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New Year Honours 2017: education, children’s services, equalities
The New Year Honours list recognises over 120 people for their contribution to education, children’s services and equality and diversity.
The New Year 2017 Honours list published on Friday 30 December 2016 recognises over 120 people for their contribution to education or children’s services, and those who have made a difference to equality and diversity.
The list of award recipients covers all phases of education in schools, colleges and universities. It also covers people who have contributed in an outstanding way to children’s services, such as foster carers, children’s social workers, and those working in adoption and in early years settings.
Jonathan Slater, Department for Education Permanent Secretary, said:
I would like to congratulate all of the award winners in the New Year Honours List. Their outstanding work is improving the lives of children and young people through excellent care and education, and promoting women’s and LGB&T equality as well as diversity more widely.
If you know someone working in education or children’s services or making a significant impact in advancing equality for women and the LGB&T community who deserves an honour, please contact us at: Honours.team@education.gov.uk.
Companion of Honour
| Award | Title and name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| CH | Baroness Mary Warnock | For services to charity and the education of children with special educational needs |
Knight (Kt) / Dame (DBE)
| Award | Title and name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| DBE | Dame Vera Baird | Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner. For services to women and equality |
| DBE | Dame Helen Fraser | Lately, Chief Executive, the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST). For services to education |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
| Award | Title and name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| CBE | Mr Hardip Begol | Director, Independent Education, Safeguarding in Schools and Counter Extremism, DfE. For services to education |
| CBE | Ms Clare Chamberlain | Director of Family Services, Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea. For services to children and families |
| CBE | Mr Andrew Christie | Lately Director of Children’s Services for Tri-borough (Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster), and Chair of the National Adoption Leadership Board. For services to children |
| CBE | Professor Anthony Grayling | For services to philosophy |
| CBE | Professor Janice Kay | Provost and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter. For services to higher education |
| CBE | Mr Mark Malcomson | Principal and Chief Executive, City Lit. For services to adult education |
| CBE | Mr Malcolm Newsam | Lately Children’s Social Care Commissioner, Rotherham metropolitan borough council and Children’s Services Improvement Board Chair, Knowsley borough council. For services to children’s social care |
| CBE | Mr Seamus Oates | CEO and Executive Headteacher, TBAP Multi-Academy Trust. For services to education |
| CBE | Mr Roger Pope | CEO of Academies South West Multi Academy Trust, and Principal of Kingsbridge Community College, Devon, and Chair of the NCTL. For services to education |
| CBE | Mr Nigel Richardson | Lately Director of Children’s Services, Leeds city council. For services to children and families |
| CBE | Professor Steven West | Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England. For services to higher education |
| CBE | Dr Margaret Whalley | Lately Director of Research, Training and Development, Pen Green Training and Development Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire. For services to education |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
| Award | Title and name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| OBE | Ms Jane Acklam | Executive Principal and CEO, Moor End Academies Trust. For services to education |
| OBE | Mrs Diane Aderyn | Director of Finance and Commercial Services, University of Bath. For services to higher education |
| OBE | Mr Joe Baden | Founder, Open Book Project. For services to higher education |
| OBE | Mrs Alison Beane | Executive Headteacher, Mary Rose Academy and Cliffdale Primary Academy, Portsmouth and a Director of the Solent Academies Trust. For services to education |
| OBE | Mrs Susan Bennett | Head of St Thomas Centre Nursery School, Birmingham. For services to education |
| OBE | Mr Abdul Bhanji | Deputy Chair, University of London Board of Trustees. For services to education and young people |
