Fellowship – Concept Learner of the Year 2025
Celebrating its sixth year, Concept Learner of the Year 2025 shone a spotlight on the UK’s most promising hairdressing and barbering students. The competition provides a national platform for up-and-coming hairdressers and barbers to showcase their creativity across a wide range of categories, including barbering, hair-up, styling, colouring, textured hair and avant-garde.
At the 2025 final, the atmosphere at Telford College on the 20th of March was electric, with 54 finalists from across the country coming together to flaunt their skill and artistry. The finalists brought their A-Game to battle it out for their winning spot in their chosen category. The event is not just a competition, but a chance to celebrate the future stars of the industry and put a spotlight on their amazing creations. The event provides an opportunity for students to network, learn from industry-leading brands, and be inspired by their peers’ skills, vision, and talent.
During the event, ClubStar Art Team Members, Amelia Krasinki from KH Hair and Yasmin Snowden from Versus Hair Team worked on stage alongside Fellowship Vice-President Michelle Griffin and Fellowship Youth Board Members, Olivia Brady, who mentored the project through their very first live stage demonstration. The team showcased various method of installing hair extensions and were given the opportunity to work through their looks in-front of a live audience. The team answered questions from the guests and shared with them their experiences as part of a fellowship Project Team.
The Fellowship Youth Board members, Olivia Rose Brady, Jordan Heyes and Molly Raynor were on hand to answer questions about the Fellowship – discussing their Fellowship journey so far, the opportunities that they’ve been given and how the Fellowship has helped to share and expand their career and skills set.
As well as partnering and taking part in the event, the Fellowship for British Hairdressing Foundation Award was awarded to Condola Dennis from Walsall College. The Award was presented by Fellowship Hair President, Ashleigh Hodges.
Condola Dennis said: “When I was announced as the Fellowship Foundation Award winner, I thought I was dreaming! I had worked so hard and put in a lot of effort and time into my preparation – so to have been recognised openly and publicly was a dream come true. I would like to say a massive thank you to Ashleigh and the judges, the Fellowship team, the sponsors, and everyone for this opportunity!”
Ashleigh Hodges comments: “It was an absolute honour to present the Fellowship for British Hairdressing Foundation Award. What an incredible day – the level of talent that was demonstrated was truly breath-taking. To see the amount of time, effort and dedication that went into each entry was truly special. It was amazing to see the future of our industry demonstrating their immense talent, vision, and skills. This competition is at the forefront of recognising and nurturing the newest potential talent in our industry, broadening their horizons, and shining a spotlight on their creations.”
For more information, please contact Sophia Kerr at sophia@ajc93.com or call on 0131 202 0659.
