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The most important part of Realise is our people. We're proud to have built a friendly, approachable and hardworking team of trainers and support professionals who are all experts in their fields.

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Business skills

Business skills

Course trainers

Leah

Training & development officer

Lynsey

Training & development officer

Tracey

Functional skills tutor

Mashud

Training & development officer

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Mashud

Training & development officer

I am an experienced assessor and trainer, delivering retail, customer service and business administration from level 2 to Level 4. I have been working in the industry for the last seven years and started working with Realise in October 2018. I have a bachelor degree in economics and masters in business administration. I have more than 10 years of experience in retail and business administration. Ever since I have moved into this role, I have enjoyed it immensely as it has been both challenging and rewarding at the same time. I always try to keep myself extremely organised and have a flexible approach to my workload.

I am a proud dad of two lovely kids and love to enjoy my time with my family. Besides my work and family life, it’s all about sport. sport is my passion and hobby. I love to watch football, cricket and tennis. I am a die-hard fan of Manchester United and closely follow English County Championships. I am also a big fan of Roger Federer.

Paul

Training & development officer

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Paul

Training & development officer

I am a trainer at Realise delivering associate project manager. After working in operations and projects for over 20 years, it is great to share my experiences and knowledge and you can’t beat that feeling of seeing confidence grow in an individual on the programme.

Raylia

Training & development officer

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Raylia

Training & development officer

Hi, I’m Raylia and I have been a qualified Tutor-trainer/Assessor for over 16 years delivering teaching and learning within the private and public sectors. During my time working in this field, I have designed and delivered diverse apprenticeship and training programmes covering a variety of topics and subjects. I have guided and trained hundreds of individuals to achieve their goals and aspirations, whether this be a qualification, a promotion, new employment or just providing support where needed.

I am an enthusiastic and engaging individual who thrives on the success of others achieving their potential and exceeding their expectations.  I believe learning should be challenging but should be an enjoyable and rewarding experience at the same time.

Alix

Training & development officer

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Alix

Training & development officer

I have been in work based learning for nearly 15 years and seen many changes, with the move across to standards the most significant and I feel this has added real value to the apprentice programmes we deliver. Being a curriculum lead I have also had the opportunity to create bespoke delivery models so that every apprenticeship journey can be different and suit the learners and their employers in the best possible way and support them to end point assessment.

Sarah

Trainer assessor

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Sarah

Trainer assessor

I am a training and development officer at Realise. I deliver customer service and business administrator standards to a range of different learners in varied work settings, including EE and DWP.

Manuel

Training & development officer

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Manuel

Training & development officer

I am a training and development officer for the APM apprenticeship. I work closely with our learners supporting their process. Helping with progress by meeting with them on a regular basis, providing feedback on their written submissions and helping them towards final stages for their EPA, procuring to exploit their full potential.

Martine

Training & development officer

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Martine

Training & development officer

I have worked in education for many years starting off as a British Sign Language Interpreter to working in apprenticeships, business development and managing a work experience department. I work with level 4 project management apprentices, I enjoy supporting apprentices and seeing them achieve and progress in their careers.

Trev

Training & development officer

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Trev

Training & development officer

I have a vast experience in trade, entertainment and retail. I took the plunge back in 2007 to become an assessor and never looked back. I qualified as an assessor back in 2007 and I have loved teaching and learning for the last 16 years and the last five years at Realise. Which I have to say has been an experience that I have enjoyed most out of my training career.

Suzanne

Training & development officer

Andrew

Training & development officer

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Donna

Training & development officer

Kate

Trainer assessor

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Kate

Trainer assessor

I am a qualified and experienced trainer with 23 years of experience in the industry and almost 15 of these with Realise! With extensive experience in customer service, retail and business administration, working in these sectors since the age of 15. I have a plethora of knowledge and skills to support learners at various stages of their career. Along with my excellent and cheery communication skills, I love supporting people and it is a pleasure to see them succeed in achieving their goals and aspirations.

Sharon

Training & development officer

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Sharon

Training & development officer

I started my career as a management trainee in retail, so I know what it is like to work and do a qualification at the same time.

