#LONGROADLIFE Long Road Sixth Form College Applicant Newsletter
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EXPLORING OUR ENVIRONMENT Hello, from Long Road!
This week we're exploring our environment with our A Level Geography course.
Long Road Sixth Form
We'll be getting very jealous of our former students who went on a field trip to
College
Barcelona and meeting another of our successful Alumni.
@LR6FC April marks Stress Awareness Month. We can all agree that the last year has
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been pretty stressful, to say the least. We've put together some top stressbusting tips to help you take care of your mental health.
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Keep smiling! Long Road x
ADMISSIONS UPDATE A message from our Admissions Team
WE'RE HERE TO HELP Our friendly Admissions
We know that joining a new college
If you are a GCSE student you will
can be a little daunting, that’s why we
attend lessons for 3 of your chosen
are super excited to invite everyone
subjects, these will be automatically
who has accepted their offer of study
selected for you.
to one of our Welcome Days!
Team are here to support and guide you through every stage of your Long Road application.
If you are still interested in joining This year, our Welcome Days will be held on
Wednesday 23, Thursday 24
us as a new student in September 2021, please make sure that you
and Friday 25 June 2021.
accept your offer of study.
Our Welcome Days are created with
We can only invite applicants who have
you in mind, the aim is to make you feel
accepted their offer of study to our
as comfortable, prepared and excited
summer Welcome Days and we don’t
as possible to join us as a new student
want you to miss out on the opportunity
in September!
to get a taste of what life is like as a
If you have any questions, please get in touch! Heidi Hauser Director of Admissions
Tom Hammond Admissions Officer
Long Road student! You will spend the day trying out your chosen subjects, getting to know
Don’t forget, you can accept offers of
subject teachers, meeting other new
study from multiple post-16 education
students who share your academic
providers before making your final
interests and finding out what life is
decision on where you would like to
like as a Long Road student.
study after GCSE results day.
01223 63 1125
admissions@longroad.ac.uk
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.
#MONDAYMOTIVATION
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 Award team!
PHOEBE, LONG ROAD SCHOLAR MEET OUR LONG ROAD SCHOLAR AWARD STUDENTS Name: Phoebe Year Group: 1 Secondary School: Witchford Village College Studies: Maths, Further Maths, Film Studies, Psychology Progression Goals: University education I chose to study at Long Road because I
for further education once I leave Long
thought that it would be the best place
Road in a few years.
for me to continue my education. I knew that the way the lessons were
I would encourage Year 11’s to apply to
taught and the overall atmosphere of
Long Road and for the Scholars Award
Long Road was going to be the best fit
because the college provides all the
for me, with further maths being taught
support, encouragement and help
with the same number of lessons as all
needed for all courses. The Scholars
other A-level courses the way I wanted.
Award is an excellent way to show your achievements.
I applied for the Long Road Scholar Award because I thought that it would
I think that my favourite thing about
be a valuable way to demonstrate my
being a Long Road Student so far has
achievements so far and useful when
been the friendly, welcoming
applying for a university place or job. I
atmosphere and how kind everyone is.
intend to spend some of the money on
All of my teachers are really good and I
resources to help my learning and
have made some amazing friends, both
revision process, for example, revision
in and out of my classes.
cards and textbooks. I’m also planning to save some for interesting events related to my courses that may arise or
Say No It can be harder to say No than to say Yes, but taking on too much will make you feel stressed and overwhelmed.
Learn to say No without feeling guilty. You aren't letting anyone down by saying No.
Say No with confidence. No is a powerful word, use it confidently without fear and your answer will (usually!) be respected.
#STRESSAWARENESSMONTH
GEOGRAPHY A Level Before COVID-19 put a stop to our
their understanding of how to select
residential trips, our A level Geography
appropriate urban fieldwork
students were able to benefit from
techniques. The following day they left
both the urban and rural aspects of
the urban environment for a visit to the
Barcelona and the surrounding area.
Montserrat Natural Park, exploring limestone landscapes and enjoying a
The visit started with a tour of
cable car ride.
