Since 2015 and supported financially by The Racing Foundation HEROS has been working on its education programmes.  We are now gaining huge recognition in the local community as a first class “Alternative to school” placement for children who do not thrive in the school/classroom environment and are better suited to education outside the mainstream system.

Training is delivered in Functional Skills for Maths and English and we also teach to GCSE level when needed. Mentoring is given in life skills such as: cooking on a budget, eating a healthy diet; managing your money; working as part of a team and dealing with conflict to name a few.

Students progress from these foundation courses to do either a six month Traineeship, or may go straight onto an Apprenticeship depending on their ability and progress. We work with KEITS as our Training Provider to deliver these courses at a high level. The aims are to get these young people into the workplace and enjoy and recognize their success at whatever level. We encourage the students to take up employment in the racing industry but would support whatever route they are interested in. HEROS’ wonderful horses help all our students, including children and adults with Special Educational Needs (SEN), to gain the necessary attributes to take them on to an exciting future.