Goddard Veterinary Nursing College is celebrating a glowing Ofsted report which rated it good in all areas, including its quality of education, apprenticeships and leadership, and management.

Part of the Goddard Veterinary Group and based at Wanstead Veterinary Hospital in East London, the College takes most of its students from vet practices in London and the home counties.

At the time of the inspection, the College had 34 students on its Registered Veterinary Nurse course and 15 students working towards their Level 2 animal care and welfare assistant qualification.

Ofsted inspectors found that the College’s apprentices learn and work in very supportive environments and value the support they get from the tutors and clinical coaches.

In their report the inspectors said: “Apprentices’ academic and welfare needs are met well.

"Apprentices enjoy their training and would recommend it to others.

"Leaders and managers have a clear rationale for delivering their training.

"They aim to train apprentices so they become skilled veterinary practitioners and develop a career in the sector.”

Group Training Manager and Head of Centre at the college, Emma Eve-Raw, said: “To receive such positive feedback from Ofsted is very rewarding.

"Our team prides itself on inspiring the next generation of veterinary nurses and veterinary nursing assistants and we have a flexible approach to give students the best chance of reaching their full potential.

“We offer hybrid learning to make it easier to balance studying alongside working in practice and every student is assessed to find out how they best learn, so their course can be tailored to suit them.

“We are also very proud of our teaching team, as we have more than 100 years of RVN experience between us and our senior teaching team spends time in practice every year to ensure their practical knowledge is kept up to date.”

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