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New Year Honours list 2015: education and children’s services

The list of people working in education and children’s services who have received an honour.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 31 December 2014

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Almost 100 people working in education and children’s services are recognised today (30 December 2014) for their service to education, children and families in the 2015 New Year Honours list. Six of those awarded received knighthoods or damehoods, while 19 have been given the British Empire Medal.

Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, said:

Congratulations to everyone on the New Year Honours list working in education and children’s services. Their endeavours are making a positive difference to children and families every day and they should take pride in their achievements.

Those honoured today include teachers, foster parents and headteachers from across England.

Award	Nominee title	Forename	Surname	Short citation
Knight	Sir	Theodore	Agnew	For services to education
Damehood	Dame	Kate	Dethridge	Principal of Churchend Primary School, Reading, and National Leader of Education. For services to education
Damehood	Dame	Oremi	Evans	Headteacher of The Brookfield School, Herefordshire. For services to education
Knight	Professor Sir	Julian	Le Grand	Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics. For services to social science and public service
Damehood	Dame	Esther	Rantzen	For services to children and older people through ChildLine and The Silver Line
Knight	Sir	John	Townsley	Executive Principal of The Gorse Academy Trust, Leeds. For services to education
CBE	Ms	Virginia	Beardshaw	Chief Executive of I CAN children’s charity. For services to children with special needs and disabilities
CBE	Mrs	Catherine Marie	Garside	Headteacher of St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Swinton, Salford. For services to education
CBE	Ms	Uma	Mehta	Chief Community Services Lawyer of London Borough of Islington. For services to children
CBE	Mr	Tim	Oates	Group Director of Assessment Research and Development at Cambridge Assessment. For services to education
CBE	Ms	Amanda	Phillips	Executive Principal of Paradigm Trust, Tower Hamlets, London. For services to education
CBE	Mrs	Judith	Salter	Headteacher of Glenwood Special School, Essex. For services to education
CBE	Professor	Caroline	Whalley	Founder of The Elliot Foundation, and Trustee of Support and Help in Education (SHINE). For services to education
OBE	Mr	(Gulfaraz) Gugsy	Ahmed	Headteacher of Parkinson Lane Primary School, Halifax. For services to education
OBE	Mrs	Lorraine	Allen	Principal of Whitley Academy, Coventry. For services to education
OBE	Ms	Stephanie	Brivio	Assistant Director of Child Protection, Safeguarding Group, Department for Education. For services to child protection and to the community in the Medway
OBE	Professor	Margaret	Brown	For services to mathematics education and to governance of schools in south London
OBE	Mr	Adam	Chedburn	Headteacher of Whitley Bay High School, Tyne and Wear. For services to education
OBE	Dr	Lesley	Curtis	Headteacher of Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, Liverpool. For services to education
OBE	Mr	Peter	Dahlstrom	Headteacher of Hope Special School, Wigan. For services to education
OBE	Mrs	Lynn	Greenwold	Chief Executive Officerof the Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties. For services to children with special educational needs
OBE	Mr	Ian	Hart	Department for Education Liaison Officer of the National Network for Children in Employment and Entertainment. For services to children
OBE	Mr	David	Hudson JP	Executive Headteacher of Wickersley School and Sports College, Rawmarsh Community School and Clifton Community School, Rotherham. For services to education
OBE	Mrs	Joan	Hunt	Honorary Professor at Cardiff Law School. For services to children
OBE	Mr	Nicholas	Hurn	Executive Headteacher of Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead and of St Robert of Newminster School, Sunderland. For services to education
OBE	Mrs	Patricia	Jones	Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Bristol exia Centre. For services to education
OBE	Mr	Richard	Millington	Executive Principal of Chepping View Primary School, Buckinghamshire. For services to education
