Luke Morris

From September 2010, the British Racing School is offering an opportunity for a limited number of young people aged 14 - 15 years to weekly board at the BRS for the final two years of their compulsory education.

Luke Morris, former FLP student

The scheme is brand new and will see these young people ride out each weekday morning, attend a local school for four days of the week where they will study for their GCSEs (or for the Land Based and Environment Diploma). One day a week will be devoted entirely to learning about and riding our ex-racehorses and by the end of the second year (Year 11), periods of which may be spent in a Newmarket trainer's yard, they should have achieved their NVQ 2 in Racehorse Care.

This is a variation on our current Flexible Learning Programme which is available to young people at schools in the Newmarket area. We think this will appeal to those with a passion for racing but who live too far from Newmarket to travel daily. A number of promising young jockeys have been through our FLP programme, amongst them Luke Morris, Charles Eddery and William Carson. Parents will be required to cover the boarding costs (food, accommodation, supervision, travel to/from school) at the British Racing School which will be £8,000 per year. There are no tuition fees to pay. For more details please contact Duncan Gregory or Jaki Houston-Campbell or phone 01638 665103.