--- title: 2025 Learning Excellence Awards win for M&S and Desq description: Desq and M&S win the 2025 Learning Excellence Awards for their innovative sim-game, 'Growing Excellent Managers,' enhancing leadership skills for over 5,000 managers globally. image: https://desq.co.uk/hubfs/M%26S.jpg --- × ![Newsletter](https://desq.co.uk/hubfs/newsletter.png) ## Sign up to our newsletter [![Desq logo](https://desq.co.uk/hubfs/logo-white.svg "Desq logo")](https://desq.co.uk/) [![Desq logo](https://desq.co.uk/hubfs/logo-col.svg "Desq logo")](https://desq.co.uk/) - [What we offer](https://desq.co.uk/what-we-offer) - [What we do](https://desq.co.uk/what-we-do) - [About us](https://desq.co.uk/about-us) - [Work](https://desq.co.uk/work) - [News](https://desq.co.uk/news) - [Contact](https://desq.co.uk/contact) # 2025 Learning Excellence Award win for M&S and Desq Double recognition for our work with M&S on their 'Growing Excellent Managers' sim-game - a new approach to nurturing over 5000 M&S managers globally. Learn More ![M&S](https://desq.co.uk/hubfs/M%26S.jpg) # 2025 Learning Excellence Awards win for M&S and Desq Jun 6, 2025 Desq and Marks & Spencer have been recognised with top honours at the 2025 Learning Excellence Awards for their collaborative project Growing Excellent Managers.   ![](https://desq.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/LEA_25_winner(1)-jpg.jpeg?width=615&height=232&name=LEA_25_winner(1)-jpg.jpeg) The [winners](https://leawards.co.uk/results-2025/) were announced in April with Desq and M&S taking home the award for Best Digital Learning and an Award of Merit for the Management & Leadership (Providor) category. Created as part of M&S’s refreshed approach to developing leadership talent, the innovative sim-game experience was designed to enhance the people skills of over 5,000 managers across the business. The immersive learning journey equips leaders with the confidence and tools to grow, connect, and lead more effectively. 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