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Longfield Academy Newsleer Diary Friday 11th Nov - 14th Nov Bude, Cornwall trip Monday 14th Nov 6pm - 8pm Post 16 Open Evening Tuesday 15th Nov Post 16 trip to Houses of Parliament 17th & 18th Nov 9am-10am Post 16 Open morning Thursday 24th Nov Year 9 Parents Consultaon Wednesday 30th Nov 7pm - 9pm Frost Fest Monday 19th Dec & Tuesday 20th Pantomime Dear Parents and Carers, As always the first term back after the summer has flown by with so many exciting opportunities for the students of Longfield Academy to access and enjoy as part of their learning. As principal I am very privileged to welcome many visitors to the Academy. On any given week we have visitors walking around the academy seeing the great lessons and speaking with our students. There is always a positive buzz of learning in every classroom. The lessons being planned by staff are exciting, innovative and engaging. Similarly our students are rising to the challenge and taking the lead in their learning and showing real progress. We have had a very successful series of open events for year 6 students selecting their secondary school choices. During our open week we had over 500 visitors (not including open evenings) indicating that Longfield remains the academy of choice for so many families in the local and surrounding communities. Our intake remains a mix of students across the ability range, with high achieving pupils alongside those who need additional help being equally successful. As the debate around grammar schools goes on around us, I think it establishes Longfield Academy as one of the most inclusive and comprehensive places to learn, bringing a richness to a community where everyone can taste success. We were pleased to start the year having completed some alterations to our wonderful building, including the separating of the English teaching rooms so that all teaching spaces upstairs are now divided into more manageable “traditional” sized rooms. Students and staff alike have found the adaptations beneficial to learning. We have also seen the addition of the “Snack Shack” - an outside facility run by our catering company Cucina. This positive enhancement to our great dining opportunities enables students to purchase small food items outside in the playground area and eat al fresco, taking in the fresh air and recharging their batteries for the afternoon ahead. So as we approach the first break of the academic year, we already have holiday intervention sessions planned for year 11 to focus around improving coursework and preparing for controlled assessments. This dedication by students and staff alike shows that everyone is truly working towards our vision of “Achieving Beyond Expectations”. Principal, Alex O’Donnell

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Longfield Academy Newsletter

Diary Friday 11th Nov - 14th Nov

Bude, Cornwall trip

Monday 14th Nov 6pm - 8pm

Post 16 Open Evening

Tuesday 15th Nov

Post 16 trip to Houses of Parliament

17th & 18th Nov 9am-10am

Post 16 Open morning

Thursday 24th Nov

Year 9 Parents Consultation

Wednesday 30th Nov 7pm - 9pm

Frost Fest

Monday 19th Dec & Tuesday 20th

Pantomime

Dear Parents and Carers,

As always the first term back after the summer has flown by with so many exciting opportunities for the students of Longfield Academy to access and enjoy as part of their learning.

As principal I am very privileged to welcome many visitors to the Academy. On any given week we have visitors walking around the academy seeing the great lessons and speaking with our students. There is always a positive buzz of learning in every classroom. The lessons being planned by staff are exciting, innovative and engaging. Similarly our students are rising to the challenge and taking the lead in their learning and showing real progress. We have had a very successful series of open events for year 6 students selecting their secondary school choices. During our open week we had over 500 visitors (not including open evenings) indicating that Longfield remains the academy of choice for so many families in the local and surrounding communities. Our intake remains a mix of students across the ability range, with high achieving pupils alongside those who need additional help being equally successful. As the debate around grammar schools goes on around us, I think it establishes Longfield Academy as one of the most inclusive and comprehensive places to learn, bringing a richness to a community where everyone can taste success.

We were pleased to start the year having completed some alterations to our wonderful building, including the separating of the English teaching rooms so that all teaching spaces upstairs are now divided into more manageable “traditional” sized rooms. Students and staff alike have found the adaptations beneficial to learning.

We have also seen the addition of the “Snack Shack” - an outside facility run by our catering company Cucina. This positive enhancement to our great dining opportunities enables students to purchase small food items outside in the playground area and eat al fresco, taking in the fresh air and recharging their batteries for the afternoon ahead.

