Surrey's leading provider of supported living for people with learning disabilities Active Prospects is also ahead of its field when it comes to staff training.

The award-winning charity, which was set up in 1979, focuses on supplying quality care to help those with complex needs move from institutional care into community-based living. It also recognises the role of its staff in its success and offers top-class training, with the result that more than 75 per cent of its service managers have been promoted from within the organisation.

It began life as Prospect Housing and Support, but in 2016 relaunched as Active Prospects. Since then it has gone from strength to strength in its mission to deliver superior care to those with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs or an acquired brain injury

In 2019 it won the Supported Living Provider of the Year at the National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards.

Active Prospects has gained a reputation for giving a voice to the people it supports. It set up the Pro-Active Community, which is made up of those who use the service and plays a vital role in ensuring their priorities are considered and their recommendations put into action.

As well as offering training, which begins with an induction course and continues with opportunities to train, on and off the job, Active Prospects celebrates the skill of people working in care. There is a monthly staff-recognition scheme as well as an annual awards ceremony.