Lydia Corney
Children’s Play, Learning & Development Level 3
2019 - 2022
It has been good to challenge myself and not just always settle for the easy option. LMC taught me that facing challenges can be an effective way of gaining more skills and it has shown me that there’s so much you can achieve when you put your mind to it.
Lydia Corney decided to study Children's Play, Learning & Development Level 2 as she was one of six siblings and thought this experience could be built upon to help form her career. A year later, Lydia is now on the Children’s Play, Learning & Development Level 3 course where she can continually demonstrate her existing abilities whilst developing new skills within class and on work placement.
Lydia particularly enjoys her work placement opportunities as they are helping her plan for the future:
Placement has been a great way of understanding what it is like to work alongside children, as well as other practitioners and teachers, from a variety of backgrounds. This has allowed me to gain a wider understanding of the industry and is helping me to build a clearer plan of what I want to do in the future.
So far within her course, Lydia described that the key skills she has developed are her confidence, which has led her to be more involved in class discussions, as well as her ability to work effectively in a team with other practitioners. Lydia credits the College for helping her to push herself to improve on these capabilities, saying:
It has been good to challenge myself and not just always settle for the easy option. LMC taught me that facing challenges can be an effective way of gaining more skills and it has shown me that there’s so much you can achieve when you put your mind to it.
Lydia also explained that College has helped her socially, as coming to College has given her the opportunity to meet a range of new people and make some friends for life.
When asked what advice she would give to somebody considering studying the Children’s Play, Learning & Development Level 3 course, Lydia said:
For anyone thinking about doing this course I would say go for it, all the tutors I’ve been taught by have always been so helpful and you receive so much encouragement throughout the course.
YOUR TUTOR(S)
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.
We have a very knowledgeable and dedicated team from different areas of the animal industry. We offer a range of courses in Animal Studies at different levels to cater for a wide range of students. Practically, you will work with a range of animals on site, spend time in our laboratories and hone your skills further during independent work-related experience. Working with animals can be a fun and rewarding career but it does involve hard graft and dedication!
It’s really difficult to state just one thing I love about working at Lancaster & Morecambe College because there are so many! I really wanted to work here because the college has a fantastic reputation. I love introducing new ways of working and keeping up with relevant trends to improve the course, and I really enjoy the supportive environment that we create for our students.
I really enjoy being part of the LMC Beauty Team and working within the department. Watching my students grow and develop their ideas and skillsets week on week is a really exciting part of my role, particularly when I can see them challenging themselves to get creative and try out new and different ideas.
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.
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.
ALUMNI
Emma Ford
Lydia Corney
Philip Dunn