So as we approach the first break of the academic year, we already have holiday intervention sessions planned for year 11 to focus around improving coursework and preparing for controlled assessments. This dedication by students and staff alike shows that everyone is truly working towards our vision of “Achieving Beyond Expectations”. Principal, Alex O’Donnell

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Academy Results

Acad

emy R

esults

Some of our high achievers

included:

Salha Abdulgialil 2A* 7A 1B

Elise Johnson 3A* 5A 1B 1C Devon Brown 2A* 6A 1B 2C

James Wallis 1A* 7A 1B 2C Charlotte Hay 1A* 3A 5B 2C

Eloise Cunnew 5A*- A and 4B Laura Flood 2A - 5B

Molly Walker 3A- 4B

We are thrilled with the results our students gained through their GCSE results this year. 56% of Longfield students achieved A*- C grades in both English and Maths.

The majority of our students have shown im-pressive Science and English results showing huge progress in grades.

Our students have the right to celebrate their success and know that these results were not about luck but the result of consistent hard work and commitment.

Post 16 have had a fantastic year as our A level results in Maths, English literature and the academic sciences are in the top 5% of the country!

A huge well done to all our Post

16 students as they have gained

73% A*- C and 40% A*- B

grades.

Congratulations is in order to

Deepak Chopra who was awarded

A*, A*, A.

Also Robin Nixon was awarded an

A, A, B.

These students have secured their

places at university and apprentice-

ship courses. We wish them all good

luck in the future with career

choices.

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Post 1

6 Lead

ers

Ellie Jenkins

Student Head of Anderson

After a very competitive interview process, we have pleasure in congratulating the follow-ing students on their recent appointments as Student Leaders at Longfield Academy.

Student Leadership Team

Jack Upson

Principal Student

Molly Howes

Principal student

Kerry-Leigh Collins

Student Head of Galileo

Rachel Cribben

Student Head of Matisse

Well done to these students!

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The parents / carers of any children who are absent must notify the Academy before 9am by calling 01474 700700 and choosing: Option 1: Student absence.

Press 1 for Anderson students

Press 2 for Matisse students

Press 3 for Galileo students

Press 4 for Post 16 students

Please leave a message stating your child’s full name, year group, reason for absence, nature of illness and expected return date.

You can email: [email protected]

or speak to the Attendance Data Manager on 01474 700700 Ext 3714.

Reporting your child’s absence

Attendance results

Att

end

ance

The college trophy winner of the

month goes to Anderson!

Winning Tutor Groups of the Month

M09/DAY 98.19 Matisse

S03/RST 97.96% Spectrum

A10/AQU 97.18% Anderson

G12/LHA 97.05% Galileo

September

Anderson 94.26

Galileo 94.01

Matisse 93.87

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0%

Att

end

ers All students below achieved 100% attendance for module 1.

Anderson

Barnard-Mitchell, Georgia

Bartholomew, Freya

Bateup, Abigail

Black, James

Boulton, Calista

Boulton, Jayden

Briah, Amisha

Busby, Frederica

Campbell, Emma

Chambers, Billy

Chapman, Ella

Clarke, Sophie

Collins, Jonathan

Cross, Amelia

Davenport, Elise

Davidson, Neve

Davis, Callum

Degnin, Holly

Demetriades, Conor

Denton, Matthew

Desforges, Cerys

Desforges, Toby

Donegan, James

Donegan, Samuel

Donovan, Rose

Dyett, Olivia

Elliott, Brandon

Ellis, Leo

Fasham, Daniel

Fidler, Lorcan

Flooks, Scarlett

Forbes, Chloe

Frazier, Charlotte

Friend, John

Furminger, Morgan

Gillingham, Dane

Green, Morgan

Greenidge, Kieran

Hassall, Christopher

Head, Samuel

Hendley, Josh

Henney, Abi

Hersey, Taylor

Hill, Joshua

Jephcote, Thomas

Kapsalis, Thea

King, Morgan

Lamb, Ross

Lane, Molly

Lawrence, Abbie

Lee, Bradley

Lee, Tommy

Lee, Zoe

Leighton, Lily

Lewis, Alfie (AND)

