Stacey Sweeting
Access to HE
2024-25
Studying at university to become an Occupational Therapist
LMC has helped me move into a professional space as I am now heading to the University of Cumbria to become an amazing Occupational Therapist. I want to get a promising career that helps me give back to the NHS, who have helped me through a major journey.
Stacey began her journey with LMC in 2024, enrolling on the Access to HE Level 3 course. She is currently a full-time mum and volunteers with a local homeless charity, where she helps to befriend and support individuals who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or have recently been rehoused. Stacey originally studied Hairdressing, but it wasn’t the right fit for her. She later chose to study the Access to HE course particularly the Health & Social Care route.
“My time at LMC has made me more confident with academic structures for essays, reports and assignments. A highlight has been gaining confidence in Harvard referencing, which will help me at university.”
“LMC has helped me move into a professional space as I am now heading to the University of Cumbria to become an amazing Occupational Therapist. I want to get a promising career that helps me give back to the NHS, who have helped me through a major journey.”
Stacey shared that the most enjoyable parts of the course were meeting new people and learning new skills that will benefit her at university and beyond. She said that her biggest takeaways from being a student at LMC were learning to be more patient with herself and giving herself more credit, as she realised she knew more than she thought. Her proudest achievement since leaving College has been securing a confirmed place at University of Cumbria.
“The advice I would give to someone considering appying to the Access course would be that it is very intense and you need to put in a lot of hard work to get the results. However, it is worthwhile and is a huge stepping stone to progressing to university.”
Stacey’s journey shows how determination and the right support can lead to exciting new opportunities. With her university place confirmed, she’s ready to take the next step towards a fulfilling career in healthcare.
YOUR TUTOR(S)
I love working at Lancaster & Morecambe College with such an amazing team that are passionate about delivering outstanding teaching across the departments. The Apprenticeship courses at LMC are well developed programmes that offer students amazing opportunities and experiences, whilst allowing them to earn while they learn as they progress through the Apprenticeship.
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.
The most satisfying part of my job role is inspiring students to have the confidence to become beauty therapists and work in their dream careers.
I’ve seen first hand how learners from all backgrounds thrive here at College, and it’s amazing to watch their confidence grow as they realise what they’re capable of. Education really can open doors, and LMC is a great place to start that journey.
My role is to work alongside the tutors and students to ensure the work placements are secured, completed and recorded in line with procedural requirements. This is a simple description, as there is a lot of work behind the scenes to ensure this happens! I see good communication, administration, attention to detail and patience as key attributes of the role.
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
ALUMNI
Callum Kelly
Elle Walsh
Olivia Hammond
Thomas Cross
Fleur Newell
Danny Stackhouse
