College News
- 27/11/24
Happy Thanksgiving to our friends at Troy High School, Michigan!
We're wishing our friends at Troy High School, Michigan, a very happy Thanksgiving! Today, 9 of our A Level Politics students met virtually for the third time with students from Troy High School, alongside their teacher Ryan Werenka.Read Full Story - 25/11/24
Industrial Action in the Sixth Form Sector
Dear Students, Parents and Carers You may be aware that teaching staff (NEU) at Hills Road Sixth Form, along with many other colleges, will be taking industrial strike action starting this Thursday. This is not the case at Long Road. As well as reassuring you that teaching will be unaffecte...Read Full Story - 09/11/24
Collaborative Soundwork featured in Vienna Art Week
Our Foundation Art and Design students are having their work featured in Vienna Art Week!Read Full Story - 06/11/24
Young Artist Mentor Programme
Hannah Walker, Young People’s Programme Co-ordinator at Kettle’s Yard, and Jess Mulvey, Socially Engaged Artist and Architectural Designer, made a visit to Long Road today. They were hoping to recruit students from our Level 4 Foundation Art & Design course for their Young Artist Men...Read Full Story - 25/10/24
Illumina, NHS, and Long Road create new Virtual Reality resources
Long Road Sixth Form College has launched three virtual reality videos developed in partnership with leading genomics company Illumina to provide students with an insight into key jobs and careers in the life sciences industry.Read Full Story - 02/10/24
Engineering challenge revs up
Students get their first taste of hands-on mechanical engineering...Read Full Story - 27/09/24
From Sixth Form to Six Figures!
Joe Mitton, founder of the successful sport and fitness company Mittfit, and former Long Road student, shared his inspiring journey with Business and Sport students this afternoon.Read Full Story - 26/09/24
Politics students learn with the Lords
On Friday 20th September, the Politics department was pleased to welcome the Rt (Hon) The Lord Balfe to meet with our students as part of the ‘Learning with the Lords’ outreach programme. In addition to the Long Road Politics cohort, we were also pleased to welcome staff and students fro...Read Full Story - 16/09/24
Student Governor Elections 2024
Do you want to have a say in how the college is run? Are you interested in representing the student body? Become a Student Governor!Read Full Story - 10/09/24
Chemistry teams research published in the Teaching Times!
Over the last year, the chemistry team have been developing an improved sequence for teaching polymers and biochemistry at A Level. Their findings have just been published in the Teaching Times! Simon Colebrooke says “This work has grown from a research project in conjunction with Anglia R...Read Full Story - 01/09/24
The Sixth Form Colleges Trust
We are very pleased to announce the formation of The Sixth Form Colleges Trust, born on 1st September 2024.Read Full Story - 15/08/24
Congratulations Class of 2024!
We are delighted to celebrate another excellent set of results. Continuing the upward trend from last year, we are thrilled to report another impressive increase in the number of A Level high grades (A* - B) achieved by our students.Read Full Story
