The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy

Overview

The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy continues to be a "good provider," offering tailored education for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The college delivers a "carefully structured, flexible curriculum" that effectively develops students' independent life and employability skills through horsemanship.

Strengths

• Students benefit from an individualised curriculum where they "develop their knowledge, skills, and behaviours effectively through caring for and riding horses."
• Teaching staff use "repetition and application extremely well" and questioning "expertly" to promote independent learning and confidence.
• Leaders have "greatly improved the way they monitor and record students’ progress," ensuring swift intervention to support independence.
• An "effective careers programme" provides weekly transition coaching, helping students prepare for adult social care and employment.
• Trustees provide "very strong oversight," ensuring senior leaders "continue to put the students’ first."

Areas to improve

• Leaders should ensure all students are supported to "relate learning to their practical environment."
• Leaders should increase work experience hours so students experience "more realistic expectations, such as longer days."
• Leaders and trustees must ensure the Prevent risk assessment is "up to date" to mitigate risks of extremism.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are "effective," with a "strong culture of safeguarding" maintained by vigilant staff and thorough risk assessments.