Lingham, Kira

Lissenden, Abbey

Lissenden, Sophie

London, Frank

London, Travis

Lovell, Phoebe

Loveridge, George

Lovey, Jessica

Lyne, Charlie

Markey, Jamie

McCorkell, Abbie

McDermott, Joseph

Meehan, Harley

Merrifield, Abigail

Mills, Lauren

Mills, Sarah

Moore, Jaydan

Morgan, Connor

Morgan, Kate

Morgan, Maisie

Nicholson, Lia

Noordally, Hope

Noordally, Noah

Odejeh, Grant

Pain, Daniel

Pantovich, Alexandra

Parker, Bobbi

Parsons, Bo

Pascoe, James

Penney, Eloise

Poulter, Mia

Pratten, Lee

Quinn, Tadey

Ripley, Henry

Robert, Sebastien

Sands, Adam

Seal, Ava-Samantha

Sengupta, Maya

Sheehan, Francis

Simpson, Madeleine

Slater, Ryan

Smart, Georgia

Smart, Isabel

Smith, Bradley

Stapley, Samuel

Still, Amy

Stilwell, Lacey

Stoakley, Mai

Thresher, Reece

Titterrell, Andrew

Toyeme, Seyon

Tremain, Tommy

Trent, Daniella

Trent, Kelvin

Truder, Scarlet

Valentine, Jake

Vaughan, Alexandria

Wake, Samuel

Walker, George

Walker, Thomas

Warner, Chelsie

Warnock, Hope

Weaver, Conor

White, Michael

White, Samuel

Yearsley, Kacy

Yearsley, Lewy

Youells, Robert

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0%

Att

end

ers Galileo

Adams, Daniel

Adams, Matthew

Aldous, Ryan

Aldous, Shannon

Andreou, Lenny

Armstrong, Brooke

Atkins, Thomas

Ayres, Ryan

Bailey, Tommy

Baillie, Deon

Banks, Conor

Baughen, Teddy

Behr, Sean

Bevan, Joshua

Bewsey, Sian

Bimbrah, Jatindeep

Boniface, Francesca

Boxall, Jessica

Bradley, Kallum

Broome, Ellie

Button, Brandon

Candelin, Dylan

Carpenter, Lauren

Cassidy, Kai

Chapman, Harry

Cherry, Paige

Chinhoi, Tanaka

Chivers, Chloe

Collinson, Freya

Coquillaud, Gabriel

Crane, Holly

Cribb, Kiara

Crowhurst, Lewis

Dacey, Samuel

Davey, Jack

Davies, George

Dawe, Matthew

Dawes, Kieran

Dennis, Ryan

Durling, Shania

Easson, Ryan

Edusei, Pearl

Elcombe, Luke

Evans, Kieran

Foxon, Logan

Frost, Liam

Gardner, Angus

Gibson-Priest, Freddie

Gilham, Leo

Gorton, Joshua

Gregory, Izaak

Hall, Sophie

Hambleton, Abigail

Hambrook, Harry

Hamilton, Raphael

Harle, Will

Harris, Isaac

Harris, Micah

Hemsley, Abbie

Hill, Amber

Hills, Danielle

Ho'Vell, Mea

Hoang, Lianne

Holmes, Louis

Howick, Lilly-Jay

Humble, Elyssia

Humphreys, Joel

Jenner, Megan

Johnson, Hannah

Johnson, Keira

Jordan, Scott

Juby, Leah

King, Elliot

Lawrence, Aiden

Leadbetter, Kieran

Lee, Billy

Lingham, Sam

Lissenden, Meagan

Little, Abigail

Locock, Ritchie

Luck, Amelia

Lyons, Justin

Mac an Gheairr, Charley

Maher, Jake

Maher, Shannen

Manwaring, Max

Marshall, George

Mayo, Ashlynn

Moran, Jessica

Morgan, Spencer

Newton, Rachel

Oxby, Mason

Pakeerathan, Vibishan

Panton, Bethany

Panton, Megan

Parkin, Jade

Pattinson, Cole

Pearson, Alfie-Lee

Pearson, Olivia

Pendrigh, Hollie

Perry, Jessica

Poupart, George

Powell, Harry

Ramus, Anna

Reeves, Kayla

Reeves, Sian

Richmond-East, Eli

Root, Samuel

Sadler, Charlie

Savill, Lucas

Seare, Alisha

Sebastian, Anu

Sebastian, Sanu

Shelton-Hunt, Freya

Short, Adam

Smith, Zoe

Soper, Owen

Sparrowe, Kieran

Spaul, Connie

Spooner, Maddy

Stanford, Josie

Stoakley, Elleigh

Sutton, Isabella

Sweeney, Courtney

Synnuck, Alfie

Taylor, Amelia

Toomey, Ronnie

Walker, Hannah

Walter, Emma

Warren, Leo

Watts, Phillip

White, Scott

Whittaker, Aaron

Wilsher, Charlie

Woods, Tyler

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Att

end

ers Matisse

Ansell, Brooke

Aslet-Clark, Harry

Bainbridge, Rebecca

Baker, Ella

Bishop, Thomas

Bridle, Poppy

Brown, Brooke

Brown, Isla

Buckley, Perron

Champion, Isobelle

Chandler, Sophie

Chapelhow, Benjamin

Chapelhow, Joseph

Chester, Zack

Clarkson, Anthony

Coleman, Dominic

Collett, Zach

Cooney, Destiny

Cooney, Faith

