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compassion,
commitment, and community

At Ginger Nut Training, we believe that apprenticeships are more than just career pathways…

…they’re opportunities to create meaningful change.

Our Social Impact page celebrates the inspiring ways our apprentices, employees, and partners contribute to their communities and beyond. From raising money for local charities to volunteering their time and sharing lived experiences through webinars, these stories reflect the heart of our values: compassion, commitment, and community.

Featured Webinars

Explore powerful conversations and insights from apprentices and professionals with care experience, lived experience, and those driving change in their sectors.

Apprentices in Action

Real-life stories of apprentices making a difference—whether through fundraising, volunteering, or community projects.

Employee Spotlights

Meet the Ginger Nut team members who go above and beyond to support causes close to their hearts.

Our Commitment

Learn how Ginger Nut Training supports social value through inclusive training, wellbeing initiatives, and partnerships with purpose-driven organisations.

National Care Leavers Month

On Tuesday 28th October 2025 in the run up to National Care leavers Month Ginger Nut will be volunteering for Comfort Cases UK. If you would like to find out more about joining us for a day’s volunteering (you get a free lunch) near Watford then please do click and register for one of the following dates:
28th July
28th August
26th September

Employee Spotlights

Claire Wilkins – Administrator

Skydiving for Emmaus ! Emmaus Colchester provides a home and meaningful work opportunities for up to 31 people who have experienced homelessness, social exclusion and housing insecurity. Claire took on a skydive jump of 13,000 feet to help more people re-build their...

Jemma Moorey – Administrator

Jemma volunteers at festivals to support Havering Mind, a local charity that provides support and guidance to empower those experiencing mental health difficulties, encouraging them to live a full...

Zoe Collar-Harrison – Apprenticeship Tutor

"I do little community workshops every now and again, in the evening at a local wellbeing cafe, they are usually a bit of meditation, basic craft I like to call art therapy -...

Jag Tamber – Senior Tutor (QTLS)

I started to rescue chickens in 2013 to support the welfare of these animals and just to give back to society. The hens are rescued from cages before they are slaughtered and go on to live a fulfilling life – up to 5 /7 years. We donate surplus eggs to the local...

Apprentice Spotlight

Sabir Mamon

Championing Safer Streets for All

We’re proud to spotlight Sabir Mamon, a dedicated Customer Service Specialist Apprentice with Ginger Nut Training, who is making a real difference through his role as Rider Operations Lead at Lime—the world’s largest shared electric vehicle company.

As part of his apprenticeship journey, Sabir recently took part in a powerful initiative with London Sight Loss Councils, aimed at improving urban accessibility for blind and partially sighted people. Sight Loss Councils, funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust, are regional groups led by blind and partially sighted (BPS) volunteers. Together, we use our lived experience to tackle the things that really matter to blind and partially sighted people, every day. The team at Lime joined a sim-spec walk, where they experienced firsthand the challenges faced by individuals with sight loss when navigating public spaces—especially with the growing presence of e-bikes and e-scooters.

Apprenticeships for those in care / leaving the care system

Featured Webinars

Guest speaker webinars during November

Tuesday 11th @ 11am – 11.30
Apprenticeships for those in care / leaving the care system, a guide for social workers and future apprentices
Register here : 11th November

Tuesday 25th @ 11am – 11.30
Apprenticeships for those in care / leaving the care system, a guide for social workers and future apprentices

Register here : 25th November
Jonny Hoyle

Jonny Hoyle

Development Lead @ North Yorkshire Council

  • Do you look after, engage with or are a social worker / personal advisor for someone who is care experienced?

  • Are you under 25 and care experienced yourself?

  • Do you work in leaving care teams for a local authority?

This webinar is designed to improve knowledge on apprenticeships for care leavers, the support available and how to search for an apprenticeship. Hear from Jonny Hoyle, Chair of the Moving on up Group and Group Manager for North Yorkshire Council, responsible for teams who support Care Leavers, Refugees and Asylum Seeking children.

Hear from Jonny Hoyle chair of the Moving on up Group and Group Manager, responsible for our teams who support Care Leavers, Refugees and Asylum Seeking children – North Yorkshire Council

Jonny Hoyle is a dedicated social worker, care-experienced advocate, and public sector innovator based in North Yorkshire, UK. Having grown up in foster care in Scarborough, he has transformed his personal experiences into a lifelong commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people in care.

Jonny began his career as a leaving care and development worker before qualifying as a child protection social worker. He has held various roles within North Yorkshire Council and currently serves as the Development Lead, focusing on child permanence and family reunification. In this capacity, he has been instrumental in integrating artificial intelligence into social work practices to enhance decision-making and efficiency

Register here : 11th November
Register here : 25th November
Mary Anne Hodd

Mary Anne Hodd

Trainer, Speaker, Consultant in the Children's Care Sector | Lived Care Experience

“Why our care/ foster care system is broken and what you can do to help”

Mary-Anne is care experienced from Devon, whose lived experience alongside a strong academic background fuels her work. She functions as a teacher, trainer, speaker, and consultant, supporting professionals across the children’s social care sector. Founder of The Guarantor Scheme for Care Leavers, enabling councils to act as guarantors, helping care leavers rent privately — transforming hundreds of lives. Mary delivers awesome keynotes and training for social workers, foster carers, residential staff, schools, local authorities, virtual schools, and charities.
 
Please Note –  Mary’s webinars are exclusively for apprentices currently enrolled with Ginger Nut Training.
If you’re one of our apprentices, you can find full details in your webinar calendar or via OneFile announcements. For any questions or support, feel free to contact our team at delivery@gingernuttraining.co.uk / 0207 495 5110

What is Care Experience, why is our System broken and what can you do to help?

Join our webinars to find out more about Care experience, voluntary opportunities that are coming up; including a Ginger Nut charity day and some charities in the sector that help.

When you have nothing, everything is important

107,317 children in the UK are currently in care

Four out of five children report that their treasured belongings are shoved in bin bags when they move from home to home – risking precious memories being lost or damaged.
 
Comfort Cases are backpacks filled with comfort and personal care essentials for children entering the care system, or being supported by charities or other organisations working with care experienced young people.
 
These backpacks are invaluable and offer far more than just the items inside – they offer a sense of belonging, safety and security to children when everything is crumbling around them.
 
Comfort Cases UK volunteers fill the rucksacks with essential items of comfort and necessity, and the charity works with over 100 local authority teams, organisations, NHS trusts and residential care homes to distribute the rucksacks to those in need within local communities
 
On Tuesday 28th October 2025 Ginger Nut will be volunteering for Comfort Cases UK. If you would like to find out more about joining us for a day’s volunteering (you get a free lunch) near Watford then please email the Ginger Nut Project careexperienced@gingernuttraining.co.uk