At the end of my training programme, I progressed from supervisor right through to senior management level. This progression has meant I have learnt and developed a great portfolio of business skills; customer service, business administration, retail and management. I chose to move into apprenticeships in 2007 because I wanted to share my industry knowledge and skills to help develop and support others just starting out in their careers or progressing in their workplace.

I returned back to the retail industry in 2016 as an operations manager to further enhance and enrich my skills and knowledge.

My love of training and development has never left me hence joining Realise in 2022. I enjoy seeing individuals learn and grow in their role and I love being an integral part of their development.

Lisa

Training & development officer

Luci

Trainer assessor

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Luci

Trainer assessor

I have worked in training and development for 13 years, supporting and encouraging people to reach their potential is the part of my job I enjoy the most! I have a wide range of occupational competence built up over 20 years before changing over to the training sector and have stayed with the same company ever since. I love to share my experience and knowledge with others and see them achieve their goals. Realise is a great company to work for, they take care of their staff and their apprentices, and I wouldn’t want to work anywhere else.

Ella

Training & development officer

Kwabena

Training & development officer

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Kwabena

Training & development officer

I am a very adaptable, practical, and self-motivated trainer with 13 years of professional and tutoring experience in my area of competency.
I have a degree in agricultural business economics and administration. I have years of working experience in retail, customer service, management, business admin, and team leader roles. I have experience supporting and tutoring all types of learners with diverse backgrounds. E.g., youth in rehabilitation and elderly learners. I have gathered years of experience working with colleges and other providers and I must say my time at Realise since 2018 has been exciting and fulfilling.
Kelly

Trainer assessor

Lindsay

Training & development officer

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Lindsay

Training & development officer

Before working in the education sector, I worked within the business sector, which included retail management and customer service.
I have worked in the apprenticeship delivery sector for over 16 years in a range of capacities including that of training assessor and as a lead quality assessor, for business skills, that includes retail, customer service and team leading.
I enjoy working with apprentices and being able to support them throughout their learning journey, watching individuals grow in confidence and competence; gaining invaluable life and work skills that will carry them forward in their careers and future goals.
Since working for Realise, I have successfully encouraged and driven apprentices towards gaining their apprenticeship qualification and reaching their full potential.
With the support of Realise I am able to continually develop in my own knowledge and skills to ensure up to date occupational competence and training delivery.
I enjoy the interaction with my apprentices, every day is different and I really enjoy my job!
Adam

Training & development officer

Susan

Senior training development officer

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Susan

Senior training development officer

Hi! I have over 20 years experience working in HR and L&D across the hospitality, leisure, and finance sectors. In several of my roles, I have also supported employees through their apprenticeships.
I have been working for Realise for over four years supporting the learners, trainers and the programme manager to deliver level 3 -5 apprenticeships in HR and L&D.
Alison

Senior training development officer

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Alison

Senior training development officer

I work as a senior training and development officer in the business skills sector and I have over 15 years’ experience within the industry, I have worked here at Realise for just over 3 years. As well as supporting my performance manager, I work on the BT contract delivering customer service and retail management apprenticeships in Openreach and EE.

Business skills

Support team

Dylan

Partnership executive

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Dylan

Partnership executive

Hi, I’m Dylan.

A dedicated Partnership Executive with a rich background in the retail management sector, with a passion for fostering growth and development my role at Realise revolves around engaging with clients and their employees to unlock the full potential of apprenticeship programmes and career progression within current work placements.

I bring a wealth of experience and insight to the table, having navigated the dynamic landscape of retail management for 10 years. Throughout my career, I have honed my skills in building meaningful relationships and identifying opportunities for collaborative success.

Ross

Account manager

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Ross

Account manager

Having started my further education as an apprentice and working in the sector for 18 years, I am passionate about working with people to provide good quality education and opportunities to learn. I have spent time supporting those operationally and helping to manage the delivery of apprenticeships and now in my current role as Key Account Manager focusing on the strategic development working closely with a number of our major clients to help support them and develop their teams. I am a keen football fan and enjoy coaching both of my son’s team and at amateur level.

