{"id":5116,"date":"2025-07-07T14:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/?p=5116"},"modified":"2025-10-21T00:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T23:26:53","slug":"goodoaks-conference-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/goodoaks-conference-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating growth and connection at the GoodOaks conference 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\" pt-3 pt-sm-5 pb-3 pb-sm-5\">\n  <div  class=\"text-block container-xxl\">\n    <div class=\"row d-flex \">\n      <div class=\"col-md-8\">\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n\n      \n      <div class=\"col-md-8\">\n        \n                  <div class=\"text-block-content lead\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day was all about coming together as a network to reflect, learn, and look ahead. We had a packed schedule of engaging sessions, empowering talks and meaningful conversations on our GoodOaks conference 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event gave everyone the opportunity to reconnect with fellow franchise partners and share the successes and lessons from another year of delivering outstanding care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Inspiring leadership and practical insight<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We were\u00a0 joined by Tim Jones from Kaizen Consultants, who delivered a keynote session on scaling businesses while staying true to values-based leadership. Drawing on both research and real-world experience, Tim\u2019s talk struck a chord with many of our franchise partners who are on their own exciting journeys of business growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also welcomed representatives from Access, who introduced their new care rostering system and joined us for an engaging breakout session to explore how this new technology can support operational efficiency and high-quality care delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our franchise partners also took part in panel Q&amp;As, roundtable discussions, and informal networking all designed to help strengthen local operations and share best practice across our powerful network.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it was a first-time attendee or a seasoned more established franchise partner, the energy and collaboration throughout the day truly reflected the spirit of the GoodOaks community.<\/span><\/p>\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"  \">\n  <div  class=\"image-block container-xxl\">\n    <div class=\"d-inline-block\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Rank-Math-for-Socials-3-800x470-c-default.webp\" class=\"img-fluid border-20 mb-3 mb-sm-0\" alt=\"Celebrating growth and connection at the GoodOaks conference 2025\">\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\" pt-3 pt-sm-5 pb-3 pb-sm-5\">\n  <div  class=\"text-block container-xxl\">\n    <div class=\"row d-flex \">\n      <div class=\"col-md-8\">\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n\n      \n      <div class=\"col-md-8\">\n        \n                  <div class=\"text-block-content lead\">\n            <p><b>A huge thank you to our sponsors<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We couldn\u2019t have made the day happen without the support of our fantastic sponsors. A heartfelt thank you goes to Printed.com, Access, Borderless, HSBC, and Gloveman for their continued partnership and belief in the power of our network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Recognising excellence across the network<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As always, the highlight of the day was our annual awards ceremony, a time to recognise the extraordinary achievements, dedication and impact of our teams across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are this year\u2019s well-deserved winners:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Sustainability award<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/aylesbury\">GoodOaks Aylesbury<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognising the office who have demonstrated business sustainability; a consistent ability to maintain excellence in quality, support and development of colleagues, and robust financial performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Excellence award<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/bedford\/\">GoodOaks Bedford<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded for consistently high standards in compliance, operations, and reputation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Rising star award<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/woodford-green\/\">GoodOaks Woodford Green<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrating a rapidly growing office with huge promise in care and community impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Values award<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/midsussex\/\">GoodOaks Mid Sussex<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honouring a team that exemplifies our PRIDE values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Empathy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Pinnacle award<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winners:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/bournemouth\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoodOaks Bournemouth and Poole<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/aylesbury\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoodOaks Aylesbury<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/midsussex\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoodOaks Mid Sussex<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/isle-of-wight\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoodOaks Isle of Wight<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/newforest\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoodOaks New Forest<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For consistent top performance across all key areas of business and care.<\/span><\/p>\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"  \">\n  <div  class=\"image-block container-xxl\">\n    <div class=\"d-inline-block\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/Celebrating-growth-and-connection-at-the-GoodOaks-conference-2025-1-1-800x470-c-default.webp\" class=\"img-fluid border-20 mb-3 mb-sm-0\" alt=\"Celebrating growth and connection at the GoodOaks conference 2025 more images\">\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\" pt-3 pt-sm-5 pb-3 pb-sm-5\">\n  <div  class=\"text-block container-xxl\">\n    <div class=\"row d-flex \">\n      <div class=\"col-md-8\">\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n\n      \n      <div class=\"col-md-8\">\n        \n                  <div class=\"text-block-content lead\">\n            <p><b>Gold award<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winners:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/bedford\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoodOaks Bedford<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/midsussex\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoodOaks Mid Sussex<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/edgware-finchley\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoodOaks Edgware and Finchley<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/bournemouth\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoodOaks Bournemouth and Poole<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognising those who consistently go the extra mile to make a meaningful difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Care team of the year<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/bedford\/\">GoodOaks Bedford<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awarded to a team showing exceptional dedication and empathy in supporting clients to stay in the homes they love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Registered Manager of the year<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: Jacs Cook, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/sussex-south\/\">GoodOaks Sussex South <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For exceptional leadership, creating a positive impact on both clients and colleagues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Outstanding impact award<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner: Susitha De Zoysa, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/edgware-finchley\/\">GoodOaks Edgware and Finchley<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognising an inspiring contribution that truly changed someone\u2019s life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Partners choice<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is chosen by our franchise partners. It celebrates the individual who has shone this year, in terms of the support they have given their peers, the inspiration they have provided and the commitment they\u2019ve shown to providing great care.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner &#8211; Fiza Bukhari &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/aylesbury\/\">GoodOaks Aylesbury\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Support office\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This award was chosen by the network and celebrates the person from the support office, who has gone above and beyond during the past year to provide exceptional support and guidance throughout the network.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner &#8211; Nicole Johnson &#8211; Operations Coordinator\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reflecting on the day, Ben Ashton, Co-Founder at GoodOaks, said:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cToday was about connection, inspiration, and celebrating the incredible work of our franchise partners. We\u2019re proud to see the strength of our community and the shared commitment to high-quality, compassionate care. Huge thanks to our entire support team who put in so much time and energy to make the day so successful.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conference wrapped up with a relaxed drinks reception on the hotel balcony, where we enjoyed views over the Bournemouth beachfront!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would you like to attend our annual conference in 2026? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Become a franchise partner with GoodOaks and you can! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/contact\/\">Get in touch today<\/a> for an informal chat with <a href=\"#contact\">Ben<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":5133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-franchise"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5116"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5619,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5116\/revisions\/5619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk\/franchise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}