OBE	Mr	John	Morris	Headteacher of Ardleigh Green Junior School, Havering. For services to education
OBE	Ms	Julie	Morrow	Head of Appletree and Stoneygate Nursery Schools and Children’s Centres, Lancashire. For services to children and families
OBE	Mr	Graham	Mungeam	Non-executive Chairman of Oasis Community Learning. For services to children and families
OBE	Mr	Michael	Pears	Assistant Director of Academies Group, IFD, Department for Education. For services to education and to the community in Hounslow
OBE	Ms	Jenny	Preece	Bill Principal and Manager, Childcare, Special Educational Needs and Children’s Strategy, Department for Education. For services to children
OBE	Ms	Maura	Regan	Principal of Carmel College and Chief Executive of the Carmel Education Trust. For services to education
OBE	Ms	Margrit Wendy	Scott	President of Association for the Professional Development of Early Years Educators. For services to education
OBE	Dr	John	Simmonds	Director of Policy, Research and Development at the British Association for Adoption and Fostering. For services to children and families
OBE	Professor	Iram	Siraj	Professor of Early Childhood Education at the Insititute of Education, University of London. For services to education
OBE	Mrs	Mardy	Smith	Principal of New College, Worcester. For services to education
MBE	Ms	Shabana	Abasi	Head of Service at Cafcass, Greater Manchester. For services to children in Greater Manchester
MBE	Mrs	Shahnaz	Akhtar	Foster Carer, Slough. For services to children and families
MBE	Mr	Michael	Andrews	Lately Foster Carer, Hampshire County Council. For services to children and families
MBE	Mrs	Valerie	Andrews	Lately Foster Carer, Hampshire County Council. For services to children and families
MBE	Mrs	Cindy	Blake	Foster Carer, Hampshire County Council. For services to children and families
MBE	Mr	Kenneth	Blake	Foster Carer, Hampshire County Council. For services to children and families
MBE	Mrs	Patricia	Bolton	Founder of Gateshead ADHD Support Group and of the Parents In Power parent-carer forum, Gateshead. For services to children with disabilities and their families
MBE	Pastor	Gbolahan Ayorinde	Bright	Volunteer Maths Teacher at Bright Maths Club, Dagenham Heathway Library. For services to education
MBE	Ms	Roma Lynn	Charlton	Chief Executive Officer of After Adoption. For services to children and families
MBE	Mrs	Lynda	Clapham	Librarian of Sidney Stringer Academy, Coventry. For services to education
MBE	Mr	Raymond	Coe	Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator at Royal Docks Community School, London Borough of Newham. For services to education and to the community in Newham
MBE	Mr	Ian	Courtney	Chair of the Dartmoor Federation. For services to education
MBE	Mrs	Barbara	Drummond	Holiday Camps Organiser of Derby Deaf Children’s Society. For services to children with special needs and disabilities in Derbyshire and Lincolnshire
MBE	Mrs	Susan	Flohr	Manager of the British Dyslexia Association National Helpline and Policy, Berkshire. For services to dyslexic people
MBE	Ms	Liz	Formby	Team Leader of Children’s Social Care, Department for Education, and Trustee of Akamba Children’s Education Fund. For services to children and to charity
MBE	Mrs	Elizabeth	Garnham	Chair of Governors of Uffculme and Hamilton Special Schools, and Vice Chair of Parents Views Count, Birmingham. For services to education
MBE	Mr	John	Greener	Foster Carer for Foster Care Associates, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. For services to children and families
MBE	Mrs	Linda	Greener	Foster Carer for Foster Care Associates, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. For services to children and families
MBE	Mr	John	Hall	Chair of Trustees, Hollybank School Trust, West Yorkshire. For services to children and adults with special needs and disabilities
MBE	Ms	Teresa	Harper	Head of Teacher Development of the Education Standards Directorate, Department for Education. For services to education and to the community in Redbridge
MBE	Miss	Margaret	Hawkes	Foster Carer, Merseyside. For services to children and families
MBE	Mr	Stephen	Hill	Deputy Headteacher of St. Joseph’s RC School, Shaw, Oldham. For services to education and charity
MBE	Mr	Brian	Jones	Lately Foster Carer, Worcestershire. For services to children and families
