Advice and Guidance
our Admissions process runs as
Interview:
smoothly as possible. How will this
Your interview will also take place
affect you?
via telephone. Please keep checking your emails
If you have already been scheduled
for any updates on your account.
Do not come into college for your interview
All Advice and Guidance Interviews will now take place via telephone.
Check your emails regularly for communication from our
for your Advice and Guidance interview:
KEY MESSAGES TO APPLICANTS
Summer Work
Your interview will now be
To keep you motivated and excited
conducted via telephone.
about joining us in September, we are
The interviewer will contact you via
working our hardest to upload our
your student phone number at your
Summer Work 2020 on our website
scheduled date and time.
early - we're aiming to have this
You do not need to contact us to
available for you to download by May.
confirm your telephone interview.
Admissions Team
Summer Work 2020 will be available to download from our website by late May 2020.
Allow 4 weeks to receive your offer via your online account.
Do not come into college for your
Until then, if you're still looking for
interview.
something to keep you busy then take
Please allow 4 weeks to receive
a look at the Summer Work 2019 on our
your offer via your online account.
website www.longroad.ac.uk
Got a question? Email our team on admissions@longroad.ac.uk
DRAMA AND THEATRE "I feel that Drama A Level has made me more comfortable with the subject but also more comfrotable with myself.
A Level Our Drama and Theatre A Level is
This intensive day of physical theatre,
taught in excellent purpose built
including techniques such as mime and
facilities which include rehearsal rooms
stylised speech patterns, engaged,
and a fully functional black box
challenged and stretched out students
theatre. The main main focus on this
knowledge and practical experience of
course is the development and
Berkoff, leaving them feeling energised
interpretation of theatre and live
and inspired.
performance.
Last term the Splendid Theatre
Not only have my acting skills improved, but also my teamwork and presentations abilities."
Company led a fun and educational practitioner workshop with our Year 2 Drama and Theatre students.
During the day our students were bale to physically explore Steven Berkoff's style of theatre which they then applied to their A Level set text, Metamorphosis.
LAMDA ACTING, VERSE & PROSE Student Enrichment
Congratulations to our students who
coming to Long Road. I just achieved a
recently received brilliant results in
distinction in grade 6 and I am now
their LAMDA acting exams.
going on to do grade 7.
Taking their Grade 6 Bronze Medal
I chose to get involved with these
exam, students Beth, Sebastian, Lucie,
qualifications in order to build up my
Zoe, Ruby, Archie and Kieran all
skills but also to have more things to
received pass, merit or distinction
include on my personal statement as I
grades. Taking his Grade 7 Silver
would like to go to a drama school and
Medal exam, Louis received a
pursue acting when I leave college.
distinction grade!
However, even if I didn’t want to go on to act, I feel that this would be a really
All LAMDA medal exams carry UCAS
great opportunity for anyone wanting
points which is an additional bonus for
to try something new or build their
our students who are hoping to
confidence.�
progress on to university study. If you're feeling inspired and want to Beth told us "LAMDA is a drama school
get involved then come along to our
that offers a series of qualifications for
LAMDA enrichment clubs - open to all
anyone to take part in. I only found
students! with a passion for acting!
about them recently because of
"I feel that this would be a really great opportunity for anyone wanting to try something new or build their confidence."
PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK Working from home with our fluffy friends
Not everyone is feeling down in the
Kiki is a 5 year old Cockapoo. She
dumps about being on lockdown. Our
hasn't quite got the memo that she is
fluffy friends are loving the fact that
supposed to be carnivorous... Carrots
we're working from home -and thy're
are her favourite food on earth! She
doing a great job of cheering us up
also hasn't got the memo that she
too!
descended from wolves, as she HATES
PET EMPLOYEE OF THE WEEK
Is your pet assisting you while you work at home?
Whether they're helping you
getting her feet wet in the rain!
revise, or lazing on your laptop, we want to know!
Email your pet photos along with a short description including
To keep everyone smiling we will be
their name and age to
sharing a Pet Employee of the Week
A big thank you to Nick for introducing
every Friday on our Instagram page
us to Kiki, give her an extra carrot treat
@lr6fc. Make sure you follow us to see
from us!
the weekly winner and runners up!
afutter@longroad.ac.uk. We will be posting our winning Pet Employee of the Week every Friday on our Instagram account
@lr6fc Meet this weeks Pet Employee of the Week, Kiki...
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Make sure you follow us
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!
MAY 2020 : EDITION 6
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