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title: "Celebrating #NAW25: Realise Apprentice of the Year Awards"
description: Join us in recognising our early years apprentices &; passion, commitment and dedication during (and beyond) National Apprenticeship Week.
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# [Celebrating #NAW25: Realise Apprentice of the Year Awards](https://realisetraining.com/news-and-events/news/celebrating-naw25-realise-apprentice-of-the-year-awards)

 Written by [Kate Hutchinson](https://realisetraining.com/news-and-events/news/author/kate-hutchinson) | Mar 7, 2025 4:00:00 AM

Celebrating our early years apprentices across England

  

### Proud partnership

At Realise, we believe in recognising dedication, passion, and hard work – especially when it comes to apprentices shaping the future of early years education.

That’s why, every year during National Apprenticeship Week, we proudly partner with our employers and deliver Apprentice of the Year awards to our incredible early years apprentices.

One of the most special parts of these awards is how they are delivered!

### The cherry on top

Our Realise early years trainers and account managers head out to settings nationwide to personally present the awards to the nominees, who, more often than not, are their own learners!

Seeing their learners face-to-face, celebrating their hard work, and handing over a well-earned certificate is a moment of pure joy for both the apprentices and our trainers.

It’s the cherry on top of the already rewarding experience of supporting learners to achieve their goals.

We asked Gemma Hughes, Partnerships Manager at Realise, what she thought of the Apprentice of the Year Awards….

### Our 2025 superstars

**Grandir UK –**

Annie Griggs – WINNER

Ruby Woolcott – runner up

Marissa Stonehouse – runner up

Iris Margeirsdottir – runner up

Aglaja Anna Spano – runner up

**Thrive –**

Libby Astbury – WINNER

Erin Wilson – nominee

Jamie Hutcheon – nominee

Abbey Underwood – nominee

Ella Gill – nominee

**Family First –**

Tracey Boff – WINNER

Annabel Tankard – runner up

Alana Wawman – runner up

Marta D’arti – runner up

Zara Aziz – nominee

Freya Lewin – nominee

Niamh Lumb –nominee

Sarah Porter – nominee

Ashleigh Marie Elmer – nominee

Mia Dale – nominee

**Storal –**

Roda Muse – WINNER

Imogen Fox – nominee

Zahra M – nominee

**The Old Station Nursery –**

Lisa Hillyard – WINNER

Sophie Webb – runner up

Maddison Pinches – nominee

Hollie Satterthwaite – nominee

Jasmine Day – nominee

**Fennies – **

Tania Ramos – WINNER

Olivia Bull – runner up

Abbigail Sullivan – runner up

Molly Brenes – nominee

**Ashbourne Day Nurseries –**

Lauren Dawson – WINNER

Georgia Nelson-Lucus – nominee

**RAFAKidz –**

Hannah Newton – WINNER

Zoe Smith – nominee

**Complete Childcare –**

Jess Williams – WINNER

Charlie Dexter – nominee

**ABC Day Nursery –**

Shannon Skeet – WINNER

**Brishing Barn Nursery –**

Holly Terry – WINNER

**Honey Pots (Childwall)**

Ruby Leigh Traynor – WINNER

**Kinderzimmer –**

Georgina Longman – runner up

**Oakley Day Nursery –**

Hannah Burston – runner up

**Brightstars –**

Hayley Coleman – runner up

**Little Elms Nursery –**

Diana Yassine – runner up

**Robins Childcare –**

Dawn Gilbert – runner up

**Chapel Hill –**

Jessica Allen – runner up

**Hullbridge Pre-School –**

Isobelle Smith – runner up

 

**SME – **

**North East/ Yorkshire and Humber **– Chanea Davies WINNER

**North West **– Ummuhan Cakar WINNER

**South West **–

Zara Johnson – WINNER

Kaitlin Osbourne – nominee

Melissa Bowden – nominee

### A true privilege

These awards shine a spotlight on the commitment and growth of our early years apprentices across the country, honouring their achievements and the positive impact they have on the children in their care.

Realise is truly privileged to support learners on their journey to becoming outstanding early years professionals.

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