Carrington Riding Centre

☀️🍔 A well-deserved celebration for an incredible team! 🍔☀️

As another fantastic school year comes to an end, our team enjoyed a well-earned Staff BBQ in the glorious sunshine and what a perfect summer's day it was! 🌞

This year has been filled with hard work, dedication and countless moments where our staff have gone above and beyond for our students. Every single member of the team has played a part in ensuring we continue to deliver on what our name stands for... Changing Lives.

To our amazing staff, thank you for your commitment, compassion and unwavering support throughout the year. We couldn't do it without you.

Now it's soon time to enjoy a well-earned break before we do it all again! 💙

🏅🎉 What a fantastic way to round off the school year! 🎉🏅

On Friday we held our End of Year Sports Day, and we just had to share these incredible mascots created by our talented students! 🤩

From the initial designs right through to the finished creations, our students showed amazing creativity, teamwork and dedication. We think they've done an absolutely brilliant job, and they certainly brought plenty of fun and personality to the day!

A huge well done to everyone involved, we're so proud of what you've achieved! 💙👏

🍽️ WE'RE HIRING – PART TIME SCHOOL KITCHEN ASSISTANT 🍽️

We're looking for a reliable and enthusiastic School Kitchen Assistant to join our friendly team!

📍 Hours:
🗓️ Monday & Tuesday
🕤 9.30am – 1.30pm
📚 Term Time Only

The ideal candidate will have experience in:
🥗 Food preparation, with a good understanding of food hygiene and health & safety
🍽️ Serving lunches and desserts
🍎 Preparing and serving snacks
✨ Maintaining a clean, safe and tidy kitchen
🧼 Assisting with end-of-day kitchen routines
⚠️ Understanding food allergens and dietary requirements

Essential:
✔️ Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to complete this qualification)
✔️ Ability to successfully pass an enhanced DBS check, as this role involves working within a school environment with young people.

If you're hardworking, enjoy working as part of a team, and would love to make a difference in our school community, we'd love to hear from you!

📧 To apply or request further information, please send your CV to: [email protected]

📚 We're Hiring – ENGLISH Teacher Wanted! ✏️

Are you passionate about inspiring young people through the power of English? We'd love to hear from you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring and dedicated English Teacher to join our fantastic team at our specialist school. This is a wonderful opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of young people in a supportive, rewarding and unique learning environment.

We're looking for someone who:
🍎 Has a passion for teaching English.
🌟 Can inspire, motivate and engage students with a range of learning needs.
❤️ Is patient, creative and committed to helping every student achieve their potential.
🤝 Enjoys working as part of a supportive and friendly team.

In return, you'll be joining a school where relationships matter, every day is different, and no two successes are ever the same.

If you're looking for a teaching role where you can truly make a difference, we'd love to hear from you!

INSTRUCTIONS TO VIEW DETAILS & APPLY--(Please note you will only be able to view from a laptop or desk top):
1. Click onto this link:
https://www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy/english-teacher-trafford-2334718
2. Create an account
3. View details

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post with anyone who may be interested! 📖✨

Careers Day 2026 🌟
A huge thank you to everyone who helped make our Careers Day such an incredible success, brilliantly organised by the fabulous Jenny! 💙
Our students had the opportunity to meet people from a wide range of careers, ask questions, gain valuable advice and explore the many different pathways available to them when they leave us. These experiences are so important in helping them build confidence and think about their futures.
A massive thank you to:
🔹 Gary Emmerson – Builder
🔹 Neil Foster – Mindset Coach
🔹 Sunset Sounds Healing
🔹 Bryany – Arable Farmer
🔹 Matthew-Rolls-Royce
🔹 Aaron-Just Horse Riders
🔹 PC Walsh
🔹 Sharon- Carrington Riding Centre
Your time, enthusiasm and willingness to share your experiences made a real difference to our students. Without the support of people like you, we simply couldn't provide opportunities like this.
Thank you once again for giving our students such an inspiring and memorable day. We truly appreciate every one of you! 💙✨

🐾 SUMMER FUNDRAISER ALERT 🐾

Mark your calendars, Carrington Saturday 25th July is going to be a BIG one! 🎉

We're throwing open the gates for our Summer Fundraiser and there is SO much packed in, you'll need the whole day 👇

🐶 DOG SHOW – classes for every kind of good boy & girl (Golden Oldie, Fancy Dress, Dog Most Like Its Owner… we're calling it now, it'll be chaos 😂)
🐴 Pony rides
🏰 Bouncy castle
🎨 Face painting
🎟️ Tombola
🎁 Raffle
🍔 Food & drink vendors
🐾 Animal petting corner
✨ …and SO much more!

Including a special visit from PetMedics doing claw clipping for £5 and an educational talk!

FREE to attend, all welcome, bring the whole family (four-legged ones too)! 🐕🐈

📍 Carrington Riding Centre, Isherwood Road, M31 4BH
📅 Saturday 25th July
🕛 Judging starts 12pm

Every penny raised goes straight back into caring for the cats in our rescue vet bills, food, upcoming necessary upgrades and giving them the best shot at finding their forever homes. 💛

Tag someone who needs a fun family day out, and tag your friends and family below if you're coming let's make this our best fundraiser yet!

Nicole x

🎶🐴 End of Year Dressage to Music Competition 🐴🎶

What an incredible day we had at our End of Year Dressage to Music Competition! Our students and team worked so hard preparing both themselves and our wonderful horses, and all that dedication really paid off.

The horses performed impeccably, and our students rode like true professionals, producing some fantastic tests to music. We couldn't be prouder of every single one of them for their hard work, commitment and achievements.

Here are just a few photos from a brilliant day – with plenty more still to come! 📸

A huge well done to everyone involved. You all made it a day to remember! 💙🐴

🐴 Throwback Thursday! 🐴

Here's a fantastic throwback photo from our Pony Club in 2014! 🤩

Do you recognise yourself? We'd love to know who you can spot, so tag yourself or your friends in the comments! 📸💚

What makes this photo even more special to us is that every member of staff in it is still part of our team today! ❤️ A huge shout-out to Lisa, Emma, Natalie and Sharon – thank you for your dedication, loyalty and all the wonderful memories you've helped create over the years.

We feel so lucky to have such an amazing team and can't wait to make many more memories with all of you! 🐴✨

PLEASE CAN YOU VOTE FOR OUR ANIMAL RESCUE 🙏
IT COSTS NOTHING TO VOTE. 10 seconds. That's all we're asking.
And if you were already thinking of donating to us - PLEASE do it through the link tonight! Every £1 you donate adds an extra vote, so your donation works twice as hard.
https://mygivingcircle.org/carrington-animal-rescue/vote

🚨 WE'VE BEEN KNOCKED INTO 6TH PLACE 🚨

We have until MIDNIGHT TOMORROW to fix this and we need you NOW! 😱

If we can't get back into 5th place we lose £250 - dropping from £750 down to £500. That £250 makes a real difference to the cats in our care and we are NOT giving it up without a fight! 😤🐾

IT COSTS NOTHING TO VOTE. 10 seconds. That's all we're asking. 🙏

And if you were already thinking of donating to us - PLEASE do it through the link tonight! Every £1 you donate adds an extra vote, so your donation works twice as hard. 💸🐱

👉 https://mygivingcircle.org/carrington-animal-rescue?iv=share_wxgRq84SRW

SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE. Tag someone. Post it in your group chats. Tell your neighbours. Stop strangers in the street if you have to. We are NOT going down without a fight! 😤

Nicole x