The Apprenticeship Excellence Awards

The award coincides with news that the Peabody Academy has received a top rating from Ofsted, putting it in the leading 1.2 percent of new training providers in the country.

Presenting the award at Peabody’s Apprenticeship Excellence Awards, Eleanor Kerslake, daughter of former Peabody Chair, the late Sir Bob Kerslake, said Nadia’s proactive approach and leadership had made a real difference across not only her team, but also the wider organisation. Neighbourhood Manager Andy Molloy was highly commended in the Apprentice of the year category. 

The awards, now in their second year, honour apprentices and those who support them. Apprenticeships are a vital part of our workforce and economy, and bridge the gap between education and employment. The Peabody Academy, which has grown from 12 apprentices to 40 in just two years, last month received the highest available ranking of ‘significant progress’ in all three tested areas in its first monitoring visit from the education inspector Ofsted.

“Apprenticeships have the potential to shape futures, transform lives and drive innovation,” said Tracy Round-Turner, Assistant Director of the Peabody Academy. “These awards are about celebrating the achievements, dedication and hard work of our apprentices, their mentors and the teams who support them. 

“The Ofsted rating is confirmation that we’re doing things right. We set up the Academy to create a supportive community where talent can flourish and potential is unlocked, and it shows that this is what we’re doing.”

Writing in the Ofsted report, the inspectors said that “the leaders and managers are passionate about creating a culture of lifelong learning”. They also said that apprentices who have secured new roles or promotion cited the knowledge and confidence they gained through their apprenticeship as having “greatly contributed to their success”.

The other winners at the Peabody Awards were:

Supply Chain Partner of the year Award

Highly commended - Mullaley  

Winner – Axis Europe

Apprenticeship Champion of the Year Award

Highly commended - Corin Menuge, Social Value Lead

Winner - Sonal Amin-Smith, Advice & Wellbeing Manager

Line Manager of the Year Award

Highly commended – Nick Butler, Senior Team Leader, Collaboration & Complex Cases

Winner – Pretti Sidhu, Area Manager, Neighbourhoods SW London

Rising Star of the Year

Highly commended - Uzondu Owoh, Team Manager for Homelessness & Transitions

Winner – Kruise Clarke, Legal Disrepair Coordinator

Apprentice of the Year (Bob Kerslake Award)tic

Highly commended – Andy Molloy, Neighbourhood Manager

Winner - Nadia Da Fonseca Ossmane, Neighbourhood Manager