Karen Matthews
Karen

Account manager

Tracy

Programme manager

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Tracy

Programme manager

Over 20 years ago my career in training started by working with the unemployed including school leavers and adults. From this start point, I have worked in various roles across training including developing new programmes for delivery, assisting to launch a new training provider and the development of a hospitality academy within a hotel. Managing projects has been at the heart of everything I have done and this has helped with the development of the APM apprenticeship. My main role now is to oversee the development and delivery of our associate project management apprenticeship to support apprentices to become efficient, successful project managers.

Adult education

Adult education

Course trainers

Tracey

Tutor

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Tracey

Tutor

I am a qualified health and social care trainer who has 21 years experience within the sector.

Margaret

Tutor

Karen

Tutor

Adult education

Support team

Natalie

Performance manager

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Natalie

Performance manager

I have worked at Realise for 6 years as a trainer within the hair and barbering sector. I have recenly also taken on the roles of social values champion and safeguarding and wellbeing deputy. I love what I do and have a great passion for hairdressing and also supporting other people. My passion is being able to deliver apprenticeships to learners and seeing them develop from having no knowledge or skills to then thriving in the industry as confident and fully qualified hairdressers and barbers.

Adele

Business development manager

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Adele

Business development manager

I started with Realise in 2021 as a trainer for hairdressing and barbering. I have previously delivered these qualifications at colleges. I love passing on my knowledge and passion to our learners entering the industry. I thoroughly enjoy my role and working with such an amazing team with the same passion as myself.

Health & social care

Health & social care

Course trainers

Jo

Training & development officer

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Jo

Training & development officer

Hello, my name is Jo and I have worked within the health and social care Midlands team with Realise since June 2021. My role is as a training and development officer, delivering apprenticeships up to and including level 5. I also mentor a trainee trainer.
I have been in the training element of health and social care for nearly 20 years, maintaining my own development in knowledge, skills and behaviours in line with the changes of the qualifications I deliver. I have over 30 years of care experience ranging from being a carer to managing a care service.
In the past, I have run and managed training departments in various companies as well as being responsible for staff development, course development, delivering learning and coordinating projects. My passion is supporting others to develop and further their own caring careers and delivering quality care.
In my spare time, I love walking with my adventurous beagle, going on city breaks, particularly in other countries, I have an energetic friend who loves music so we go to concerts 3 /4 times a year! I also love to read and spend time with my family.
Angela

Training & development officer

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Angela

Training & development officer

I am part of the fantastic north west health and social care team. I started to work with the company nine years ago and during this time I have seen many changes – all for the better! I have seen the sector grow and develop into what it is today. I currently deliver the level 2 and 3 apprenticeships and I have my qualifications for the quality assurrance position. My specialist subject is the mental health sector of which I have many years experience. I also deliver the functional skills English and maths. Realise has supported me to be the best that I can be and always supports and encourages personal growth.

Annmarie

Training & development officer

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Annmarie

Training & development officer

I have been working in the social care sector since I was 19. Starting off as a care co-ordinator and community carer and progressing onto be a registered manager at 23. I trained to become an assessor after being a manager for five years. I have been assessing now for 8 years with Realise. I love my role being able to support carers to better themselves and the role has definitely evolved in the past eight years!

Charlene

Training & development officer

Claire

Training & development officer

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Claire

Training & development officer

I am a health and social care assessor and I have been in the training sector completing apprenticeships and delivering learning since October 2013, in this time have also been involved in course development and delivery of learning for a wide variety of subjects. I have been in the care sector since 2004 where I was the homes deputy manager and I have both my assessors and my teaching qualifications.

Donna

Training & development officer

Sarah

Training & development officer

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Sarah

Training & development officer

Hello, my name is Sarah, and I am looking forward to supporting you through your Health & Social Care diploma. I have worked in a variety of organisations across the private and voluntary sectors. I have held posts at all levels of management from deputy manager in a residential home, to supporting individuals within their own homes. I ensure I complete regular professional development to ensure my practice and knowledge is current.
I have been involved in education throughout my career in a variety of roles including having my own training centre which supported learners, through several qualifications from level 2 to level 5 in social care.
I currently live near the North York moors, where I can frequently indulge in some lovely moorland and costal walks. I have a passion for good food and enjoy dining out when I can.

