THE EMPLOYER AWARD (Independent)
Capital Children’s Care
First Thought Care Services
Focus Care Supported Living Ltd
Forevercare
IBC Healthcare LTD
Ivolve Care and Support
Kerensa Care and Support
MJ Homecare Staffing Limited
Optimal Living Ltd
Partners in Support
Resolve Care
Salutem Care and Education
Seeds Care Ltd
THE EMPLOYER AWARD (Not for Profit)
Able
Active Prospects
Alternative Futures Group
Autism Oxford
Autism Together
Birtenshaw
Community Integrated Care
Family Care Trust
PossAbilities CIC
Sanctuary Supported Living
SJOG
THE EMPLOYER OF PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY AWARD
Access All Areas
Aquarius Hair Design
Dimensions
Gusto
Inclusion North
Living Options Devon
Nickel Support CIC
Norfolk Industries for Disabled People
Potens, Segal Gardens
Wirral Mencap
Enterprise East
THE NEWCOMER AWARD
Ihunde Aziengbe (Frank), Ecclesbourne Lodge
Gary Bielby, Alternative Futures Group
Natalie Buchanan, Senad Community, Derby
Brandon Hall, Horizon Care
Jennifer Hood, Hounslow Council
Lee Hunt, M & D Care
Amy Jupp, United Response
Sean Mercer, Include In Autism
Sophie Morris, Condover College
Lucy Offley, Dudley Voices for Choice
Szilvia Sinka, Optimo Care
Henry Taylor, Elysium Healthcare Ltd, Apartments
Donna Wilson, Milewood Healthcare
THE SUPPORT WORKER AWARD (Independent)
Mel Allier, MJ Homecare Staffing Limited
Wanda Arciszewska, Iris Care Group
Yasmeen Araby, Consensus
Nichola Blacklaws, Precious Homes Gloucester
Amanda Cole, Voyage Care
Susan Choat, Ivolve Care and Support
Amy Fothergill, Midway Care Group
Victor Falokun, Cygnet Bostall House
Hicham Habbadi, Kerensa Care and Support
Maxine Henson, Solutions Social Care
Alice Maravegias, JAZO Virtual Assistance
David Obrien, Ecclesbourne Lodge
Ehinor Okpebholo Ayokhai, Optimo Group
Yasmine Rayani, Caretech Services
Paul Reid, Voyage Care
THE SUPPORT WORKER AWARD (Not For Profit)
Jack Darnell, Active Prospects
Simon Docherty, Journey Enterprises
Gillian Fallon, Woodhall Community Centre SJOG
Danicka Brentnall, Catherine Tam House
Jean Maund, Lisieux Trust Ltd
Owolabi Musari, Outward
Ashleigh Patterson, Include In Autism
Romeo Robles, Certitude
Lisa Sullivan, Learning and Skills Community SEND Provision
Scott Turner, Mid and South Essex NHS FT
Holly Walsham, Aspens Charities
THE MANAGER AWARD (Independent)
Kamal Benipal, Optimal living
Amy Doyle, Solutions Social Care
Hannah Gavin,Optimo Care Group
Carly Houghton, Apple House
Christine Howland, Salutem Care and Education
Lauretta Hudson, Salutem Care and Education
Sophie Hill, Cherry Tree House
Beth McHale, Bright Futures Care
Joanne Matthews, LDC Care
Daniel Myers, Precious Homes, Gloucester Community Support Service
Kasia Polacik Solecka, Consensus
Matthew Saunders, Orbis Education and Care
Natasha Stout, Caretech
THE MANAGER AWARD (Not For Profit)
Rita Batir, Outward
Tina Costello, Family Care Trust
Fiona Gibbs, Trust Care Management Ltd
Kimberley Gunter, The Willow Tree Centre
Mo Huzair, SJOG
Jeannette Jowett, Camphill Village Trust
Chris Lloyd, Active Prospects
Nicola Toth, SJOG
Robert Timmins, Newland Hurst Residential Care Home
Nathan Watson, Journey Enterprises
THE SENIOR MANAGER AWARD
Andrew Adlem, Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Simon Barnes, Milewood
Andrew Coleman, LDA Care Ltd
Suzy Clavery, Optimal Living Ltd
Laura Duff, Ivolve Care and Support
Louise Kirby, Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Robert Leung, Glenelg Support
Sarah Offley, Dudley Voices for Choice
Odette Thraves, UHL
Amy Woodhouse, LDA Care
Keely Wright, Spectrum Care Services
Emma Ycraft, Focus Care Supported Living Ltd
THE LEARNING DISABILITY NURSE AWARD
Adrian Anim, Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Sian Donovan-Reilly, Autism Oxford
Rebecca Finnie, Elysium Healthcare
Lydia Jackson, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Levi Kestle, Cygnet Healthcare
