Kleek Apprenticeships, the Darlington-based national provider of specialist hair and beauty apprenticeships adds BL Hairdressing to its family.

Effective January 1st, BL Hairdressing, a long-standing provider in the North East’s hair training sector, was welcomed into Kleek Apprenticeships with their academies rebranding as Kleek Academy Newcastle and Kleek Academy Stockton, alongside Kleek’s existing North East Kleek Academy (and Head Office) in Darlington. This strategic move marks another milestone in the remarkable evolution of Kleek Apprenticeships, and solidifies its position as the UK’s leading national hair and beauty training provider. 

Work-Based Training
Building on the successful acquisition of Easi Hairdressing and the opening of Kleek Academy Colchester in October, expansion in 2023 extended support to learners and salons across the South East, Yorkshire and the North West. The addition of BL Hairdressing fortifies Kleek’s ability to deliver greater academy-based training across the North East, alongside its exceptional Southern academies and the in-salon work-based training it offers across England.

Worldwide
Kleek’s commitment to excellence and innovation positions it as the go-to choice for specialist hair and beauty training nationwide. The addition of BL Hairdressing’s apprentices and staff allows Kleek to extend its outstanding academy-based training to more salons across the region, further contributing to its mission of shaping the future of the hair and beauty industry.

Extending Salon Base
“We are thrilled to welcome BL Hairdressing into the Kleek Family. Kleek Apprenticeships (formerly Saks Education) has been at the forefront of hair and beauty training since it achieved its Ofsted Outstanding rating in 2006 and again in 2021, and we can’t wait to extend our salon and apprentice base as we expand our reach of quality hairdressing, barbering and beauty therapy training nationwide.” Tina Ockerby Managing Director at Kleek Apprenticeships.

About Kleek Apprenticeships
Kleek Apprenticeships (known as Saks Education until its rebranding in 2023) has been the nation’s leading trailblazer in hair and beauty apprenticeships since its foundation in 1999. Following exponential growth, they are now recognised as the number one training provider in the Hair and Beauty industry.

Qualifications
With almost 25 years of experience in delivering work-based apprenticeships, award-winning Kleek Apprenticeships has trained more than 7,000 apprentices in over 800 salons nationwide.
Rated Outstanding since 2006, they deliver a full suite of Level 2 and Level 3 Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy and Barbering qualifications, as well as additional short course and assessor courses through Kleek Training.

New Kleek Academies

• Kleek Academy Newcastle, 1st Floor, 11 Nelson Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5AN
• Kleek Academy Stockton 30 Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LN.In Addition To:
• Kleek Academy Colchester, Kleek Academy Darlington, and Kleek Academy Maidstone.
• Models are always required for apprentice training, visit our website academy pages for model booking details and offers.

For more info visit Kleek Apprenticeships here.