Passenger transport

Passenger transport

Course trainers

Tracey

Training & development officer

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Tracey

Training & development officer

I have 19 years’ experience in passenger transport as a driver, mentor, supervisor and trainer. I have worked for Realise as a trainer since January 2020. My role gives me great opportunities to share the knowledge and skills that I have developed over the last 19 years in passenger transport. Working with and supporting new and established drivers to give them the confidence, knowledge and skills needed to become a professional driver in the bus industry.

Angel

Employment support officer

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Angel

Employment support officer

I have worked within Education since 2020, following 7 years working in the financial sector. My working life began with an apprenticeship – which has enabled me to relate to many learners and support them on their journey.

My role now of an employment support officer is to guide, support, and engage learners with prospective employers to enable them to kickstart their careers within the public transport sector.

In my spare time, I enjoy watching football, spending time with my fiancée and family as well as reading a good book in the sun!

John

Training & development officer

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John

Training & development officer

I work here with Realise as a transport sector training and development officer, delivering quite a dynamic and yet informative level 2 professional qualification. Much like other trainers, as a PCV Driver, I have an accumulation of 12 years experience, across different companies, I have worked duties that have covered urban, suburban, rural, and motorway routes. All of this put together with other background experiences, I look forward to assisting in the security and development of job opportunities for new vocational drivers.

Eric

Training & development officer

Guy

Training & development officer

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Guy

Training & development officer

I am a highly enthusiastic, creative and self-motivated training professional, specialising in the bus and coach industry. Combining both industry knowledge and training experience to achieve personal and business objectives. A confident and innovative facilitator who successfully encourages others to engage in learning and development at all levels. With over 40 years experience in the bus and coach industry which includes over 20 years as a trainer, I strive to provide the opportunities for each and every learner to succeed.
I was the first trainer in the country to have learners achieve their end point assessment in the passenger transport apprenticeship, something I am immensely proud of.

John

Training & development officer

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John

Training & development officer

I started driving local buses in 2006. Since then I have progressed to service manager, revenue protection and finally into training around 2015. I even drove National Express coaches for a while! At Realise I deliver workshops to level 2 bus driver apprentices and support them with their development.

Martin

Training & development officer

David

Training & development officer

Corporate services

Corporate services

Support team

Alex

Marketing manager

Lisa

Head of sales

Gemma

Design executive

Luke

Design executive

Sheridan

IT support analyst

Early years & education

Early years & education

Course trainers

Susan

Trainer assessor

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Susan

Trainer assessor

I have been working at Realise for over 13 years. In this time, I qualified to become a trainer assessor.

I deliver level 2 and level 3 qualifications. I strive to help support each learner to achieve their qualifications and help them to achieve their future goals to become good practitioners that are proud to work alongside children in their care.

My passion is knowing how children learn and keeping them safe. I hope to pass on that passion. I am always learning new information to help me to update myself to become a good trainer and I feel I am a good team player when supporting my colleagues.

Tracey

Trainer assessor

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Tracey

Trainer assessor

I have been a qualified childcare trainer assessor for 15 years, prior to this I gained 10 years’ experience as a practitioner as well as management in early years. I have a degree in education as well as quality assurance qualifications and more recently qualified to deliver first aid.

Zoe

Trainer assessor

Tracey

Trainer assessor

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Tracey

Trainer assessor

My name is Tracey King, and I am a trainer assessor for Realise.  I have worked in early years for 24+ years, initially starting out as a registered childminder before moving on to an early years development worker role and spending some time working for children’s services.  I am an experienced early years tutor and assessor.  I am always in awe at the enthusiasm early years worker’s have for their role.  My favourite quote is ‘If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm’ – Bruce Barton.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family and pets and exploring new places on holiday.