| OBE | Ms Eleanor Brazil | Children’s Services Commissioner Slough, Sandwell and Dudley. For services to children’s social care |
| OBE | Mrs Julie Bullous | Lately Executive Headteacher, Federation of Mary Howard and St. Andrew’s Primary School, Tamworth, Staffordshire. For services to education |
| OBE | Mrs Joanna Burgess | Principal and Founder of Blossom House School, London. For services to children with special educational needs and disabilities |
| OBE | Professor Claire Callender | Professor of Higher Education Studies, University College London Institute of Education. For services to higher education |
| OBE | Dr Jonathan Clark | Executive Headteacher, Beckmead Family of Schools, Croydon. For services to children with special educational needs and disabilities |
| OBE | Mr Christopher Cook | Chairman, Lincolnshire Local Safeguarding Children Board. For services to children |
| OBE | Ms Janet Cooper | Partner in Specialist Law Firm, Tapestry Compliance. For services to equality, women’s empowerment and employee share ownership |
| OBE | Mrs Donna Cornwell | Associate Headteacher, Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School, Cambridge. For services to education |
| OBE | Mr Stuart Cornwell | Chair of Trustees, A Way Out, Stockon-on-Tees, Chair of the Board of Trustees, Spurgeons Child Care and Chair of the Advisory Panel, Safe Families for Children. For services to children and families |
| OBE | Mrs Angela Cox | Diocesan Director for Education, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds. For services to education |
| OBE | Professor Valentine Cunningham | Lately Professor of English Language and Literature, Corpus Christi College Oxford. For services to scholarship and understanding of humanities |
| OBE | Professor Mary Dunning | Lately Governor, Tyne Metropolitan College. For services to further and higher education and the community in the North East of England |
| OBE | Mr Michael Foy | (G6) Regional Head for the Midlands and North West, Free Schools Capital Division, Education Funding Agency. For services to the Department for Education |
| OBE | Mr Brian Gale | Director of Policy and Campaigns, National Deaf Children’s Society. For services to special educational needs |
| OBE | Mr David Gould | Lately Executive Principal, ARK Boulton Academy, Birmingham and Regional Director (Secondary), ARK. For services to education |
| OBE | Mr Christopher Green | Founder, White Ribbon Campaign. For services to equality |
| OBE | Mr Robert Green | CEO, Stonewall Housing. For services to the LGB&T community |
| OBE | Mr Brian Hooper | Lately CEO, Ambitions Academy Trust. For services to education |
| OBE | Professor Susan Hunstan | Professor of English Language, University of Birmingham. For services to higher education and applied linguistics |
| OBE | Ms Kathryn Jacob | CEO, Pearl & Dean, for services to the promotion of equality and diversity |
| OBE | Dr Brinder Mahon | Chief Executive Officer, Nishkam School Trust. For services to education |
| OBE | Mrs Philomena Marshall | Lately Executive Principal, Excelsior Academy, Newcastle upon Tyne, and currently Education Director and trustee of Laidlaw Schools Trust. For services to education |
| OBE | Reverend Jen Mullis | Assistant Director, Further Education Commercial and Legal Unit, Department for Education. For services to further education and to the community in Yorkshire |
| OBE | Ms Carol Norman | Headteacher, Welbeck Primary School, Nottingham. For services to education |
| OBE | Ms Shona Sands Powell | Director, Nottingham Lakeside Arts. For services to the arts and education |
| OBE | Professor Rosalind Richards | Head of International Study and Language Institute, University of Reading. For services to language support for international education |
| OBE | Mr Michael Robbins | Principal, Bridgwater and Taunton College. For services to further education |
| OBE | Mrs Marva Rollins | Headteacher, Raynham Primary School, Edmonton, London. For services to education |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
| Award | Title and name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| MBE | Councillor Mohammed Aikhlaq | Chair of Leigh Multi-Academy Trust, Birmingham. For services to education |
| MBE | Mrs Anjana Appiah | Foster Carer, Islington council. For services to children |
| MBE | Mr Krushnah Appiah | Foster Carer, Islington council. For services to children |
| MBE | Mr Kenneth Barrass | Lately Chair, Rotherham and North Nottinghamshire College. For services to further education |
