Ofsted Report 2025
Staff, students and governors at Lancaster & Morecambe College (LMC) are celebrating the latest Ofsted inspection which graded the College as GOOD across all areas, and commended the strong contribution LMC makes to meeting skills needs across the region.
A team of 11 Inspectors spent 4 days on the campus in early February 2025 and undertook a comprehensive inspection of all aspects of College life, concluding that LMC provides an ambitious curriculum, setting consistently high standards and that students enjoy attending classes and feel supported and respected by college staff.
As part of the new inspection framework, the College was assessed on how well they meet local, regional and national skills needs and they received the highest accolade, with LMC’s contribution rated as strong, noting.
Staff work highly effectively with an extensive network of employers to develop tailored training and education programmes… and play a key role leading on the sustainability and green skills agenda in the region.
The inspection team met a wide range of students, apprentices and employers during their 4-day visit, including a number of adult learners, and were impressed with their commitment and enthusiasm.
Learners and apprentices are proud of the knowledge, skills and behaviours that they develop.
Staff were praised for setting consistent expectations on the behaviours and attitudes needed for life and work, and for developing meaningful and relevant work experience opportunities for learners.
Daniel Braithwaite, Principal of Lancaster & Morecambe College said
I am extremely proud of our students, staff and stakeholders endorsed by our fantastic Ofsted report officially published this week. It is a powerful validation of our collective hard work and commitment to the communities we serve. There are some amazing statements within the report that highlight how our students feel about their learning, development and the support received from staff LMC. Employers and wider stakeholders also provided Ofsted with some fantastic feedback on how we work in partnership to meet their needs, leading to recognition of our strong contribution to meeting skills needs at a local, regional and national level. We will celebrate as a team, but also take on board areas for development collectively. We will build on this solid platform, reflect on the feedback shared and move forward as one college with ambition for the future.
During the inspection surveys were sent out on behalf of Ofsted to LMC learners, their parents and carers, adult students, regional employers, College staff and community stakeholders to gather their feedback on the College. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with 95% of current students saying that they would recommend LMC to their friends and 93% of staff stating that they were proud to work at College.
YOUR TUTOR(S)
If you are interested in finding out more about how children learn and how we best support them, are considering a career in education, child psychology or social work put LMC at the top of your list! We have excellent industry links for placement experience and combined with our experienced and highly qualified lecturers, we can give you a real edge in the world of work or applying for university.
The course gives people experiences of business in many forms which can be used in a huge variety of possible future careers – past students have gone on to work in sectors as diverse as fashion, charities, social media, nuclear energy, defence manufacturing and the public sector.
Whether you're confident that you want to be a plumber/gas engineer, think you want to try your hand at it, or have no idea what you want to do - plumbing or gas work is an excellent asset for anyone to have. They're both great career options, loved by foreign countries if you're looking to travel, or at the very least will save you some money on a plumber in the future no matter what you end up doing!
If you are interested in working with animals, this is a great course for you! As not only do you gain the knowledge and practical skills to work with animals, but you also gain the employability skills to be able to work in teams and work within the industry. It's important to remember that jobs in the animal industry are not just about working with animals, you need to have the skills to deal with people too!
Try to achieve the best grades you can. As a qualified Carpenter or Joiner, you will have the opportunity to work anywhere in the world.
I love working with people of all ages and backgrounds and seeing them make progress and achieve their qualifications, sometimes in “small” ways, such as remembering how to do a written multiplication.
ALUMNI
Tom Hurdle
Melissa Butcher
Daniel Stainer
Fleur Newell
Fabrizia Todd
Kyle Davies