Lisa

Trainer assessor

Megan

Trainer assessor

Rachael Henderson
Rachael

Trainer assessor

Sasha

Trainer assessor

Mandy

Trainer assessor

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Mandy

Trainer assessor

I am into my 13th year as a Trainer Assessor, i have experience of managing 2 private day nurseries and have a lot f passion for childcare. I want to be able to share that passion with apprentices and help to teach and guide them into being .competent practitioners. I am also a qualified Paediatric First Aid trainer and deliver this alongside the standard qualifications.

Nicola

Trainer assessor

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Nicola

Trainer assessor

I’m a qualified childcare trainer who has 10 years’ experience within the industry. I have a degree in childhood studies and I spent three years prior to that working in a nursery working my way up from nursery nurse to deputy manager before making the leap into education – where I’ve never looked back. I love supporting others to achieve their goals within childcare.

Nola

Trainer assessor

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Nola

Trainer assessor

I am a Childcare Trainer with over 22 years experience in Childcare. I have had varied roles and experience including; working in a school, private day nursery, special educational needs support and Children’s & Young People’s Services before becoming an Assessor. I have been assessing for 12 years, I specialise as a Safeguarding Deputy.

Hetal

Trainer assessor

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Hetal

Trainer assessor

I am a trainer assessor here at Realise. I hold over 13 years of experience in early years and have gained experience in the sector, through the many different roles. Starting my career as a room leader and working my way up to a nursery manager. I have now taken a leap into assessing and have a great passion for this! I enjoy supporting learners in achieving their apprenticeship and being part of their early years journey. Seeing the learner’s development and the real impact they make within the sector is amazing.

Deanne

Trainer assessor

Rebecca

Training & development officer

Cheryl

Trainer assessor

Nicola

Trainer assessor

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Nicola

Trainer assessor

I am a passionate learner and enjoy passing on my knowledge to others, so teaching is a perfect career for me! I have worked in the early years sector for over 25 years, starting as a newly qualified practitioner, nannying in London (spreading my wings and having fun!) over the years, moving on to more senior roles in early years settings, and eventually managing nurseries. 10 years ago I decided I wanted to change course and moved into post-16 education. Through hard work and dedication, I completed my studies and started working in the early years apprenticeship sector. I have since specialised in safeguarding and currently support the safeguarding team here at Realise alongside my teaching. All the while being a mother and wife. I have loved every minute of it and look forward to supporting more apprentices on their early years journey

Nicky

Trainer assessor

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Nicky

Trainer assessor

I have worked in a variety of early years settings over the past 30 years while raising my own family. For the past couple of years, I have enjoyed working as an assessor and passing on my experience and knowledge to others. I have a passion for early years, and enjoy working with apprentices, watching them learn and grow into confident early years practitioners.

Samantha

Trainer assessor

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Samantha

Trainer assessor

I am a childcare assessor. Out of work, I enjoy my time with my children and family. We have started playing more board games now, going on longer walks and all the activities children attend, football etc. For my personal relaxing time, I like watching Netflix or socialising with friends.

Sarah

Trainer assessor

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Sarah

Trainer assessor

I am a trainer assessor in the West Midlands area for the early years and education sector.
I have worked for Realise for 15 years. I am very driven and enjoy helping people to start their own careers. I am also training to become a first aid trainer.
When I am not working I am a busy mom of two. My boys are two and three years old and keep me on my toes!
Sarah

Trainee trainer assessor

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Sarah

Trainee trainer assessor

My name is Sarah, I have previously worked in early years for 9 and a half years in a private day nursery, working up to deputy manager there. I am looking forward to my journey with Realise and supporting learners to achieve their goals.

Shelley

Trainer assessor

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Shelley

Trainer assessor

I am a qualified trainer assessor for childcare. My experience is within early years settings, where I was a nursery manager, room leader and deputy. My experience, gained in the last 25 years, has given me the passion and commitment to give something back and be that trainer for my specialist subjects.

I have come a long way in my current role, my confidence has grown with Realise, I am delivering many webinars across the early years educator and teaching assistant standards. I always look forward to seeing my learners going into gateway and achieving their apprenticeships which makes me feel like a very proud trainer when they do.