| MBE | Mr Anthony Bayon | Chair of Governors, Harris Academy Merton and Harris Academy, and Member of the Harris Federation Board. For services to education |
| MBE | Ms Cathy Blair | Lately Director of Targeted and Specialist Children and Families Services at Islington council. For services to children’s social work |
| MBE | Mr Jonathan Bloomer | Lately Trustee and Honorary Treasurer of the NSPCC. For services to children and young people |
| MBE | Mrs Tracey Booth | Chair of Governors, Churchill Community College, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. For services to education |
| MBE | Ms Debra Bourne | Co-Founder, All Walks Beyond the Catwalk. For services to diversity in the fashion industry |
| MBE | Ms Jo Ann Boylan-Kemp | Lately Principal Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University. For services to higher education |
| MBE | Mr Guy Brigg | Deputy Headteacher, Dr Radcliffe’s Church of England School, Oxfordshire. For services to education and to the community in Oxfordshire |
| MBE | Ms Karen Brock | Founder, Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Education Service. For services to education |
| MBE | Ms Candy Burgess | Head of Pupil Services, Islington council. For services to special educational needs and disabilities |
| MBE | Mr Joseph Cahill | Police Officer and Chair of Governors, Broadway Academy, Birmingham. For services to education and to the community |
| MBE | Mr Keith Caulkin | Lately Physics Teacher, The Blue Coat School Liverpool. For services to education |
| MBE | Mr Richard Cheetham | Senior Fellow in Sport Coaching, University of Winchester. For services to education and community sport |
| MBE | Mrs Kerry Clancy-Horner | Area Manager, Children’s Services, The Children’s Society. For services to children and young people |
| MBE | Mrs Susan Clifford | Volunteer, Adoption UK. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Mrs Penelope Cox | Headteacher, Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Richmond. For services to Education |
| MBE | Mr Peter Davies | Chair of Governors, Kingsdown School, Southend on Sea, Essex and Chair of the Interim Executive Board, Leigh North Street Juniors. For services to education |
| MBE | Mrs Judith Deighton | Foster Carer, Hampshire county council. For services to children |
| MBE | Ms Jill Derry | Group Human Resources Director, Centrica PLC, and Women’s Business Council Member. For services to women and equality |
| MBE | Mr Martin Devenish | Alumni Support, University Council, University of Birmingham. For services to higher education and voluntary service to educational development overseas |
| MBE | Mrs Helen Dicker | Chair of Governors, Tarleton Academy and Lately Chair of Governors, Tarleton Community Primary. For services to education |
| MBE | Mrs Betty Dixon | Chair of Governors, Jacksdale Primary School and Selston Primary School, Nottinghamshire. For services to education |
| MBE | Mrs Yvonne Edwards | Governor and former Chair of Governors, Northampton School for Boys. For services to education |
| MBE | Mrs Patricia Fellows | School Meal Advisor. For services to education |
| MBE | Mr Tony Fenwick | Co-Chair, School’s Out. For services to the LGB&T community |
| MBE | Mrs Jennifer Foote | Company Secretary and General Counsel, Manchester College (UK LTE Group) and Chair, National Clerks Network. For services to further education |
| MBE | Mr Steve Frampton | Principal, Portsmouth Sixth-Form College. For services to education |
| MBE | Ms Karen Fraser | Director, Advertising Association. For services to diversity and equality in the advertising industry |
| MBE | Ms Sarah Garrett | Founder, Square Peg Media. For services to diversity and inclusion |
| MBE | Mrs Jacqueline Gent | Headteacher, Bishop Barrington School, Co Durham. For services to education and to the community |
| MBE | Mrs Patricia Gould | Chair of High View School, Plymouth. For services to education |
| MBE | Mrs Sherann Hillman | Project Lead Seashell Trust, Co-Chair and North West Representative of the National Network of Parent Carer Forums, Chair for PIPS Parent Carer Forum. For services to children with special educational needs and disabilities |
| MBE | Ms Elaine Holness | Kinship Carer and Organiser of Lambeth and Southwark Kinship Care Support Group, Director of the Karibu Education Centre. For services to children and families and the community of Lambeth |
| MBE | Ms Sara Kibel | Governor, Westminster Adult Education Service. For services to adult education |
| MBE | Mrs Glynis Kortright | Volunteer and lately Chair of Governors, St Andrew’s and St Mark’s Junior School, Surrey. For services to education |
