National Apprenticeship Week 2025: In Numbers
10 February 2025


To mark International Women’s Day 2026, colleagues across Carpenters Group reflect on the theme Give to Gain. Their insights show how investing in one another through experience, encouragement and challenge drives confidence, progression and lasting cultural change.
Steph McKenna is a Solicitor and Legal Defence Team Manager who leads one of Carpenters’ Legal Defence teams. Passionate about mentoring and collaboration, Steph shares what drew her to a career in law, why supporting her team is the most rewarding part of her role, and what life looks like outside work.
As we celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, we’re shining a light on the apprentices who have begun their careers at Carpenters Group through alternative pathways. One of them is Freya Schumann, who joined the Brand, Marketing and Communications Team as a Marketing Assistant Apprentice before securing a permanent role in 2024.