Barcelona: the Marina, the Gothic Quarter, El Raval and Las Ramblas. The
On the final day, they collected data
next day looked at the impact of urban
from the location of their choice to
regeneration, with an introduction to
prepare presentations.
the need for, and success of, urban regeneration in El Raval, Barcelona.
David Jones, Head of Science and Geography, says: “This was an
Our students were introduced to a
excellent opportunity for our students
range of possible fieldwork methods
to hone their fieldwork methodology
and data collection techniques and
and data collection skills and to
discussed possible ideas for
explore the theme of urban
geographical research questions. They
regeneration in a new, and of course
also discussed what makes ‘good’ or
very interesting and attractive,
valuable primary data and developed
location.”
"I am hoping to become an architect. Geography has helped make me aware of how the physical environment might influence my designs. Human geography has been interesting: looking at how other people live and how their lives differ to ours in the UK."
The Power of a Smile Eliminate stress just by smiling!
Choosing to smile will automatically make you feel happier.
Force yourself to smile and notice the change in your thought patterns and emotions.
If you're feeling down, cracking a smile might feel silly - but isn't being a bit silly a sure-fire way of cheering yourself up?
#STRESSAWARENESSMONTH
"Teachers were always available and happy to clarify any concerns I had, they did not spoon feed information or teach directly out of a textbook. You were encouraged to research further into academic and news articles to help apply classroom contexts to the real world"
KEA HAW Long Road Alumnus, 2011 “I am now in my third year at the
information or teach directly out of a
University of Manchester studying
textbook. You were encouraged to
Geography on track for at least a 2:1. I
research further into academic and
have secured a graduate scheme as a
news articles to help apply classroom
transport planner in an infrastructure
contexts to the real world. I also found
and development consultancy, a
small classes very helpful, it made
career which many geographers go
learning more enjoyable. The
into (despite at A-level not having
Barcelona trip was the best part of
heard of ‘planning’).
sixth form.”
Doug and Chris taught my A-level
Do you know an ex-Long Road
Geography at Long Road where I also
student? They can join our Alumni
studied Applied science and Business.
Community, simply visit click here!
The teaching at long road prepared me for the independent study which was to follow at university.
Whilst teachers were always available and happy to clarify any concerns I had, they did not spoon feed
Manage Your Time Time management is an important stress management technique.
Failing to manage your time effectively will leave you feeling overwhelmed and stressed.
Successful time management will leave you feeling in control of your activities and make you more efficient and productive.
#STRESSAWARENESSMONTH
YVE, LONG ROAD SCHOLAR MEET OUR LONG ROAD SCHOLAR AWARD STUDENTS
Name: Yve Year Group: 1 Secondary School: Soham Village College Studies: Graphic Design, French, Art Progression Goals: Graphic Design or Illustration degree I chose to study at Long Road because I
even though I only knew a couple of
liked Long Road’s supportive
people at the beginning of the term.
environment and the approachable teachers.
Do you feel inspired after meeting our Scholar today?
Why not click here and I also really like only taking three subjects because I can focus more on
On the Open Evenings, I met some of
each one and I feel less pressured than
the teachers who encouraged me to
at GCSE.
meet the rest of our Long Road Scholar Award team!
follow my interests, and I felt that Long Road would help me to gain new skills
I chose to apply for the Scholars Award
and try new things.
because it is a great opportunity to give feedback and discuss my
The student-teacher relationship is
experience at Long Road. I also
different here because the teachers
thought that being accepted would be
trust you more, and you have control of
an achievement that I could be proud
your own learning, but there is also
of.
support if you need more guidance. They are accommodating to different
I am going to spend my money on a
people’s needs and you just have to ask
more powerful laptop as this will allow
for help.
me to run Photoshop and InDesign and I can do more productive work from
I have met some really nice people here
LONG ROAD SCHOLARS' AWARD
home.
Disconnect from Stress Unplug for the day: why not switch your Wi-Fi off for a day? Go old school and play a board game or read a book. Have a real-life conversation with the people around you without your phone in your hand.
Social Media Cleanse: take some time to unfollow and block social media accounts that bring your mood down. Fill your feeds with positivity.
#STRESSAWARENESSMONTH
APRIL 2021: EDITION 8
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