Beaumont College

A friendly place where students can develop interests and gradually gain the skills and confidence they need to move on to the next stage of their lives.

Welcome to Beaumont College

Beaumont College offers both residential and day programmes in Lancaster, while our satellite services offer individuals a learning programme that is delivered closer to home in Barrow, Blackpool, and Carlisle.

At Beaumont College we work as one team to make a difference in the lives of our students. Our aim is to enable students to take responsibility for their own lives in whichever form this takes.

All of our college sites offer programmes for young people aged 18 to 25 with a broad range of physical and/or learning impairments. Students are offered a variety of specialist support from highly trained staff, working alongside our tutors.

This includes:

Students are encouraged to do exciting and adventurous activities that they may have always wanted to try
Our interdisciplinary team do all they can to help students realise their dreams in the safest way possible
We work together with our students to increase their independence, so they can take more control over their lives
Allocated Learning support workers, Key workers, Student support workers
Speech and Language Therapists and Dieticians
Behavioural Specialist and staff trained in TEACCH principles and within the Institute for Applied Behaviour Analysis (IABA) approach
Physio and Occupational Therapists
IT and Assistive Technology support and guidance

College Curriculum

The Beaumont curriculum consists of five ‘Pathways’ to learning that are assigned based on holistic assessment and each individual PATH. Learning is session and community based and delivered in real settings, this ensures that students are able to transfer skills beyond their college course. Each young person and/or their advocate choose from subjects offered within these pathways through the Individual Option Planning process in order to build their programme.

Our Assistive Technology

Beaumont College is a national centre of excellence for Assistive Technology practice and development. The Beaumont College Technology Team regularly works with specialist assistive technology providers, mainstream IT and technology companies, other colleges and sector organisations to improve assistive technology equipment, software and practice.

Residential Accommodation

Located approximately one mile from Lancaster City Centre, our main campus boasts seven separate living areas plus two houses within the grounds. All of our living areas are fully accessible and fitted to meet student’s individual needs.

Each area has a dedicated team of staff who support students to keep in touch with their family, plus access facilities within the local area, Morecambe and the Lake District.

Working at Beaumont College

Beaumont College is a community full of passion, enthusiasm and commitment.

Those who work at Beaumont, irrespective of their role, length of service, or experience, share a common passion for the work that we do and a deep commitment to supporting the students at Beaumont to be the very best they can be, whatever their individual needs and challenges.

We offer an excellent working environment, full training and regular supervision. If you feel you can make a difference and have a genuine interest in promoting and empowering young people then we would like to hear from you.

Please see our Recruitment page for information on our current vacancies and some of the benefits of working with us.

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The college offers individual programmes within a curriculum that has strong emphasis on personal development through a clearly assessed curriculum framework. As well as offering discrete courses provided internally within the college, the college also offers students the opportunity to work within the community with local partnerships and employers.

Each student accesses an individual programme that is based on a combination of course choices that are tailored to meet individual needs and aspirations, identified through their person-centred PATH (Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope) planning and support assessments

Featured and Latest News and Events

Winter Fair

Dec 13, 2019 | Latest News

Thanks to everyone's fantastic support this years winter fair raised a total of £2,130.10. Thank you to everyone that joined us!

Christmas Tree Festival

Dec 9, 2019 | Latest News

This year we have a display in the Christmas tree festival at Morecambe Parish Church. Here is a little sneak preview of our tree. Let us know what you think. If you visit, tag us in your photographs. - its a mixture of student artwork and craft.

Election candidates visit College

Dec 9, 2019 | Latest News

On Friday, the Student Union invited candidates from all parties standing in the local elections to speak to the wider college group about their stance on a range of topics important to them. Among the things discussed was funding for education, independent living,...