
I would recommend LMC as a fantastic place to study sport and continue your development and interests in football. Your studies link to your football development as much as possible, helping you gain the knowledge, skills and experiences to pursue a career in sport in the future.
As of May 2022, Chris Squirrel became a Lecturer in Sport & Lead Football Coach at LMC where he teaches on all Sports programmes and leads on the LMC Football Academy, with the aim to prepare a competitive team for the league championship.
Chris started his LMC journey as a student before progressing in his career and specialising in Sports Coaching, Science, Strength & Conditioning as a First Team Fitness & Rehabilitation Coach at Morecambe Football Club.
Since becoming a member of staff at LMC, Chris is developing the use of technology within the courses currently offered in Sport, so that learners can gain real-life experience within their studies.
Access to high-quality facilities and equipment was a contributing factor in Chris' decision to be a part of the College Community and to support teaching and coaching across the department.
Chris is proud of the exposure to Morecambe Football Club which LMC's Football Academy students have access to on campus, alongside the extra opportunities for learners to enjoy and perform in new environments, including arranging football training camps and fixtures overseas in Alicante.
The additional activities LMC offer to students are superb and provides extra opportunities to test and enjoy new environments. The variety of modules that I can teach based on my background in professional sport enables me to support multiple areas of courses at LMC.
When asked what advice he'd give to someone applying for a course in Sport, Chris said:
I would recommend LMC as a fantastic place to study sport and continue your development and interests in football. Your studies link to your football development as much as possible, helping you gain the knowledge, skills and experiences to pursue a career in sport in the future.
In my role as a course tutor I’m responsible for ensuring that my students develop in many areas, and not just Hairdressing. I like to encourage my students to improve their well-being as well as support them with their personal development and learning journey, to gain the knowledge to be successful within their course to achieve the qualifications they need to progress in the industry.
I enjoy being part of the team and thinking of new ways to support local businesses in realising their potential. Watching learners transition from a one-day course to gaining qualifications motivates me to continue teaching at LMC.
Come and join us here as LMC! You’ll gain new skills, use industry standard equipment, be taught by a dedicated team of specialists who are passionate about educating you to a higher skills level, so that you can gain an Apprenticeship or full time employment.
I would say that Hospitality & Catering industry isn’t an easy option, but it can be really rewarding and enjoyable if you work hard at it. It also has excellent job prospects at the end of the course, as the majority of our completing students gain full time employment within high class establishments
I love working with such keen and dedicated staff and students. I also like how every day is different because we attract such a wide range of students including year 11 from local high schools aged 16-18 who apply to the full time courses, to adult students who attend the part time courses. It’s nice to work with so many people from all different backgrounds and cultures who share a passion for cooking.
I enjoy sharing my knowledge and experience of animals with students and seeing a learners journey as they make progress. The best part of teaching the course would definitely be the experience we offer learners, it's a unique and hands on way of developing their knowledge of working with animals.