Cooper, Bradley

Cox, Lewis

Cox, Shania

Crichton, Mia

Crickett, Noa-Joy

Dalton, Reece

Davies, Kian

Dhoul, Barinderpal

Dunn, Brooke

Dunn, Cheyenne

Dyer, Kelsey

Dyer, McKenzie

Ellard-Brown, Finlay

Freeman, Liam

Fry, Jack

Gidley, Charlotte

Gidley, Ella

Glazebrook, Alfie

Glazebrook, Daisy

Gregory, Lauren

Hanson, Molly

Harman, Riley

Harris, Luke

Hawkes, Kieran

Hawkings, Toby

Henri-Woolley, Lachlan

Henri-Woolley, Louis

Hoare, Adam

Holland, Drew

Holmes, Abigail

Hope, Oliver

Howlett, Daniel

Hunt, Lauren

James, Riley

Jones, Dylan

Jones, Hollie

Keogh, Freya

Keogh, Jessica

Kirk, Kai

Knowlson, Jack

Lee, Charlie

Love, Jack

Love, Tom

Mabruki, Tyler

Mackway-Jones, Ryan

Maddock, Caitlin

McBrearty, Harrison

McGillicuddy, Bethany

Mills, Kayleigh

Mills, Liberty

Mordue, Emily

Morrisson, Toni

Muldoon, Frankie

Murphy, Joe

Narruhn, Andrea

New, Fern

New, Xander

Newman, Dalton

Norman, Ellie

Norman, Haydn

Norman, Scarlett

Norris, Jay Jay

North, Jack

O'Brien, James

Openshaw, Lyla-Rose

Orsmond, Taylor

Osborne, George

Ottley, Connor

Palmer, Jack

Paramithiotis, Christianna

Patterson, Ethan

Patterson, Fraser

Powell, Lexie

Quinn, Martin

Raybould, Meadow

Redding, Jay

Rossiter, Guy

Rossiter, Natasha

Sawyer, Ellie

Shaw, Harry

Shillitoe, Thomas

Shooter, Owen

Shooter, Reece

Sibthorpe, Joshua

Smith, James

Smith, Owen

Smith, Tamsin

Stead, Alex

Stephenson, Nathan

Stephenson, Rebecca

Stuart, Eleanor

Taylor, Amelia

Taylor, Freddie

Thomas, Leah-Grace

Waterman, Emily

Watts, Ewan-Cole

Whiteaker, Laura

Whiteaker, Lucy

Whittam, Michael

Wilkinson, Jack

Wilkinson, Megan

Wilkinson, Thomas

Williams, Olivia

Willson, Rachel

Willson, Riley

Wilson, Alexander

Wormleighton, Rhys

Wyld, Katie

Young, Joshua

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Transiti

on

s Days

Transition Plus Activity Day

On the last day of year 7s summer holiday, we set out in the minibus to Wide Hori-zons at Margaret MacMillan House in Wrotham for our annual activity day. The sun was not exactly shining but at least it was dry! Sam and Helen were our instructors for the day and did a great job helping the students to problem solve and communi-cate effectively to beat the various tasks facing them.

We began on group see-saw task with considerable cooperation needed to achieve a balance for 10 seconds – something the group achieved surprisingly quickly. We went on to the activities in the Hive Challenge and much fun was had by all, espe-cially watching us staff wiggle their way through ever smaller hoops!

In the afternoon we started with the climbing wall, which was a first for LA and the students amazed us with their bravery and ability to follow instructions with such care. We then set off into the woods to try out the low ropes, ending with a swing on-to the cargo net and photo opportunity. Throughout the activity the students demon-strated good pair and team work which was impressive.

Asked to sum the day up in one word each, the students said: thrilling; fabulous;

amazing; daring; exciting; fun; unbelievable and !

We were impressed by the students excellent behaviour and willingness to have a go at anything. We look forward to seeing them face the challenge of year 7 with equal success! Mrs Gail Peters Student Support Co-ordinator

Wide Horizons

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We all know the feeling – that mixture of excitement and sheer terror at the prospect of being a year 7 starting a brand new school in September. You cannot wait to get stuck in to your new lessons and break out the stationary BUT what if you have no friends? What if you get lost around the building? What if your teachers are all really horrible?

