Welcome back from the Careers Department.

Welcome to Long Road Sixth Form College, for the beginning of the 2011 academic year.  Over the year we will be posting a number of articles here on our BLOG, and hope you find them both interesting and inspiring.

If you would like us to feature anything in particular in this BLOG, do come and see us, or drop us an email with your suggestions.  We'll do our best to provide you with the help you need to progress successfully from the college into a suitable career.

With this in mind, it's never to early to start.  So, for those of you who are interested in Apprenticeships, or would like to find out more about what they are (they apply to one year and two year students), try some of the links below to watch some short films about Apprenticeships in a range of occupations.

Regards, Andy Goodwin, Careers Manager

• Introduction – www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1q6FTBfN7Y


• Sports turf - www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lup_wLDv0o

• Business Admin - www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnJ9fcSDBd8

• Electro technical - www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNG-zYQG9RQ

• IT - www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SiJ1f4DnWQ

• Vehicle maintenance - www.youtube.com/watch?v=530fYaGNHL8

• Hairdressing - www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KthC3A5pB0

• Health and social care - www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPNWy58VOv8

• Customer services - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BXTo3RQxJQ

Anglia Ruskin University Open Days for Years 12 and 13

Please note that the Careers Department has just received information regarding Anglia Ruskin University HE Information Days and Taster Days. This is one of the most popular University choices for Long Road Sixth Form students so we thought we’d highlight it for you. These special days are available for years 12 and 13 and give insight into University life and courses.

HE Information Days are ideal for Year 12 students who are thinking about their future. A mixture of talks and activities are provided which will both inform you about HE opportunities, whilst inspiring you to think constructively about how to achieve your goals. Typically, these run from 10am – 3pm and lunch is provided.

Subject Specific Taster Days are a great way for level 3 students to find out more about how a specific subject is taught at University level. The External Liaison Team is happy to discuss your requirements in detail and can develop Subject Specific Tater activities which support your syllabus.

To find out more, email external-liaison@anglia.ac.uk or call 0845 196 4725. So far, taster days are available in Health and Social Care, Education, Science and Technology, Arts. Law and Social Sciences, and Business.

Opportunities Trust

Click on the link below for a news article about the newly formed "Opportunities Trust." This organisation has been set up to help Adults with Disabilities and Mental Health problems, and may be of interest to Health and Social Care students.

Click here

Health & Social Care films

Health and Social Care students are soon to begin work experience. To support their experience of jobs outside college, we have put a few more links below to films of young people who are now working in the sector. Perhaps it will help with your ideas for the future?

1. Care Worker with Cambridge County Council, click here
2. Childcare with Herts County Council, click here
3. Working as a Key Worker on a training programme for people with Special Needs: click here to find out about the e2e training programme