| MBE | Mr Max Mills | School Volunteer, St John Fisher Catholic High School, Harrogate. For services to education |
| MBE | Mrs Catherine Parlett | Chair, Lighthouse Trust, Leeds. For services to children with special educational needs and disabilities |
| MBE | Mr Gordon Phillips | Lately Principal, The Meadows Sports College, Oldbury, West Midlands. For services to special educational needs and disabilities |
| MBE | Ms Mary Quinn | Education Consultant, and Former Executive Principal, Stourport High School and 6th Form College, Stourport-on-Severn. For services to education |
| MBE | Mr Mark Riddell | Trafford Care Leaving Services. For services to children |
| MBE | Mrs Rita Roblin | Foster Carer, Bristol and Chairperson, North Somerset Foster Panel. For services to children |
| MBE | Mr Michael Roughan | Chairman, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Leicestershire and Rutland Adoption Panels. For services to children and to the community |
| MBE | Mrs Susan Sharratt | Lately Head of Speech and Language Unit and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, Bexton School, Knutsford. For services to children with special educational needs and disabilities |
| MBE | Ms Jill Sheldrake | Service Director, Together Trust, Cheadle, Cheshire. For services to children |
| MBE | Mr Michael Spence | Teaching Assistant and Former Governor, Manorbrook Primary School, Gloucestershire. For services to education and disability sport |
| MBE | Ms Denise Tully | Bequeathal Officer, University of Liverpool. For services to medical education and research |
| MBE | Mrs Louise Upton | Foster Carer, Kent county council. For services to children |
| MBE | Mr Ronald Upton | Lately Foster Carer, Kent county council. For services to children |
| MBE | Ms Angela (Willy) Walters | Programme Director for Fashion, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. For services to higher education, fashion and the creative industries |
| MBE | Mrs Gillian Walton | Lately Deputy Headteacher, St Martin’s Catholic Primary School, Cheshire. For services to education |
| MBE | Mr George Wells | Chair, Selby College Corporation. For services to further education |
| MBE | Dr Nicola Wetherall | For service to Holocaust, genocide prevention and human rights education |
| MBE | Mrs Sue Wilkinson | Association Strategic Lead at Association for Physical Education. For services to education |
British Empire Medal (BEM)
| Award | Title and name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| BEM | Mrs Elizabeth Blackburn | Support Worker, The William Henry Smith School, West Yorkshire. For services to special educational needs and disabilities |
| BEM | Mrs Jeanette Courtman | After School Club Chair, Pre-School Chair and Breakfast Club Chair, Holbeton School, Devon. For services to education and the local community |
| BEM | Ms Diane Croston | Chair of Governors, Morgans Primary School and Nursery, Hertfordshire. For services to education |
| BEM | Mrs Beverley Darlison | Chair, Parent Teachers Association and Organiser, School Summer Playscheme, Fitzwaryn School, Oxfordshire. For services to children with special educational needs and disabilities |
| BEM | Mrs Mary Duncan | Volunteer, Chailey Heritage Foundation, East Sussex. For services to special educational needs and disabilities |
| BEM | Mr David Emley | Lately technician, Keele University. For services to higher education and natural history in Staffordshire |
| BEM | Mr Michael Fillenham | Founder and Chairman, Western Area Clerks Association. For services to education |
| BEM | Mr William Gerlach | UK Volunteer Reading Scheme, Shawley Community Primary School, Surrey. For services to education |
| BEM | Mrs Habidah Glass | School Volunteer, Clayton Village Primary School, Bradford. For services to education |
| BEM | Mr Gerald Granston | For services to holocaust education |
| BEM | Mr Victor Hird | Farm and Estates Manager, Brackenhurst Campus, Nottingham Trent University. For services to land-based education |
| BEM | Mrs Maureen Nunn | Mid-day Assistant, Cleaner and School Volunteer, Lubbins Park Primary School, Essex. For services to education |
| BEM | Mrs Carmen Patel | Lately Head of Year 11, Oasis Academy Coulsdon, Croydon. For services to education |
| BEM | Mrs Margaret Shaw | Leader, 19th Huddersfield (Golcar Church) Rainbows and Brownies. For services to children |
| BEM | Mrs Fiona Sinfield | Lately Music Teacher, Linton Mead Primary School, Thamesmead, London. For services to education and the local community |
| BEM | Ms Rosalind Taylor | Volunteer Assessor for Eco-Schools Green Flag Award. For services to education |