As a school we work hard to try and combat some of these fears (whilst cranking up the ex-citement and anticipation even further!) by holding our Transition Summer Schools on site every year.

These take place on site over two weeks and are always incredibly popular and great fun and this year was no exception! Over the course of the two weeks, students were able to compete in Zorb racing, meet and handle exotic wild animals, take part in fantastic team building activities, treasure hunts and outdoor games. Students were also treated to visits to the cinema and Howletts Wild Animal Park as well as picnics in the park.

As well as being great fun, these activities all allowed students to create strong friendships with their peers and teachers (particularly helpful for those students who had made the transition from primary to secondary school alone) and familiarize themselves with Longfield Academy in preparation for their first day in September.

The feedback from the students was brilliant and in particular one young lady commented that although she had been incredibly nervous and had initially been reluctant to attend the Summer School, she had made some “brilliant new friends” and “couldn’t wait to come back and see them all in September!”

The Summer School program has been running for three years now and as it has been a consistent suc-

cess in easing the transition and relaxing the pressure of coming to a new school we are already in the planning stages for making our next bigger and better than ever!

Summer School Activities

Sum

mer Sch

oo

l

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Year 7 Settling In

Year 7

Year 7 parents and students attended the Settling in and Information event held on 18th October and we were pleased that so many were able to join the celebration. Students in 7A had enlisted the support of fami-ly and friends to bake cakes for the event and sold their creations, tea and coffee for the MacMillan charity, raising over £150 throughout the evening. Our congratulations and thanks to those bakers and helpers involved and to the star baker, Samuel White. Runners up were Isobel Smart, Lily Leighton and Jessie Wade.

Information shared with parents/carers is available on the website for those unable to attend, including online safety, reporting and assessment, interventions to support academic progress and extra-curricular activities. Parents and carers were also able to look at their son’s/daughter’s exercise books for some subjects and discuss how they had settled so quickly into their new school. It seems parents are pleased there is so much homework!

We look forward to continuing to work together to 'achieve beyond expectations'.

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Three colleges from Year 7 visited Eynsford and Lullingstone Roman Villa to carry out their Humanities fieldwork in September. Students enjoyed investi-gating the ruins at the villa and completed traffic surveys and field sketches in Eynsford.

Work was continued back in the Academy and all students and teachers had a great day.

Mr Ian Chambers

Year 7 Social Science visit to

Eynsford and Lullingstone Roman Villa K

S3 A

ctiviti

es

Longfield Academy netball team went to Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, to play a mini tournament against various other schools. Molly Hanson has written a little something on how they got on: Firstly we played Wilmington Academy A and it ended 0-0. We didn't manage to score as I think we were just getting used to the atmosphere...that's our excuse and we are sticking to it! It was starting to get pretty cold so we had to keep moving. Our second match was against May-field Grammar School with the final score being 1-1. Francesca Boniface scored an amazing goal, with brilliant support from Isla Brown as Centre. Next we played DSTC which ended in another draw, 2-2. So the goals were starting to go in, we just needed to score more than our opponents! Our next game was against Wilmington Grammar School and unfortunately we lost 6-1. Yasmin Court played Goal Defence and even though they scored 6 it would have been a lot more if Yasmin hadn't of defended so well. The last school we played was Saint George's and finally, we won, 4-1! Maisie Morgan played incredibly well as Goal Attack, making sure every ball was hers. The whole team played really well, especially since we have only had one training ses-sion. Imagine how good we'll be after a few more training sessions!

Longfield Academy Netball Team

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Aw

ard

s

Celebration Evening

On Wednesday 21st September 2016

Longfield Academy held it’s annual Cele-

bration Evening. This gives us the oppor-

tunity to celebrate the success, pro-

gress and hard work of our students with

their families.

As always the event was brilliant and

students had the opportunity to receive

praise from their teachers and the

Principal for their efforts last year.

Congratulations to all of those that picked

up awards.

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Roald Dahl would have been 100 years old on 13th September. To help celebrate this momentous occasion, we thought the students would enjoy this Roald Dahl Reading Challenge. During September all of the students were given a challenge to read a Roald Dahl book and in return they received a Golden Ticket that then went into a draw. At the end of the month the tickets were drawn. 58 Roald Dahl books were read by students in various year groups. Some students have enjoyed read-ing Roald Dahl, that they are continuing to read through his collection.