MBE	Mrs	Jillian	Jones	Lately Foster Carer, Worcestershire. For services to children and families
MBE	Dr	Kenneth	Jones	Holiday Camps Organiser for Derby Deaf Children’s Society. For services to children with special needs and disabilities in Derbyshire and Lincolnshire
MBE	Mr	Abdul Razaq	Khan	Foster Carer in Slough. For services to children and families
MBE	Mrs	Susan	Kirkham	Lately Curriculum and Assessment Specialist of the Association for Schools and College Leaders. For services to education
MBE	Rabbi	Barry	Marcus	For services to Holocaust education
MBE	Mrs	Julie	McLean	Director of Work-based Learning and School Partnerships at City College Plymouth. For services to education
MBE	Ms	Judith	Miln	Deputy Headteacher of Clapton Girls’ Academy, Hackney. For services to education
MBE	Mrs	Valerie Anne	Morris	President of Birmingham Branch and Divisional Vice President of NSPCC. For services to children
MBE	Mrs	Maureen	Murray	Lately Programme Manager of The Children’s Society, Solihull. For services to disabled children and their families
MBE	Mr	Anthony	Scott	Chief Examiner and Principal Moderator for GCSE Physical Education of Edexcel Exam Board. For services to education
MBE	Mr	Alan	Sefton	Head of Arsenal in the Community. For services to education and to young people in the UK and abroad
MBE	Mrs	Sandra	Simmons	Chair of Governors of Kilgarth School, Merseyside. For services to education
MBE	Mr	Charlie	Stripp	Chief Executive of Mathematics in Education and Industry. For services to education
MBE	Mrs	Janet	Thethi	Divisional Vice President of the North East NSPCC. For services to children
MBE	Mr	Christopher	Wells	Chair of Governors of Federated Schools of Gislingham and Palgrave, Suffolk. For services to education
MBE	Mrs	Deborah	Withers	Lately Headteacher of Wren Spinney Special School, Kettering. For services to education
BEM	Mrs	Audrey	Apperley	For services to children and young people in Tillington, Herefordshire
BEM	Mrs	Patricia	Burns	Staff Governor of Appleby Grammar School, Cumbria. For services to education
BEM	Ms	Lesley	Calvert	Manager of Funfishers Out of School Club and Playgroup, York. For services to education
BEM	Mrs	Tracy	Cullen	Business Manager of Queensbridge Primary School, London Borough of Hackney. For services to education
BEM	Mrs	Jane	Doherty	Manager of Ashford Family Nursery, Kent. For services to children and families
BEM	Mrs	Ashley	Hall	Fundraiser and Volunteer of Rocklands Special School, Lichfield. For services to education
BEM	Mrs	Maureen	Higham	Founder of Stay and Play Group, Warrington. For services to children and to the community in Radley Common
BEM	Mrs	(Monica) Susan	Hill	Community Volunteerof Mothers and Toddlers Group, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex. For services to children and families
BEM	Mrs	Janet	Inglis	School Teacher of Immanuel College, Bradford. For services to education
BEM	Mr	James	Jackson	Head Caretaker of Woodhouse College, London. Borough of Barnet For services to education
BEM	Mr	Nicholas	Martin	Co-founder and Fundraiser of Miracles To Believe In Charity, Leicestershire and Rutland. For services to children and families
BEM	Mr	Timothy	Meynell	School Governor and Volunteer Music Teacher at Alconbury Church of England Primary School, Cambridgeshire. For services to education
BEM	Mrs	Margaret	O’Prey	Voluntary Nursery Assistant at Petts Wood Playgroup for Children with Special Needs, Kent. For services to children and to the community in Petts Wood
BEM	Mrs	(Nanette) Lynne	Pullinger	Lately Learning Support Assistant at Burford School, Marlow Bottom, Buckinghamshire. For services to education
BEM	Ms	Effat	Rahimi-Kaloujeh	SIMS Operational Manager (Inclusion) of Westminster Academy, London. For services to education
BEM	Mrs	Diana	Robinson	School Volunteer and Chair of the Old Girls’ Association, Bury Grammar School Girls. For services to education
BEM	Ms	Margot	Small	Volunteer of Failsworth Children’s Centre, Burnley, Manchester. For services to children and young people
BEM	Mrs	Pamela	Smith	Volunteer at Ivington Church of England Primary School, Hereford. For services to education
BEM	Mrs	Sandra	Wevill	Manager of Broughton Astley Playgroup, Broughton Astley, Leicestershire. For services to children and families

The full New Year Honours list is also available.

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Published 31 December 2014