Salim Khalid, Elysium Healthcare
Roisin O’brien, Cygnet
Lynn Prosser, Hereford and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust
Rachel Purday, ALD Support
Sue Sargeant, Tewv NHS Foundation Trust
Victoria Sinclair, RDASH
Astrid Ubbas, MacIntyre
THE MAKING A DIFFERENCE AWARD (Individual)
Alanna Alston, PBS Care Ltd
Alan Bell MBE, BCAe, The Scottish Centre for Personal Safety
Janet Burgin, Nurtrio Limited
Molly Franklin, Theodora Children’s Charity
Craig Henderson, Craig’s Barbershop
Dayna Halliwell, Dyslexicdayna
Gail Hanrahan, Famly Support Network
Vickie Morgan, North Northamptonshire Council
Alex Roland, Love Community CIC
Sarah Roskell, Grahams Social Care & Education services
Joanne Scott, Misfits Family Support Group
Kelly Underwood, First 4 Children
Claire Wright, Ambient Support
THE MAKING A DIFFERENCE AWARD (Team)
Adult Neurodevelopmental Service, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Care Team, Elizabeth House Newquay Limited
Chestnut House, Kidz Inc
Community Provisions Team, Hounslow Council
Donna Swan and Christie Blackburn, Calmer therapy
LD Network Team, Catalyst Care Group
Lesley Collier and Cheryl Pocknell, CIC
Margaret Marnie and June Kemp, Wiltshire Council
Overcome Project Team, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Scott Crowhurst, Julie Peacock Laver & Scott Crowhurst, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Staff team, Voyage Care
Team, Bridgend College
THE OLIVER MCGOWAN TRAINING AWARD
Choice Support Learning and Development Team, Choice Support
Consensus
Emily Donnachie, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB Learning Disability and Autism Team
Emma Murray, Daniel John and Adam Baker, Bristol, North Somerset, South Glos ICB
Vicci Livingstone-Thompson, Inclusion Gloucestershire
Alison Owen, Michael Allot, Annie Ferguson, Speakup Self Advocacy
Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Team, Living Options Devon
Oliver McGowan Training team, Autism Bedfordshire
Team, Happy Smiles Training
Team, Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Team
The Oliver McGowan Co-Trainers and Facilitators, MacIntyre
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Team, Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System
Vickie Morgan and Louise Higgs, North Northamptonshire Council
THE FRONTLINE LEADER AWARD (Independent)
Karen Butt, Partners in Support
Tawri Dutton-Mitchell, Focus Care Supported Living LTD
Linda Ekobay, Optimo Care
Emilie Jackson, MJ Homecare Staffing Limited
Zoe Kavanagh, Solutions Social Care
Lily Lewis, Liaise
Jason Lodwick M & D Care
Barbara McConnell, Resolve Care
Nicole Milner, Cygnet Healthcare
Michelle Slade, Liaise
Samantha Timson, SENAD Community
Emily Willis, Aurora
THE FRONTLINE LEADER AWARD (Not For Profit)
Sarah Adam, The Birtenshaw Group
Jessica Brookes, MacIntyre
Jordan Green, Nottinghamshire NHS Foundation Trust
Mike Gallagher, Autism Together
Godwin Goremusando, MacIntyre
Tom Hartle,Dudley Voices for Choice
Greta Malaukauskaite, Thera Trust
Eric Okuruwa, Horizon Care
Joan Pons Laplana, NHS
Kathrine Parker, Sanctuary Supported Living
Toni-Ann Whitehouse, Lisieux Trust ltd
THE SUPPORTED HOUSING AWARD
Danielle Coward, Vision Day Support
Midway Care Group- Redditch Road, Midway Care Group
New Villas Office, Drs Care Home Ltd
Specialist Support Team, Lifeways
Supported Living, Salutem Supported Living
Team, Broadacres Housing Association
Team, Care Housing Association Ltd
Team, Sanctuary Supported Living
Jake Thompson, Hapton
THE BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS AWARD (Individual)
Josie Barass, Autism Oxford UK Limited
Ben Brown, Autism East Midlands
Pooja Barot, Shreeji Training & Care
Vanessa Evans, Kent Autistic Trust
Christine Goldstone, Focus Care Agency
Vanessa Kukuruzovic, Supported Living Service, Bradford.
