Long Road Sixth Form College

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Short inspection of Long Road Sixth

Form College Inspection dates: 11–12 December 2019 Outcome Long Road Sixth Form College continues to be a good provider. Information about this provider Long Road Sixth Form College was previously inspected in January 2017.

It is situated in the heart of Cambridge. It has one main site and approximately 2,250 students on 16-19 study programmes, including 21 students with additional learning and/or high needs and six adult studentsThe college does not have any subcontracted provision. The largest subject areas the college provides learning in are science and mathematics, social sciences, creative arts, and languages, literature and culture.

The college offers a small numb...er of vocational level 2 courses. Most courses offered are at level 3What is it like to be a learner with this provider? Students develop their wider skills and knowledge through participating in a wide range of interesting and effective extra-curricular activities, including volunteeringFor example, students who join the volunteering group articulate the benefits to themselves and the people they help: 'The volunteering club is a great way to help others while meeting new people and forming new skills and knowledge. Most Tuesdays, a group of students visit a woman who lost her sight and now uses a guide dog.

We may read out instructions and she will type what we say into her Braille machine. This is so she can use it later on.' Students learn what it is like to work in their chosen careers through participating in employer-led projectsIndustry mentors help students to develop work-ready skills, such as team-working, time management, communication and high-level technical skills.

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