Dear Colleague,
Thank you for your interest in Long Road Sixth Form College. You have many options when choosing where to start or to continue with your career, and I would like to share a few reasons why Long Road is a special place to work.
When I joined Long Road as Principal some years ago, I was made to feel so welcome, the same welcome we give to all our new students and colleagues. As a sixth form college we offer a highly successful mix of curriculum breadth with excellent pastoral care. We nurture, challenge, and inspire our students to achieve their very best. We are a values driven organisation:
• We act with integrity; we keep our commitments and are honest, fair, and trustworthy.
• We aim to encourage and inspire each other to success – to be the best that we can be.
• We share a passion for learning and its capacity to transform lives.
• We show respect for ourselves, for others and for our environment.
• We will achieve our vision through collaborative, effective teamwork, both in college and with our community partners.
These are not just words you will see them demonstrated across our college community.
We are passionate about our mission – we believe our students deserve the very best education we can provide. Consequently, our standards for our students and for ourselves are high. Ofsted agreed awarding, in December 2019, a rating of GOOD across all categories inspected. Our aspiration today is to become outstanding. We know that collectively we can achieve great things.
Our students are successful because our teachers are truly committed subject specialists. We make time for regular, bespoke professional learning for all colleagues whether NQT or experienced practitioner. We are active members of the National Teaching School CASSA (Cambridge & Suffolk Schools Alliance) contributing to and accessing valuable CPD and we have very close links with Cambridge University Faculty of Education. If you aspire to leadership we offer a range of exciting opportunities, for example currently four colleagues are undertaking a year- long programme run by SFCA (Sixth Form Colleges Association).
If you are looking for a college where you can make a real difference, where you will enjoy supporting students to achieve the very best; then this is the perfect opportunity.
Best wishes, Yolanda