Read

ing C

hallen

ge Roald Dahl Golden Ticket Reading Challenge

Some Roald Dahl facts: Roald Dahl was a fighter pilot in World War 2 Many of his 48 books were written in his garden shed. Roald

Dahl is said to have had an old, battered armchair in a shed in his garden where he wrote most of his books. He would use a specially designed writing board on his lap, writing his stories using an HB pencil on a yellow legal paper pad.

Roald Dahl wrote for around 4 hours every day. His writing

schedule was said to be from 10am to 12pm and from 4pm to 6pm – every single day.

Dahl’s first book for children was The Gremlins in 1943. The

story was written for Walt Disney Productions and was consid-ered an international success.

He was writing a third book about the character Charlie Bucket

when he died. The book was to be called Charlie Bucket and the White House but Roald passed away before it was finished.

Roald Dahl may have invented over 250 new words. Many of

these words appear in the best-selling children’s book The BFG (short for “Big Friendly Giant”).

Dahl’s characters were often based on people he met in real

life. For example, it is thought that the grandmother in the book The Witches was based on Roald Dahl’s mother, Sofie.

Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay for the James Bond movie

You Only Live Twice. He also wrote the screenplay for another Ian Fleming novel – this time for the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

The next reading challenge will be in January.

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Lon

gfield

Bake O

ff

On Wednesday 19th October the staff took part in their own version of the ‘Great British Bake Off! It was run in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Support Charity. Staff had to pay to enter their bakes and then pay to taste and vote for their favourites. Our winners were:

Well done to everybody who contributed, staff

raised over £90!

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Un

iversity On the 10th October selected students were given the opportunity to gain some

knowledge of what it would be like to attend university.

Here is what they had to say:

University opportunities

My time at the University of Kent summer school. By Callum Gladdish

This year I was given the opportunity to attended a summer-school at the University of Kent.

In order to gain a place I was asked to write an applica-tion form that required some information about those subjects I am most interested in and a reference from a teacher of my choice.

The summer-school was advertised as an informative week with post graduates and people that attended university at the time. The people that took part in the summer school were accommodated in rooms that actual students would stay in during their studies.

In general this week consisted of a variety of sessions. For example there was a session called ‘your future, your choice’. This session focused on your chosen subject and what courses would help you achieve a job in your chosen area of work. It then went on to the requirements needed to be able to study your degree. This included GCSEs, A-levels and things like voluntary work.

It happened to be the case that my subject of interest was Psychology. The university recognised this and I had multiple conversations with people that study this subject. This helped me a lot because there is no one that could talk to me about the opportunities that university has to offer in my house. With this in mind it was good to hear from people that not only have spent years at university but also have studied the same subjects you are interested in.

Most importantly my time at the university taught me that university is a possibility in my future to achieve what I want to achieve. Before my trip to the university I didn’t really see university as a priority or even a possibility, but then when you are actually put into that environment and are introduced to subjects that you want to study it pushes you into considering it or even being certain.

There are many reasons that I would encourage current year 10s to participate. Firstly because it is something entirely new to the day to day life you are familiar with and is potentially an experience you would enjoy. Even if you go and realise that university isn’t for you then that is fair enough, at least then you know for sure.

Personally I went not really caring about university and came out realising it is something I enjoyed and could do after A-levels and has provided me with the motivation to ensure that I get the required grades!

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My time with the University of Cambridge.

By Sophie Lissenden

On the 10th of October, I was lucky enough to join twelve other Longfield Academy students in attending a conference in the Hilton, Cambridge. This conference was made up of talks and workshops about how we can get into top universities, with a focus on prospective medical students, pharmacists, vets and dentists. The first speaker was incredibly helpful and informative and told us about the key universities of Oxford, Cambridge, King's College and a number of Russell Group universities. They also gave us fantastic advice on how best to apply to said universities, gave us interview tips and answered any questions and queries we may have had. This was followed by a second speaker who advised us on how to get into medical professions and the universities that support those courses. Though this did not personally apply to me, I know that it was found to be incredibly helpful to those around me who are aspiring to become doctors, dentists, biomedical scientists and they took an awful lot from this particular talk. In my opinion, anybody that may be offered the opportunity to go to a conference like this in the future should most definitely attend. The main reason for this is that as a result of this conference I am now much more confident my choice of universities and how to increase my chances of being selected for them. It also opened my eyes to the fact that you do not have to fit into any stereotypes to be educated at such esteemed universities, they are open and available to anybody - no matter what your background!

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