Long Road Sixth Form College

08/09/2026

📰 Introducing The Extra Mile Newsletter! 📰

We’re excited to launch the first ever edition of The Extra Mile – previously known as the Student Services Newsletter! 🎉

Co-created by students and staff, The Extra Mile is all about helping you make the most of your time at Long Road. Expect college events, support and wellbeing information, topical student articles, opportunities, and things happening beyond college. 💙

👀 What’s inside Volume 1?

👋 Welcome to Long Road – helpful tips for finding your feet
🤯 Freshers Fair
😊 My Experience as a Level 2 Student
🤝 Student Council
🎓 University FAQs with Chloe Jack
🎸 Enrichment & Events
🎬 The Long Lens Film & Media Magazine
🌍 Black History Month
🛍️ Student Night at The Grand Arcade
🗳️ Suggestions Box

👉 Read the first edition here:
https://issuu.com/longroadsixthformcollege/docs/the_extra_mile_newsletter_26_27_vol._1

💡 Want to get involved?
Our first meeting of the year is Wednesday 23 September at 12:20pm in G17. It’s a relaxed chance to meet the team, find out more about the newsletter and see how you can get involved.

08/09/2026

🚨 We’re Hiring: Learning Support Assistant 🚨

Join our team supporting SEND students aged 16–19, helping them thrive in lessons and beyond.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in a sixth-form college environment and develop your skills in SEND, teaching and learning.

🗓️ Closing date: 9am, Friday 11 September 2026
📍 Apply here: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/151132/EDV-2026-LRSFC-52497

08/09/2026

🚨 We’re Hiring: Learning Support Practitioner 🚨

Could you help students with SEND build confidence, develop social skills and reach their potential?

Working alongside our Specialist Teachers, you’ll deliver individual and small-group social and emotional interventions, provide motivational support and help create an inclusive college environment.

🗓️ Closes: 9am, Wednesday 9 September 2026
📍 Apply: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/151132/EDV-2026-LRSFC-84401

Closing date: 9:00am, Wed 9th Sep, 2026. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.

07/09/2026

🌱 Thinking about what you could do after Long Road?

Ever wondered what a career in sustainability actually looks like? 👀 Come along to our Careers in Sustainability Challenge to find out. Led by environmental advisors from Skanska, you’ll get involved in interactive challenges and explore green energy, carbon impact and working with communities.

📅 Tuesday 22 September | 2:40–4:10pm
📍 LRC

Open to everyone, especially if you’re studying STEM.

🚨 Spaces are limited, sign up now: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/Y227w6gVeS

07/09/2026

📣 Calling all Long Road students!

We’re looking for Student Ambassadors to help out at secondary school events this autumn, talking to Year 11 students and their families about life at Long Road.

It’s a great chance to:
✨ Build your confidence
💬 Improve your communication skills
🎓 Add valuable experience to your CV & UCAS personal statement
💙 Represent Long Road
👕 Get a FREE Long Road t-shirt if you don’t already have one!

Interested? Sign up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/XbaVxABCRC

06/09/2026

🚨 We’re Hiring: Learning Support Assistants 🚨

Join our team supporting SEND students aged 16–19, helping them thrive in lessons and beyond.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in a sixth-form college environment and develop your skills in SEND, teaching and learning.

🗓️ Closing date: 9am, Friday 11 September 2026
📍 Apply here: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/151132/EDV-2026-LRSFC-52497

Closing date: 9:00am, Fri 11th Sep, 2026. View full details and apply online at MyNewTerm.

05/09/2026

🚨 We’re Hiring: Health & Safety Officer 🚨

We’re looking for an experienced health and safety professional to lead on compliance, risk management, incident investigation and workplace safety across the College.

If you have strong knowledge of health & safety legislation and a proactive, hands-on approach, we’d love to hear from you.

🗓️ Closing date: 9am, Monday 7 September 2026
📍 Apply here: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/151132/EDV-2026-LRSFC-10593

04/09/2026

🏆 We’re delighted to announce that Long Road has been awarded the Excellence in Employer Engagement award! 🎉

Our Careers Team were recognised by Form the Future for their work creating valuable opportunities for students — from employer-led challenges with Sookio and Ramboll to workplace visits with Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Engineering and Skanska. 💼✨

These experiences help our students build confidence, develop real-world skills and discover where their futures could take them.

Read the full story: https://www.longroad.ac.uk/news/?pid=0&nid=1&storyid=311

Last week our Careers Team attended Form the Futures annual Garden Party, a celebration of local education, employment, and young people.  Long Road was delighted to be awarded ‘Excellence in Employer Engagement’ for its hard work the past year in delivering a varied and extensive careers progr...