Claire

Trainer assessor

Claire

Trainer assessor

Claire

Trainer assessor

Gemma

Senior training development officer

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Gemma

Senior training development officer

I have been working in early years and education for 17 years in a variety of roles. I have been assessing for 10 years and worked with Realise for five and half of those years.
I am a co-opted governor for a local primary school and specialise in curriculum. I am also a ambassador for a chain of school across the UK.
I have a special interest in Special Educational Needs and equality within early years.
In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family, we love being outdoors and visiting different parks.
Karen

Trainer assessor

Kerry

Trainer assessor

Leah

Trainer assessor

Anna

Senior trainer assessor

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Anna

Senior trainer assessor

I have always had a passion for supporting and teaching others, I started working in a nursery, my first role was as an assistant I was able to become fully qualified and work my way up throughout the nursery to management.

I enjoyed each and every responsibility that came my way, as I also pride myself on my work and progress I make along the way. I have worked with children 0-5 years for 8 years I have been teaching for 5 years in total now. I love seeing what I teach being put into practice by our learners, seeing them achieve and move to new levels makes me feel like I have achieved a new level myself.

Alisha

Trainer assessor

Alisha

Trainer assessor

Amanda

Trainer assessor

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Amanda

Trainer assessor

I started my early years journey back in 1998, when I joined a voluntary committee of my daughter’s pre-school. I later chaired the committee before completing my level 3, as a work-based qualification, and then my degree and early years teacher status, as I worked my way up to manage the setting.

I moved over to teaching and assessing early years apprenticeships back in 2013 and my passion about people and supporting their development and learning (whether young or old) is still at the heart of what I do every day.  As an ex-manager, I know how hard it is to find good reliable staff that understand what it is to be an effective practitioner or educator, so this has also become my mission.  Listening to employers’ needs is where I start the process.

Eve

Trainer assessor

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Eve

Trainer assessor

Before working for Realise, I had been nursery based for over 7 years. I have worked in everything from large, 250 children, work-place nurseries, to small private nurseries with 6 babies to a room. Before this I worked as a youth and children’s worker in a community centre. I am a qualified early years teacher with a passion for infant mental health, gaining a MA from the Tavistock and Portman NHS Mental Health Trust.

Early years & education

Support team

Lindsey

Curriculum lead

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Lindsey

Curriculum lead

I am a passionate and motivated trainer who loves to help others become the best that they can be. I am a qualified teacher and have worked in all aspects of the childcare sector from being a nanny to nursery settings. I love developing curriculum and supporting learning as part of my job role!

Anna

Performance manager

Quality & curriculum

Quality & curriculum

Support team

Stella

Quality improvement coach

Lisa

Learning manager

Claire

Quality improvement coach

Jill

Learning support coordinator

Sherrel

Internal quality assessor

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Sherrel

Internal quality assessor

I have been in the hair and barbering industry for over 21 years. I have always had a real passion for teaching with quality at the heart of what I do. It’s the best feeling seeing the end result for a learner, after working with them throughout their journey.
I am currently the lead trainer for our new advanced and creative hairdressing level 3, it’s an amazing qualification and I’m proud to be delivering it and to have played a part in developing it!

Learner recruitment

Enrolment, compliance & assurance

Functional skills

Functional skills

Course trainers

Martin

Functional skills tutor

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Martin

Functional skills tutor

Although a firm believer in life-long learning, I was surprisingly late to the world of education.
Retraining 6 years ago to work in adult education, I have had the privilege of helping people from many different walks of life in achieving their personal goals. From beauty therapists to mature students wanting to enter university and most recently recruits to the uniformed services, police, ambulance and British Army.
Suzanne

Functional skills tutor

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Suzanne

Functional skills tutor

I’ve worked in the further education sector, been head of faculty for both early years and health and social care, worked as external verifier to meet national standards for early years and have had educational materials published. I now support the childcare learners with their functional skills and the learner is at the heart of everything I do, tailoring the delivery to meet the learners needs so they can achieve their exams in maths and English, building confidence in every individual to develop skills and life opportunities.

Dwight

Functional skills tutor

Janet

Functional skills tutor