"It is important that we continue to strive to be better tomorrow than we are today in everything that we do" - Rory MacDonald, Chief Executive.

Awards/Accreditations:

  • Best of the Best awarded by the Adult Learning Inspectorate.
  • Beacon Status awarded by Government Ministers.
  • ALI Grade 1: Outstanding awarded by the Adult Learning Inspectorate.
  • National Training Award for "the excellence of training provided".
  • Investors in People Accreditation.
  • BHS Accredited.

Other Acheivements

  • We train nearly 3 times as many Government funded Apprentices in Racehorse Care and Racehorse Care and Management, compared to our nearest competitor.
  • Our achievement rates are 22% above the national average for Work Based Learning.
  • Over half of the Champion Apprentice Jockeys over the last 15 years started their career on the Foundation Programme at The British Racing School.
  • In 2006 we celebrated our 2500th graduate from a nine-week course who had been placed in a full-time job in the Racing Industry.
  • Rory MacDonald, Chief Executive was short listed for the Racing Welfare Pride of Racing Awards for being "Dedicated to giving young people the best possible grounding".
  • The following were shortlisted for the QIA Star awards. These awards are designed to recognise and reward the true STARs of the further education system :
    Sarah Hayde - Workplace Co-ordinator
    Colin Rayner - Senior Instructor
    Mary Coll - Former Instructor