Myerscough College

Overview

Myerscough College delivers a high-quality land-based curriculum that significantly contributes to national skills priorities, including food resilience and sustainability. Leaders work effectively with employers to design courses, resulting in strong apprenticeship provision and an inclusive culture where learners feel safe and supported. While most teaching is effective, the report notes inconsistencies in a few areas of education for young people.

Strengths

• Leaders "work highly effectively" with employers to create a "high-quality land-based curriculum" addressing national skills needs.
• Apprenticeships are rated "Strong standard," with teachers using "highly effective teaching and assessment strategies" to ensure mastery of complex skills.
• The college fosters a "supportive and inclusive culture," with staff quickly identifying needs for learners with SEND and providing tailored support.
• Learners benefit from extensive wider opportunities, including "industry trips," "international sports tours," and employer-sponsored competitions.
• Staff wellbeing is prioritised, with leaders ensuring staff "feel valued" through measures like hybrid working and counselling.

Areas to improve

• In a few instances, teaching and training for young people are "not of a consistently high standard."
• In a minority of subjects, the curriculum is "not sufficiently well planned or adapted," leading to topics not being taught in a logical order.
• In some cases, teachers do not routinely check learners’ understanding of key terms or provide sufficient feedback to help them improve.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an "open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility" and concerns actively managed.