Jennifer O’Neill, Woodbridge Trust
James Alexander John Punch, IBC Healthcare
Daniella Rubio, LDA Care
Karen Scorer, University hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Donna Tate, 95 Bromyard Road
THE BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS AWARD (Team)
Aspire Living, Thera Trust
Children and Young Peoples Social Care, Forevercare
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust IDD Services
Offending Behaviour Intervention Service; Specialist Learning Disability Services, Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Cafe on the Corner, Camphill Village Trust
Team, The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO
Team, able2achieve
Team, Access All Areas
Team, Autism Unlimited
SaLT Team, Condover College
Team, Day Services, Adults with Learning Disabilities
Team, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
THE SPORTING CHANCE AWARD
Alan Baxter, National Care Group
Scott Burns,Leigh Leopards Rugby League
Lisa Clack, Headway
Andrew Gosling, Portland Charity
Daniel Gibson & Lacina Sylla, ivolve care & support
Granville Court Staff Team, M & D Care
Tatiana Hooper and Julie Beveridge, Discovery
Stephen Jordan & Ed Hewison, Snozone Limited
Elliott Kay, The Sports Team
Parable Dance CIC, Parable Dance CIC
Bailey-Stephen Greetham-Clark, BeGreatFitness
Support team at Union Gardens supported living service, Lifeways.
THE LORD RIX SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AWARD
Veronica Harris, Certitude
Kempsfield, Sanctuary Supported Living
Omofuma Osebor, SENAD Community
Lisa Stephenson, Clayton house
Team at Elmers Green, Alternative Futures Group
Team at The Laurel and Dean Park, Optimal Living Ltd
Team Hillcrest, Discovery
Joanne Waldron, Dudley Voices for Choice
THE GREAT AUTISM PRACTICE AWARD
Pooja Barot, Shreeji Training
Ben Brown, Autism East Midlands
Craig’s Team, Optimo Care
Derbyshire Autism Service, Derbyshire Health Care Foundation Trust
Emily Steven Fountain and Conall Jackson, Autism Oxford UK Limited
Future Directions, Future Directions CIC
Dr Kuly Heer, The Autism Pathway
Daniel Jones, TAW Media
Lucy Leppington-Green & team, ABL Health
overcome Project Team, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
The Autism Wellbeing Project CIC, The Autism Wellbeing Project
Westfield House Care Home, Black Swan Care Group
THE PEOPLE’S AWARD (Individual)
Alisha Baker,Focus Care Supported Living Ltd – Tollbar
Andrew Bright, Thera Group
Jodie Bradley, Speakup Self Advocacy
John Paul Booth, Bridge Creative
Jack Cook, First Thought Care Services
Cameron, Dudley Voices for Choice
Freddie Dixon, Bolton Foundation Trust
Gillian Higgin, Neurodivergent Coach and Consultant
Eleanor Greentree, able2achieve
Tauseef Iqbal, Community Integrated Care
Charlie Michael Baker,Social Media Personality
THE PEOPLE’S AWARD (Team)
Autism Oxford UK, Autism Oxford UK Limited
Community Integrated Care Support Squad, Community Integrated Care
Denstone Crescent Children’s Home (Team Award), Birtenshaw Group
Have Your Say Group, Natural Breaks
Health Team, MacIntyre
Kindness Crew, St Albans Community
Merseyside People First, Advocacy Group
Mike Bruce and Molly Northcott, Old Farmhouse
Team, Creative Day Care Services
Team, Creating Adventures
The Autism Wellbeing Project CIC, The Autism Wellbeing Project
The Employability Team, Inscape House School
Whispers, Iris Care Group
THE JIM MANSELL OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Ashleigh Fox, Catalyst Care Group
Richard Gray, Ellasdale Road
Susan Gerrard, Natural Breaks
Dr Andrew Hider, Iris Care Group
Sara Heath, Autonomy
Joan Pons Laplana, Choice’s College
Angela Novell, MK SNAP
Vikki Pryce, Condover College
David Reid, Birtenshaw
Ashanti Stennett, Outreach Tower Hamlets/Hackney Service
THE POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT AWARD
Ben Cocker, Solutions Social Care
Phil Collier & Sandycroft Support Team, Bright Futures Care
Tamsin Conquest, Kent Autistic Trust
Karen Douglas & PBS Team, National Care Group Ltd
Aaron Guiver, Skylarks Charity
Simon Hardwicke, Perthyn
Aimee Jevon,Include ‘In’ Autism
Living our Lives Supported Living Services, Nurtrio Ltd
Jo Phillips, Drive Wales
Kyle Russell, IDEM Living
Toni Stewart, WS Training Ltd
The Team at Common Close, Dedicated Care Ltd
THE SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH PROFOUND AND MULTIPLE LEARNING DISABILITIES AWARD
JA Service in Knowle, Bristol, Dimensions UK
Alison Ling, The Dacon Trust
Alder House, Spectrum Care Services
Drummonds Care Home, Black Swan Care Group
Maddie Hackney and Kate Fletcher, Catherine Tam House
Rebecca Monk, Lakefield
Sarah Small, Birtenshaw
Amelia House, Bondcare
Team, M & D Care
Team, Seeds Care Ltd
Team, The Willow Tree Centre
The Grafton Staff Team, Condover College
Sam Wilson, Southdown Housing Association Limited
