SECONDARY AND FURTHER EDUCATION

Lancaster & Morecambe is a knowledge driven city with one of the most highly skilled workforces in the country. The city's academic community continues to develop its research and commercial skills and forge partnerships with business - locally, nationally and internationally - to create lasting impact.

Lancaster & Morecambe College
Lancaster & Morecambe College has been providing high quality further education since the 1950s and is a successful provider of education and training for the local area, offering students job-related training, broad-based education and recreational activities. Facilities include the £1.5 million Art & Design building opened in 2001 and the £2 million Community Sports & Coaching Centre opened in 2000.

The College's Learning Centre, which is situated in Morecambe town centre, is a state-of-the-art IT training facility offering flexible, open learning courses for all levels.

Secondary education
Lancaster & Morecambe's ten secondary schools are a prime asset, with all achieving over the national target for GCSE results in 2004. Lancaster has two of the UK's top ranking schools - Lancaster Boys' Grammar and Lancaster Girls' Grammar are both in the top twenty.

The Boys' Grammar has an excellent alumni network and includes Kevin Roberts, global boss of Saatchi (based in New Zealand), who ranks Lancaster as 'one of his five favourite places on the planet'.